By Karl Ostrom and Jim Mulligan Seattle Times April 05, 2001 King County's efforts to curb urban sprawl have met vocal opposition in the past weeks because of regulations that would limit the size of churches and parochial schools in rural areas to 10,000 square feet. A few church spokespersons have attacked the county's efforts to enforce Urban Growth Area boundaries, saying that churches should be exempt from these regulations.
By Lora Gross and Tanya Becker Seattle Times March 05, 2001 We are people of faith, concerned about the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the remote northeast corner of Alaska. We urge our federal policymakers, vested with the responsibility of stewarding our national lands, to vote against any attempt to open the refuge to oil exploration and drilling.
By Sally Macdonald Seattle Times February 22, 2001 Twelve Roman Catholic bishops will release an unprecedented report today urging people to be better stewards of the Columbia River watershed.
