Tim Baker

I still find it somewhat astounding that these “range rights” folks seem to forget, ignore or seem plain outraged over the simple fact that they are accessing resources that belong to everyone in the country and not managing private property (“Rebels vs. Reporters,” HCN, 5/28/18). What they are complaining about is not a property right, […]

The conservative fantasy that the federal government can’t own land in the states is based on an ability to ignore relevant parts of the U.S. and state constitutions (“Fact-checking Trump’s Antiquities Act order,” HCN, 5/15/17). For some reason, they think that Article 1 Section 8, which is written specifically about the District of Columbia, is […]

Your “Recapture Canyon rules” update in the May 1 issue had this quote from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: “For many persons with disabilities or for people who just don’t get around like they used to, our public lands aren’t accessible without motorized vehicles.” For folks with legitimate disabilities, I can see this in appropriate spots, […]

“The timber industry, battered by environmental regulations and unfavorable economics, was wheezing a death rattle: In the two decades after the hippies arrived, logging in the county declined by 60 percent.” This is a bit of a pet peeve, I admit, but the timber industry in Humboldt county is not “dead.” It still contributes around […]