ONLY GOOD NEWS
FEB/MAY 1999/ VOLUME SEVEN - NUMBER ONE / PUBLISHED: 9 FEB 1999

 *ASSISTANCE IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM A CITIZENS-ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO HELP SECURE OUR CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED RIGHTS: THE CALIFORNIA FIRST AMMENDMENT COALITION (CFAC). CFAC WORKS TO GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH A MAZE OF SECRECY THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM CLAIMING YOUR RIGHTS. AN ATTORNEY ON CFAC'S ACTION LINE WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE STEPS FOR REQUESTING A PUBLIC RECORD OR PROTESTING ACTIONS TAKEN IN SECRET.    THE GROUP'S TRACK RECORD IN KEEPING THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS PUBLIC (AND POLITICIANS RELUCTANTLY HONEST) IS SUCH THAT SOMETIMES MERELY MENTIONING CFAC'S NAME HELPS OPEN THE APPROPRIATE DOORS. TO MAINTAIN ITS FREEDOM TO CRITICIZE AND OPPOSE GOVERNMENT SECRECY, CFAC DOES NOT ACCEPT MONEY FROM ANY GOVERNMENT SOURCES. ON SEPTEMBER 18TH 1999, CFAC WILL BE HOSTING ITS FOURTH CALIFORNIA FIRST AMMENDMENT ASSEMBLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, FOCUSING ON CHALLENGES TO OUR RIGHTS IN THE NEXT MILLENIUM. FOR MORE INFO CALL THE CFAC'S ACTION LINE (916)974-8888!!!

 *ON JANUARY 6TH, DISSIDENT MEMBERS OF THE NOW DISSOLVED SANTA CLARA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD FORM AN ALTERNATIVE TRIBUNAL TO THE JURY WITH THE SOUTH BAY NAACP AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL GRAND JURY TO FORM AN ALTERNATIVE JURY TO LOOK INTO NONCRIMINAL WRONGDOING BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AND MAKE PUBLIC POLICY RECOMENDATIONS!!!

 *A 'NONE OF THE ABOVE' ELECTION REFORM ACT COULD BE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE ELECTIONS IN THE YEAR 2000. THE INITIATIVE WOULD AMEND STATE ELECTIONS CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPTION OF CHOOSING 'NONE OF THE ABOVE' (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUPREME COURT AND APPELLATE JUSTICES). IF APPROVED, THIS WOULD MAKE CALIFORNIA  THE SECOND STATE IN THE U.S. TO ALLOW FOR A NONE OF THE ABOVE OPTION!!!

 *AS A MEANS OF GETTING CITIZENS INVOLVED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS(IF THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO SPEND THREE HOURS AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAITING TO MAKE A THREE MINUTE STATEMENT ONLY TO FIND THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN TECHNICALLY MADE ILLEGALLY LONG BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL)45 NEWSPAPERS HAVE AGREED TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH A WEBSITE CALLED E-THE PEOPLE BY FEATURING A LINK TO THE SITE ON THEIR OWN WEB PAGES AND SHARE WITH E-THE PEOPLE ANY ADVERTISING REVENUES GENERATED BY WEB SURFERS TRAVERSING THE LINK. CHECK OUT www.e-the-people.com!!!

 *ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE DIRECTORY OF OFFICIAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AT: ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG) www.abag.ca.gov!!!

 *JOE FIRMAGE HAS PUBLISHED HIS MANY EXTRATERRESTRIALLY ORIENTED IDEAS IN A 600-PAGE MANIFESTO ENTITLED 'THE TRUTH' ON HIS WEBSITE www.thewordistruth.org!!!

 *SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IN GERMANY ALONG WITH THE GREENS PARTY TOOK A STEP TOWARD A COALITION GOVERNMENT IN OCTOBER BY AGREEING ON A PLAN TO DEACTIVATE 19 NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS!!!

 *A GROUP OF SUNNYVALE PARENTS HAS FILED A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSAL THAT WOULD INCLUDE MUSIC, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE!!!

 *PRESIDENT CLINTON PROPOSED A $1 BILLION PROGRAM IN JANUARY FOR LAND AQUISITION AND PROTECTION, MAKING IT THE LARGEST SINGLE-YEAR INVESTMENT IN THE PROTECTION OF LAND IN U.S. HISTORY!!!

