A Usenet persona calling itself Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:

Scott Weiser wrote:
:
: I happen to be one of those oppressed few.
:
: For more than four decades my family has protected and preserved unique
: habitat outside of Boulder, Colo. As a result, we host several protected
rare
: and endangered species on our property. One of the protected species we
host
: is the American bald eagle. The eagles have been nesting here for more than
a
: decade. They were welcome here, and our ordinary ranching operations never
: disturbed them enough to cause them to leave. Arguably they came here
because
: of those activities. As a result of our stewardship, many generations of
young
: eagles have grown up here. Of the vast majority of people, particularly
: including city-dwellers and suburban-sprawlites, all of whom presently live
on
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Scott... Do you still actually own that land?

Yup.

I thought you and the boulder creek property split in 2002?

Nope. My mother died in 2002, but the land has been in a family partnership
since 1994. I thought I might lose the land to the estate tax ghouls, but
after more than three years of uncertainty because the IRS sat on its thumb
until late this year, it looks like I might be able to save it. I'll know
for sure by June.

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Regards,
Scott Weiser

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