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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2822)	2/14/2002 5:39:03 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

Dear Kenneth, I hope you and your wife share a special day! camelotdesign.com Cheers, Mephisto

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2822)	2/14/2002 5:41:58 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Hooray for SHAYS-MEEHAN! I hear DeLay won't try to stop it! Congratulations to US citizens and investors!!!!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2822)	2/15/2002 8:14:52 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15516

'Cowboy George' goes back to his roots to honour an outlaw from the old Wild West outlaw American Times: Utah By Andrew Buncombe 15 February 2002 A remote, unspoilt area desert where the outlaw Butch Cassidy once took refuge and where one of his men wrote his name on the soft, red rock is set to become the first National Monument designated by President George Bush. The White House is liaising with the state of Utah to set aside the 620,000 acres of desert canyons, native American art and rock formations that make up San Rafael Swell. The governor, Mike Leavitt, is poised to formally ask Mr Bush to designate the land, three hours south of Salt Lake City, under the 1906 Antiquities Act. There are few people who feel that the area does not deserve some sort of special status, given its cultural and historical legacy as well as its breathtaking landscape. At the same time, Mr BUSH vociferously criticised his predecessor Bill CLINTON for setting aside millions of acres of land within the 21 National Monuments that he had designated. "There has been a lot of public dialogue about setting up some sort of designation," said Don Banks, a spokesman for the federal government's Bureau of Land Management in Utah. "There is a general agreement that this is a pretty special place." The San Rafael Swell is a giant dome of rock created by huge geological upheavals. These days it is a mixture of desert plateau and canyons, some so narrow that one can walk down them and put one's arms out and touch both sides of the rock face. In addition to being recognised as a place of incredible natural beauty, the area is rich in historical reminders of early hunter-gatherers and the Anasazi Indians who once lived there. Colourful drawings, bold rock carvings and archaeological remains - some of them dating back more than a thousand years - are easily accessible. The area is also famous for being one of the hiding places used by the outlaw Butch Cassidy. One of the members of his Wild Bunch gang, Matt Warner, wrote his name on the rocks and his graffiti is still visible. Lawson LeGade, a Utah spokesman for the Sierra Club, one of the oldest and most powerful environmental pressure groups in the US, said the area was unique and deserved to be properly protected. His concern is that the regulations may not be enough to protect the area from the four-wheel drive vehicles that currently use it. There are also concerns that the area may NOT be protected from development by mining companies. "It's fantastic country," said Mr LeGade. "It is part of the Colorado plateau. There are a couple of streams, deep canyons. There are all sorts of rock sculptures and shapes." The plan to turn the area into a national monument will require a period of consultation with the local community and various interest groups. The Bush administration has indicated its readiness to get involved with the project. During his 2000 presidential campaign, Mr Bush criticised Mr Clinton for his widescale use of the Antiquities Act to establish 21 National Monuments, mainly in the west and south-west. Mr Bush said that the process failed to ensure adequate consultation with local landowners, business leaders and officials. news.independent.co.uk

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (2822)	2/28/2002 10:45:48 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 15516

Bush's Budget Hurts Washington STATE How Bush's Budget Harms Washington's Working Families Cuts in President Bush's fiscal year 2003 federal budgets hurts the working families of Washington. Here are just a few details: Bush FY2003 budget cuts adult job training programs by $50 million Bush budget eliminates the Community Access program with unique role of integrating services for uninsured Washington would lose more than $125 million, 5,266 jobs due to FY2003 highway funding cuts in Bush budget Bush's budget cuts $500 million nationally from COPS program, which put 1,928 law-enforcement officials on the streets in Washington since 1994. Bush proposed cutting Even Start, which focuses on the educational needs of low-income families with young children, by 20 percent, almost $630,000 from Washington Get the whole story on how Bush's budget affects working families in Washington. Click here to download the full report. (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.) Kenneth, this message was from the Democratic Party. I found it in my email. I imagine you can find the story from one of the Democratic party references on the cover page. Mephisto