 *MEASURE Z PASSED IN MILPITAS CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVELY BLOCKING MOST CONSTRUCTION IN THE SURROUNDING HILLS!!!

 *TRADITIONAL SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES PRACTICED BY ORGANIC FARMERS THAT ABSORB EXCESS ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IN THE FORM OF CARBON AND REDUCE NITROGEN LOSS IN THE SOIL ARE BEING RESEARCHED IN PENNSYLVANIA!!!

 *ONE ACRE OF HEMP PRODUCES AS MUCH PULP AS 4.1 ACRES OF FOREST LAND AND PAPER MADE OF HEMP LASTS LONGER THAN THAT MADE OF TREES WITH NO DETERIORATION, AND USES FAR LESS CHEMICAL ACID THAN WOOD!!!

 *VOTERS IN FIVE MORE STATES HAVE APPROVED MEDICINAL MARIJUANA INITIATIVES LIKE CALIFORNIA’S PROP 215!!!

 *ECUADOR DECLARED A PORTION OF AMAZON JUNGLE TWICE THE SIZE OF DELAWARE OFF LIMITS TO VARIOUS INTRUSIONS!!!

 *AN ORGANIZATION CALLED 'ECOLOGY ACTION' FROM SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS HELPING BUSINESSES WITH THEIR LOW OR NO-COST WASTE-ASSESSMENT PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES CUSTOM DESIGNED PROGRAMS TO REDUCE WASTE IN LANDFILLS!!!

 *1,400 ACRES OF LAND IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO BAY COULD BE CONVERTED INTO A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE!!!

 *DUCK HUNTING WAS BANNED OUTRIGHT IN UNION CITY CALIFORNIA LAST SUMMER!!!

 *A MAKAH TRIBAL ELDER FROM WASHINGTON STATE SPOKE OUT AGAINST A PLAN TO CONTINUE WHALE HUNTING!!!

 *A NEW 40-ACRE URBAN WILDLIFE PRESERVE ON SACRED OHLONE INDIAN TERRITORY WILL BE CREATED IN SANTA CLARA!!!

 *15 CALIFORNIA CONDORS WERE RELEASED IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND JANUARY!!!

 *GREG GEORGEDES GRADUATED FROM SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION!!!

 *A BROWN BAT CAN CATCH UP TO 600 MOSQUITOES IN ONE HOUR!!!

 *THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY PLANS TO DISCONTINUE EUTHANIZING ANIMALS BY 2001!!!

 *DIRECTOR OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SPCA RICHARD AVANZINO HAS STARTED A PROJECT WITH A GOAL OF REQUIRING EVERY ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE U.S. TO ADOPT A NO-KILL POLICY WITHIN TEN YEARS!!!

 *A SURVEY OF 100 PEOPLE SHOWED THAT FISH OWNERS LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES THAN THOSE WHO ARE FISHLESS!!!

 *THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME NOW HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING COMMERCIAL FISHERIES!!!

 *YOU CAN VOLUNTEER FOR WILDLIFE RESCUE IN PALO ALTO BY CALLING (650)494-SAVE wildlife@batnet.com OR http://www.batnet.com/wildlife OR CALL WILDLIFE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY AT (408)283-0744 FOR MORE INFO!!!!

 *A VICTORY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IS A VICTORY FOR EVERYONE!!!

 *COURTNEY LOVE WENT TOPLESS WITH JUST SEXY LITTLE HOT PANTS WHILE PERFORMING IN BRISBANE AUSTRALIA!!!

 *HUMANS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE THE LARGEST BREASTS IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM!!!

 *THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REMOVED A NAKED PEDESTRIAN FROM HIGHWAY 85 IN DECEMBER!!!

 *TANTRIC SEX DEEPENS YOUR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH FULL BODY ORGASM AND EJACULATION CONTROL. FOR PRIVATE LESSONS IN TANTRA CALL (650)323-4227 OR EMAIL tlady@global.california.com!!!

 *INDEPENDENT STUDIES HAVE PROVEN SEX TO BE A VERY GOOD THING WORTHY OF INTENSIVE INTERACTIVE RESEARCH!!!

 *THERE IS HELP FOR SEX ADDICTION. CALL (415)522-3889 FOR MORE INFO!!!

