Someone asked which candidates are best for the fish. Here's a rating system by a non-partisan consulting firm specializing in the conservation of marine fish and essential habitats. They don't have the records for non-incumbents, but they do have an opinion on G.W. Bush's priorities, based on his Texas record. Unfortunately, John Carlson is free of such official records and can promise anything he pleases. The site rates all 535 U.S. legislators as either "friends of fish" or "enemies of fish," based on 30 key fishery-related issues over the past two years. www.geocities.com/Eureka/Vault/8020/CongressRating.html

I'll also share a link to an excellent Sept. 9 "guest column" in the Seattle P-I, by a fellow Olypen angler, concerning "urban meddling in rural affairs." http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/opinion/soap9.shtml

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