Boat Regulations

INLAND REPORT Fishing Notice Anglers are reminded that the fishing season closes after Nov. 30 at a number of areas including Lake Saltonstall Bunnells Pond Beardsley Park Great Hollow Pond Lake McDonough the Maltby Lakes Mohegan Park Pond Spaulding Pond Norwich Lake Chamberlain and at most designated childrens areas.

This is the last week for forest grouse hunters in eastern Oregon season closes Nov. 25. That means there is still a few days left to try to harvest what many think is the tastiest upland game bird - the ruffed grouse. Look for these birds in mid-elevation riparian areas and pole thickets.

Very small amounts of lead in childrens blood -- well below federal standards -- are associated with reduced IQ scores a six-year U.S. study found. Senior author Richard Canfield of Cornell University in Ithaca N.Y. compared children whose blood-lead levels were between 0 and 5 mcgdl with children in the 5 to 10 mcgdl range. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions standard is 10

Residents rally over plan to get rid of 20mph limit
Be upgraded to a pelican and the 20mph limit should be reimposed immediately should national or local road regulations alter. Lewis Lloyd chairman of Garrick Villa Residents Association said a 20mph limit would help pedestrians drivers and cyclists

Rats wipe out seabirds on alaska island
Is joining forces with federal wildlife biologists in a multi-pronged attack to drive the rats from Alaska. State regulations went into effect this fall requiring mariners to check for rats and try to eradicate them if found. Violators face a year in

Eight hurt in ski boat crash (perth now)
EIGHT university students are lucky to be alive after a horror boat crash on the Swan River early today.

More business (long beach press-telegram)
LONG BEACH - A fishing boat slams into a pier rupturing a fuel tank and spilling diesel into the bay. A drum filled with toxic chemicals drops off a truck and bursts open sending hazardous waste streaming into nearby storm drains.

Human waste plagues lake roosevelt, outdoor destinations (provo daily herald)
COULEE CITY Wash. -- The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is 129 miles of watery beauty that is becoming a giant outdoor toilet and workers are not pleased. The National Park Service is studying ways to stop people from defecating along the shores of the lake which is the long thin reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. Its the greatest threat to the health and vitality of the

Gory ferry crash photos caught in a legal tangle (staten island advance)
STATEN ISLAND N.Y. -- They can agree on one thing -- several of the photos of the fatal October 2003 Staten Island Ferry wreck are so graphic and sensitive that the public and the news media should never see them.

Report omits ferries' defects (everett herald)
State lawmakers were told the 80-year-old boats were in good condition but cracks and other damage went unreported.

Human waste plagues parks (casper star-tribune)
COULEE CITY Wash. -- The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is 129 miles of watery beauty that is becoming a giant outdoor toilet and workers are not pleased.

From atlantic nets to long island dock to manhattan table: following the fish (the journal news)
Fish or die could be the motto of trawlers who accept the challenges of weather danger and what they see as over-regulation to keep the tradition going.

Oregon recreation report (corvallis gazette-times)
Visit the Oregon Hatchery Research Center in Alsea this weekend for an opportunity to view salmon spawning and wildlife native to coastal streams. Brilliant red orange and gold leaves against a backdrop of l green mountains and verdant fields make the drive part of the destination.

Ordinary folks in trump's condos?
Project into a dazzling Trump National golf and residential development hell have to obey the same affordable housing regulations as any other project in the Meadowlands district officials say. That means that 20 percent of all units in Trump-land

More news (long beach press-telegram)
LONG BEACH - A fishing boat slams into a pier rupturing a fuel tank and spilling diesel into the bay. A drum filled with toxic chemicals drops off a truck and bursts open sending hazardous waste streaming into nearby storm drains.

Fec fines group allied with democrats (ap via yahoo! news)
A union-financed advocacy group that played a major role in the 2004 elections has agreed to pay a 580000 fine after the Federal Election Commission concluded it illegally ran advertising against President Bush and in favor of Democrat John Kerry.

Trading shakeup in europe (businessweek)
Banks should benefit from these new rules because the cost of trading stocks will fall. But exchanges will see more competition and price pressures

Oregon recreation report (corvallis gazette-times)
Visit the Oregon Hatchery Research Center in Alsea this weekend for an opportunity to view salmon spawning and wildlife native to coastal streams. Brilliant red orange and gold leaves against a backdrop of l green mountains and verdant fields make the drive part of the destination.