 *BAM MAGAZINE’S ANNUAL CALIFORNIA MUSIC AWARDS WILL BE HELD MARCH 18TH AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC AUDITORIUM. TICKETS ARE $100 $60 OR $30 ON SALE NOW AT ALL BASS OUTLETS (925)762-BASS OR (415)762-BASS!!!

 *LIK ROPER HAS RISEN FROM THE PRIMORDIAL OOZE TO RECONSTITUTE THE COSMIC ORDER IN A RADICALLY NEW FORM!!!

 *ROPER WISDOM: ‘EXPECTATION IS AN ILLUSION OF POTENTIAL BECAUSE POSSIBILITY OFTEN CONTRADICTS INEVITABILITY’...



 WHEN I AM PRESIDENT I WILL:

 *MANDATE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO PAY ALL NEW INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TO SERVE THEIR PROJECTS AND REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL OF ALL COMMUNITY PLANS.

 *LIMIT EXISTING URBAN SERVICE BOUNDARIES BEYOND WHICH PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR CITY SERVICES (SEWER WATER ETC...) TO DISCOURAGE EXCESSIVE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN UNDEVELOPED AREAS.  *INTRODUCE IMPORTANT BLANKET LAND POLICIES TO CREATE PROGRESSIVE HABITAT PRESERVATION RATIOS THAT ALLOCATE LAND MORE EFFICIENTLY TOWARDS FUTURE HUMAN ENCROACHMENT ESPECIALLY IN OVER-DEVELOPED AREAS.

 *ALWAYS FAVOR REZONING AND REDEVELOPMENT OVER NEW DEVELOPMENT AND OFFER FULL TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION TO THOSE AFFECTED.

 *SUPPORT REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE PRE-EXISTING RAILROAD LINES AND HIGHWAYS TO ABATE INEVITABLE FUTURE TRAFFIC HEADACHES AND CONNECT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS FOR THE CREATION OF NEW REGIONAL TRAFFIC ABATEMENT POLICIES LIKE WIDESPREAD FEDERALLY MANDATED IRRETRACTABLE RESIDENTIAL SPEED HUMP INSTALLATION AND 5-10 MPH HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT INCREASES.

 *GUARANTEE EVERYONE K-12 + HIGHER EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS, EXPAND THE VARIETY OF CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO A)IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND B)HELP DISCONTINUE THE USE OF ANIMAL CONTROL TRUANCY ABATEMENT METHODS BY POLICE.

 *REQUIRE SCHOOL UNIFORMS TO DISCOURAGE ANY ROGUE INDIVIDUALITY AND CULTIVATE A GENERATION OF HIGHLY CONTROLLABLE AUTOMATONS UNABLE TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

 *ENACT A STRICT NO-FUN AMUSEMENT CRACKDOWN POLICY.

 *KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN, ACCOUNTABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND HYPOCRITICAL.

 *REQUIRE THE PRESERVATION OF ONE ACRE OF OPEN SPACE FOR EVERY TWO DEVELOPED.

 *BOLSTER OIL SPILL RECOVERY EQUIPMENT AROUND ALL HEAVILY TRANSGRESSED PORTS WITH A HALF CENT GAS TAX THAT WILL ALSO FUND RESEARCH TO DEVELOP MORE EFFICIENT OIL SPILL RECOVERY EQUIPMENT.

 *REFORM THE FARM SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, AND ENCOURAGE FARMERS TO ROTATE CROPS.

 *PROVIDE CREDIT ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIC GROWERS ONLY *SHIFT USDA RESEARCH FROM CHEMICAL TO NON-CHEMICAL PEST CONTROLS.

 *ARRANGE FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEDICATE SOME SPACE TO WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PURPOSES.

 *UTILIZE THE AD COUNCIL LARGELY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

 *REPLACE THE IRS WITH A COMPUTER AND INTRODUCE A FLAT TAX.

 *TAX NO MORE THAN 30% OF TOTAL INCOME.

 *SUPPORT AND STRICTLY ENFORCE THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTED BY THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1947.

 *MANDATE FULL ENFORCEMENT OF ALL CIVIL, HUMAN, AND ANIMAL RIGHTS LAWS.

