News Digest
Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:07 AM PDT
OREGON - Mayor in Oregon’s Yamhill County faces recall vote
CARLTON (AP) — The mayor of the Yamhill County town of Carlton is up for a recall election Nov. 22, despite winning unopposed the last two times out.Opponents say Kathie Oriet is ‘‘incapable of leading Carlton through the next phases of growth and repair of our infrastructure.’’
Oriet, an elected official in Carlton for 28 years, called the recall petitioners’ charges ‘‘very vague.’’ Former Mayor Steve Sampson is listed as the chief petitioner of the recall effort.
High-profile Ore. DA embroiled in local
political fight
SALEM (AP) — No one would ever accuse Josh Marquis of being shy. This is a district attorney who likes the public’s attention.
Even though his bailiwick is Clatsop County in northwest Oregon, Marquis is known in law-enforcement circles around the United States. He is one of the country’s most vocal advocates for the death penalty. He has written numerous pieces for national publications and given speeches around the nation.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia cited some of Marquis’ writings in a 2006 opinion on the death penalty. See story Page A5.
IDAHO
Wolves in N. Idaho wilderness area elude fish and game officials
LEWISTON (AP) — An attempt by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to attach radio collars to wolves in the Selway-Bitteroot Wilderness Area in northern Idaho has failed. But officials said they learned the wolves’ habits over the summer, including the rendezvous sites of several packs, and are optimistic of success next year.
‘‘If you can focus efforts where you know wolves are coming to, as opposed to just randomly trapping a wolf, your success rates are radically different,’’ Steve Nadeau, large carnivore coordinator for the department said.
See story page A8.
The department wants to place a radio collar on at least one wolf in each wolf pack in Idaho so the state can have a better understanding of wolf populations and their movements when it takes over management of wolves from the federal government.
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho are seeking to end federal oversight of wolves by each state taking over management of the animals within their borders. Each state would be required to maintain a minimum of 100 wolves including 10 breeding pairs.
