Month: September 2025

Tomorrow is the deadline for submitting comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding their plan to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Act, which prohibits roadbuilding, drilling for oil and harvesting timber—in essence all development except cattle grazing and rancher access—on the Inventoried Roadless Areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service. That decision would … Continue reading Repealing The Roadless Rule Is A Really Bad Idea

A good friend and golfing buddy, Sam McQuade, died this morning. He was felled by a stroke a couple years ago and lived his last weeks at Missouri Slope Nursing Home, something he could never have imagined he’d do. He’s only been gone hours, but I’m sure he’s trying really hard to meet up somewhere … Continue reading The Budman’s Gone. Dang, We’ll Miss Him.