 *PROVIDE ALL CITIZENS GREATER PROTECTION FROM GOVERNMENT INTIMIDATION (FORCE FIELD ACTIVATORS, ETC...) AND END THE USE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND OTHER THOUGHT CONTROL (AND/OR SOCIAL ENGINEERING) TACTICS FOR CONTROLLING FREE THINKING OR OUTSPOKEN INDIVIDUALS.

 *PROHIBIT ANY SILENCING OF PEACEFUL SUBVERSIVES WHO RAISE THEIR VOICES IN DISSENT FOR CHANGE. MORE...
REALLY BAD NEWS

 *IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON JUNGLE, ANNUAL FOREST LOSS ROSE FROM LESS THAN 3 MILLION ACRES IN 1991, TO AN AVERAGE OF 4.8 MILLION ACRES DURING EACH OF THE PAST THREE YEARS. THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF SEVEN FOOTBALL FIELDS PER MINUTE. IN 1995 ALONE, MORE THAN 7 MILLION ACRES WERE DESTROYED. FOREST FRAGMENTATION ALTERS THE COMPLEX ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE FOREST, THEREFORE MAKING IT VULNERABLE TO A HOST OF PROBLEMS. ISOLATING FRAGMENTS OF FOREST CAN CAUSE ENTIRE PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES TO BECOME EXTINCT FOREVER.

 *THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT HAS SLASHED FUNDS TOWARD A $250 MILLION PILOT PROJECT BACKED BY SEVEN LEADING INDUSTRIAL NATIONS THAT IS THE CENTERPIECE OF BRAZIL’S EFFORTS TO SAVE THE AMAZON RAINFOREST.

 *AN ENORMOUS GLACIER LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF DELAWARE HAS BROKEN OFF THE RONNE ICE SHELF IN ANTARCTICA. THE A-38 GLACIER IS 92 MILES LONG AND 30 MILES WIDE, WITH A COMBINED AREA OF 2,751 SQUARE MILES.

 *THE MUCH SMALLER WORDIE ICE SHELF DISAPPEARED IN THE LATE 1980’S AND CRACKS HAVE FORMED IN THE LARSEN-B SHELF-NOW THE NORTHERNMOST SHELF ON THE CONTINENT-AND EXPERTS SUSPECT IT COULD BREAK UP AT ANY TIME.

 *THE ROSS ICE SHELF MAKES UP A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF THE ANTARCTIC ICE MASS. IT IS THEORIZED THAT IF THE ROSS ICE SHELF BROKE FREE AND SLID INTO THE OCEAN, SEA LEVELS WORLDWIDE COULD RISE AN ESTIMATED 265+ FEET, OR ABOUT UP TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY’S ARMPITS [THE WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET (WAIS) IS THE SIZE OF MEXICO AND CONTAINS ENOUGH WATER TO RAISE WORLD SEA LEVELS BY 18 FEET].

 *NEW VOLCANIC ACTIVITY WHICH BEGAN UNDER THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET SOME MONTHS AGO IS CAUSING CONCERN AMONG SOME SCIENTISTS. IF THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT WERE TO BECOME INCREASINGLY ACTIVE GEOPHYSICALLY, THIS COULD SPELL DISASTER FOR THE ANCIENT ICE ESTABLISHMENT (AND THE HUMANS THAT HAPPEN TO SHARE THE PLANET). THE SUBSEQUENT WARMING OF THE ANTARCTIC REGION COULD FURTHER COMPLICATE AN ALREADY PERILOUS SITUATION.

 *GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA MAY SOON BE WITHOUT ANY GLACIERS.

 *THE SANTA CLARA CITY COUNCIL HAS CLEARED THE WAY FOR KAISER PERMANENTE TO PLOW OVER AND DEVELOP ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING ORCHARDS IN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY AT LAWRENCE EXPRESSWAY AND HOMESTEAD ROAD, EVEN THOUGH IT BORDERS A CREEK AND LAND ALLEDGEDLY POLLUTED LONG AGO BY THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY, AND DESPITE PROTEST FROM THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY (PART OF WHICH IS IN SUNNYVALE) AGAINST THE PROJECT AND THE TRAFFIC IT WILL CREATE. THE SITE IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO CALABAZAS CREEK, WHICH DESPITE NEW ALTERATIONS ALLOWING INCREASED VOLUMES OF WATER, STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO OVERFLOW ITS’ BANKS IN THE FUTURE.

