They use terms like 'outbreak' and 'epidemic,' a value-laden term that carries the implication that it (the beetle spread) shouldn't be happening, and we should be rid of it, when in fact, it's a natural process that the forest is not only adapted to, but needs in order to maintain itself through time.

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I would hope that Gov. (Bill) Owens would speak out strongly that this administration should not be pre-empting the state's prerogative. How duplicitous this administration is.

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