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<br />Piedra Study
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<br />Editorial
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<br />The upcomlng pubUc meeUngl on the
<br />.tudy of the Piedra River and III tr'lbutarlel
<br />for poNible Indullon under the Wild and
<br />SCenlc Riven Act brtng' to mind the bItter
<br />local tight In the Montelo~s arta over the
<br />ltudy of the Dolorn River.
<br />Local oppoelUon was adlLmant that It
<br />wanted nothing to do .....Ith the nat1onallegtt.la.
<br />t10n or the lneluslon of the river Into the
<br />IJ)'It.em. The ~ach. of federal legtsl.8.t1ve ten.
<br />tacle. into Southwelt Colorado WILl not a
<br />popular concept with many. but then. govern-
<br />ment has tor the most part been accepted only
<br />w1th ~Iuctance anywh.e~ in the U.S., It
<br />~ml.
<br />Our own history bean thls out. espectally
<br />in rural 80",&8. Rural America (",ad all of
<br />Americal right aner the conclu.lon of the
<br />RevoluUonary War proceeded to go III merry
<br />way _ th1rtE'i"n states became thirteen in-
<br />dlv1dual eounlrll!'5. For lIix years, W. country
<br />operated w1thout any n.oal form of naUonal
<br />government.
<br />From 1783 to 1781. we we~ held together
<br />by IIOmethlng ealled the ArUcl.." of Confedera-
<br />t1on, and the next two yelLl'll w.."' lpent putting
<br />together the form of government we have
<br />today. In today'. tectmolog1cal world. It's hard
<br />to lmagtne going six yeMs without natlonal
<br />government.
<br />About Uie only thing we've embraced with
<br />any enthulIwm 11 the sys\.@m of government
<br />we have had in the p8..!1t 187 'leaf!!. Even
<br />though our Dec:laraUon of IndE'pendence aays
<br />that ....henevl!'r government becomes too op-
<br />presslve.lt Is the rlghtof the people tothr'oW It
<br />off (~ad ~volll. WE' haven.t talIen thats\.@p.
<br />Of course, what we do do III remove un-
<br />wanted pollUclaNl, much llke un.....anted facial
<br />hAir. when they no longer suit our needa. The
<br />8Y1Itemrema1nlllntacL
<br />It mUiit a\!IO be ~memtwred that .....hIle we
<br />have IllI appart'nt reluctance to be governed.
<br />In the past ....e haven.t Cried too loudly .....hen
<br />legi:JlaUon ~cUy benefited U8. But even that
<br />ffi8ybechangtng.
<br />Some local government bodies have begun
<br />to take . harder look at federal money
<br />ava.llable lor progran\t. They're not 110 readv
<br />to accept government money ~auae w1l1
<br />that mo."ley comes fed..ral guideline!!, an'
<br />those guldellnell may not fit local needs. .
<br />With the PIedra River being Itudled. there
<br />Is bound to be lIOme dispute about lb U\dUlllon
<br />1n the naUonal S)'lItem. But It mUllt bl" -
<br />remt'mbered that th1l1ls a study, and thert> ll.N
<br />many places for pubUc Input Into It.
<br />SOme tnten.osta oppose the incluslon..,1 l!11!'
<br />b1but&rtes of u... Piedra M1rlK Lnclud..d. bul
<br />that.....hat_..t..<tylll.U.M...' _l.;>r:"'t~-'
<br />U tn '''l.Cl_'O>'' ...:I!.u"'l1.... (>~ ,,", f.'.....4~1,.
<br />enOUji;n. While the enUre Dolo",' 111HT "'a. .
<br />lltudied, not all oi il ""lie ..,,~':';T.,,~~'.'1,,'1 f 'e t.. \
<br />c.h.l"lon, and not au OII~"'ll.lI n'........".. -.l_"c' t
<br />"wl.ld"lItatull. I
<br />And I\Ome lI..gmenL.< of 0'." 1"':'-""" "'~r.. l
<br />recomm..nded for no <l.."lj{",IlUon .. .....1.....".... .
<br />~d thlll ",'"~lblllty ,'J<l~:" lor 11'" I'-""h.. &rid I'
<br />llJltrlb\Jutr1clI........U.
<br />T.) fOnd out tn~ M"",I ~~ 1,."1'11.. tho t
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