 *THE HIGH TECH INDUSTRY DECLINED TO COOPERATE WITH THE EPA IN STUDYING TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE WORKPLACE.

 *SANTA CLARA COUNTY HAS MORE SUPERFUND CLEANUP SITES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN AMERICA. SCIENTISTS KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE 70,000 CHEMICALS IN USE TODAY, WHICH INCLUDE XYLENE, TCE, TCA AND 111-TCA.

 *THE BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL HAS REFUSED TO SEEK FEDERAL SUPERFUND STATUS FOR THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY (LBNL) OUTRAGING ACTIVISTS WHO CLAIM THE LAB’S RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE TRITIUM FAR EXCEEDS FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND THREATENS AREA RESIDENTS WITH EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS TOXIC POLLUTION.

 *SCIENTISTS HAVE RECENTLY FOUND STRONG EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN RURAL REGIONS THAT ARE CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO HERBICIDES AND PESTICIDES ARE MORE AT RISK FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE.

 *EVERY SPRING, FARMERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST APPLY 150 MILLION POUNDS OF HERBICIDES TO SOYBEAN AND CORN. RAINS WASH LARGE PORTIONS INTO THE DRINKING WATER OF 11.7 MILLION RESIDENTS. DURING THE SPRING RUNOFF OF 1993, THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NOTED THAT UP TO 16,000 POUNDS OF HERBICIDES WERE MOVING DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EACH DAY. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS CAUSE ABOUT HALF OF ALL WATER POLLUTION.

 *THE U.S. HAS 6 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S AGRICULTURAL LAND, YET USES 50 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S PESTICIDES (2.2 BILLION POUNDS IN 1993).

 *POWER POLITICS AND POLITICAL CLIQUES HAVE ALLEDGEDLY DEVELOPED AT SUNNYVALE CITY HALL. APPARENTLY, SOME INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL FUTURES HAVE BECOME A BIGGER CONCERN THAN THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF CITIZENS.

 *SUNNYVALE CITY OFFICIALS RECENTLY SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN AUGUST AFTER ADMITTING BEING UNAWARE OF CHANGES IN A LAW THAT LED THE CITY TO IMPOUND CARS LONGER THAN WAS LEGAL. COST TO TAXPAYERS: $67,000.

 *DRASTICALLY INCREASING POPULATION RATES IN MANY CITIES ARE RENDERING MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OBSOLETE IN THEIR CURRENT FORMS. IN MANY CASES THERE EXIST ENORMOUS INADEQUACIES TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO AN EVER-INCREASING CONSTITUENCY BASE. WHAT WORKS IN A TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF 4,000, DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IN LARGER CITIES OF 100,000+. WHILE SOME CITIES SUCH AS CUPERTINO ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT (PROGRESSIVE TRAFFIC ABATEMENT METHODS, ETC) OTHERS ARE NOT, AND NEED TO SERIOUSLY RE-EXAMINE MANY ACCEPTED POLICIES. CONSTITUENTS CAN COMPENSATE BY INCREASING THEIR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO HAVE A LARGER INFLUENCE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SOLUTION DOES NOT LIE WITHIN EXPANDED GOVERNMENT, THE PROBLEM IS THAT CONSTITUENTS ARE IN FACT THE SOLUTION.

 *THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK REGION IS ONE OF THE FASTEST DEVELOPING AREAS IN THE WEST, AND THIS IS CREATING A PROBLEM FOR THE GRIZZLY BEAR POPULATION. HOMES AND SUBDIVISIONS ARE RAPIDLY FILLING MUCH OF THE PRIVATE LAND, AND OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION PRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS THREATS AS THE FOREST SERVICE PLANS TO LEASE SEVERAL MILLION ACRES IN NATIONAL FORESTS IN THE YELLOWSTONE REGION FOR THIS PURPOSE. ADDING TO THIS, THE SHITHEAD GOVERNOR OF WYOMING WANTS TO START A SEASON TO HUNT THE GRIZZLY.

 *OVERFISHING IN U.S. WATERS HAS PRODUCED AN ESTIMATED $8 BILLION LOSS IN ANNUAL REVENUES AND COST US 300,000 JOBS THAT WOULD STILL BE HERE HAD WE MANAGED OUR FISHERIES WISELY.

