I believe in subterfuge...political style. I'm guessing that the U.S.F.W.S. was ordered by the white house to give good ol' Mitch that award this week, so that Lois couldn't play the environmental card on him (as if she would; what a lousy campaign she's running!). I belong to LCV, and Mitch, along with Bunning and all the congressmen, should constitute 8 of the "dirty dozen" on LCV's scorecard. Mitch's record shows that environmental things get his support, as long as profits for corporations aren't involved....then it's a resounding "NO" from him. The new refuge was an easy, slick way for him to show the state that he's "a conservationist." Pardon me while I gag! The KY legislators are often no better than our congressmen and senators. Please remember to join KY Conservation Committee and help pursuade these office holders to vote FOR the environment. Brian Myres myresb@xxxxxxx ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx