Articles – Page 30 – Freedom Advocates

Sanctuary Says YOU Are Primary Threat to Environment

August 15, 2003 pwood Comments Off

According to the “Monterey Bay Begins on Your Street” brochure funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the primary culprit responsible for environmental threats to the sanctuary is “YOU!”

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Getting to the Bottom of the Monterey Bay “National Marine Sanctuary”

August 14, 2003 Michael Shaw Comments Off

On the surface, the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary seems like a good thing but "safeguarding" (enforcement) "goes
beyond protecting the resources within
its boundaries." Eleven major watersheds, from seashore to mountain
summit, encompass a 7,000 square mile landmass that is bigger than the
Sanctuary itself.

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Sustainable Land Grabbers Use Mob-like Tactics Against Property Owners

August 11, 2003 Kay J. McClanahan Comments Off

By Kay J. McClanahan, 8/11/2003 –

When Kay McClanahan retired after being recognized as South Carolina Woman of the Year for her pioneering achievements as a forensic detective, she thought she’d settle down to farm the land she and her husband had spent a lifetime acquiring. But, someone else had a different plan for the McClanahan farm — and that plan didn’t include Mr. and Mrs. McClanahan.

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‘Smart-Growth’ Plan Riles Black Farmers

August 10, 2003 John Berlau Comments Off

By John Berlau, 8/10/2003 –

After being freed from slavery in the 1860’s, Joe Neal’s great-grandfather bought 75 acres of wooded land and turned it into a fertile farmland that has been managed by Neal’s family for three generations. But, if Sustainable Development/Smart Growth planners get their way, Neal and his neighbors will lose their heritage in the name of "the environment". In this Insight story by John Berlau, you will see how the posterity of slavery has long fought for its freedom and rights, but today are faced with threats to their livelihood and property that that are greater than anything they’ve faced from segregationist politicians.

With the Sierra Club, and its government and non-government organization partners, being referred to as a "chapter of the KKK", Smart Growth may be threatening the rights of these citizens, but could ultimately change the political landscape of South Carolina. Santa Cruz residents will find an uncanny similarity between the Town and Country Plan that is threatening Neal’s property and the Santa Cruz Local Agenda 21 Action Plan that has guided our local planners since 1995.

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Millions in Classroom Funds Embezzled by State Education Administrators, Media Silent

August 10, 2003 Michael Shaw Comments Off

By Michael Shaw, 8/10/2003 –

While Santa Cruz County Schools wrestle with severe budget cuts, few have heard about a huge scandal in the state Department of Education that involved $20 million in fraud, $11 million of embezzled tax funds, harassment of whistleblowers, and a court order for Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin to personally pay damages to the whistleblowers. This Stockton Record story by Steve Wampler exposes something that is potentially more troubling than having an education system that is mismanaged by corrupt administrators who absconded with millions in public funds for themselves and their friends: the media, particularly in Santa Cruz County, seems to have been an active participant in covering up for the Eastin administration. While the author calls his story “Shame on Eastin,” it might be better called “Shame on us California voters” for failing to monitor fraudulent use of tax dollars meant for our children’s classrooms.

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