 *CHINA HAS ORDERED POLICE TO ARREST PEOPLE POSTING ANTI-GOVERNMENT REMARKS ON COMPUTER NETWORKS. AMONG OTHER GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWNS, A POPULAR INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD CALLED ‘EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN’ WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. AUTHORITIES COULD NOT TOLERATE THE BOLD NATURE OF COMMUNICATION.

 *AN OUTSPOKEN NAVAL JOURNALIST WHO EXPOSED THE RUSSIAN NAVY’S DUMPING OF NUCLEAR WASTE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WAS PUT ON TRIAL FOR TREASON IN A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ATTEMPT TO SILENCE HIM.

 *FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS WERE ARRESTED AND HELD ON $1 MILLION DOLLARS BAIL AFTER A PROTEST AT THE CONGRESS OF THE WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE BAIL AMOUNT IS 10 TIMES GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE BAIL FOR HOMICIDE SUSPECTS IN HARRIS COUNTY. RATHER THAN BEING PROSECTUED FOR ANY PARTICULAR CRIME, THEY ARE INSTEAD BEING PERSECUTED SOLEY FOR HAVING THE GUTS TO TAKE ON THE OIL INDUSTRY.

 *A BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPORT ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF GROWING GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED BECAUSE OF ITS CONTROVERSIAL WARNING OF SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS.

 *THE FORMER MAYOR OF ISTANBUL, TURKEY IS SERVING A 10 MONTH PRISON TERM FOR COMMITTING POETRY.

 *AS A WAY TO CONTROL THE FREE SPEECH AND EXPRESSION OF CONSTITUENTS, AS OF JANUARY 1ST 1999, ANY E-MAIL MESSAGE SENT TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT IS CONSIDERED THREATENING COULD BE A FEDERAL OFFENSE.

 *THE PENTAGON HAS DEMANDED AN ADVANCE COPY OF A BOOK BY FORMER U.N. WEAPONS INSPECTOR SCOTT RITTER.

 *THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT APPEARS TO HAVE JOINED IN A WIDESCALE ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE RITTER INTO SILENCE.

 *THE NATIONAL RECONNAISANCE OFFICE (NRO) IS A SECRET GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH A BUDGET BIGGER THAN THE CIA’S. THE NRO SPENDS FAR MORE THAN ANY OF THE GOVERNMENT’S 13 PRIMARY ‘INTELLIGENCE’ AGENCIES, AND HAS SOME 15 ORBITAL SATELLITES PHOTOGRAPHING AND EAVESDROPPING ON UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS WORLDWIDE.

 *IN 1996, THE NRO QUIETLY ADMITTED THAT IT CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR AN ESTIMATED $4 BILLION IN MISSING FUNDS.

 *WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOES ABOUT ACCIDENTALLY SLAUGHTERING INNOCENT CITIZENS IN IRAQ, THE STATE LEVEL SOMEHOW MAKES A RIGHT OUT OF TWO WRONGS WITH THE DEATH PENALTY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOW POLICE TO RECEIVE VACATIONS AFTER SHOOTING INNOCENT, UNARMED PEOPLE, U.S. CITIZENS (OR CHATTLE) IN SOME STATES CAN RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR STEALING A PIZZA, OR LIFE IN PRISON FOR MERELY E-MAILING THE PRESIDENT.

 *A MAJOR RESTAURANT CHAIN HAS REPORTED A WIDESPREAD MOIST TOWELETTE SHORTAGE THAT COULD THREATEN CLEANSING BY CAUSING AN INDECENT IMPOSITION OF HIGHLY CONTEMPTIBLE FILTH UPON MANY INGESTING INDIVIDUALS.

REFERENCE SOURCES: BAM MAGAZINE, THE CONNECTION MAGAZINE, GEORGE MAGAZINE, METRO, NATURAL HISTORY, THE PET COMPANION, ROBOTMAN, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, SF BAY GUARDIAN, SF WEEKLY, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER/CHRONICLE, SIERRA CLUB, VH1, ROB BREZNY, JIM MEDDICK, FRANCES ROWE, ROB WILDER AND LIK ROPER.

YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO ONLY GOOD NEWS!!!
SEND $2 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER (NO CASH)
FOR A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION CONSISTING OF FOUR ISSUES TO:


L.R.E. P.O. BOX 2550 SUNNYVALE, CA 94087-0550

*BACK ISSUES ALSO AVAILABLE