“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.”
“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.”
