"What a mess, and you have to wonder how many man hours, and how many taxpayer dollars, are involved. Talk about a strange catch-and-release scenario!
Jim Casada"
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Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored editionJim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"I'm not sure where their claim of "first" comes from. Possibly they were operating under the NPS radar (although in at least one instance I seriously doubt it), but I know for a fact that various fly-fishing guides were taking clients…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"It's heartening to see local leaders with enough vision for the future and enough respect for the past to resist dollar driven might.
Jim Casada"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"What an unholy mess. I don't really have a dog in this fight, other than caring in general about what is happening within the Smokies, but these money-mad minions of greed care nothing about locals. They may talk about more jobs, hiring locals,…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"John--Hearty congratulations. That's a grand feat and one made even more special by the help you gave to another. Talk about a bucket list item, this one is the lace on the bride's pajamas.
Jim Casada"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"John--If I remember correctly, the ATC folks pretty well blew us (and our struggle) off, feeling they were going to get special treatment and as long as that happened all was well.
My Grandpa Joe had an ideal expression for such situations,…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"NPS efficiency at its finest. And to think we were assured that this would make things so much simpler, so much more functional, and so user friendly. It's enough to make one rage at the heavens.
Jim Casada"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"Andrew--You've detected the fly in the ointment. Public officials detest traceable accountability and it is little short of amazing how often local officials provide phone numbers and mailing addresses by not e-mail addresses. Of course you can…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"I agree with John on e-mail. It is provable and you can save your message(s) in a folder. Phone calls are easy to brush off and easy to deny.
Jim Casada"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"Interestingly, most of the air tour traffic seems to be on the TN side of the Park (and that's fine with this old NC guy). Personally, what I find really disturbing when it comes to noise isn't the planes but motorcycles. Some of them can…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"John--I have no idea of how the NPS handles press releases, but in the outdoor industry such things are basically automatic (even with things like product recalls). This one has a bit of an aroma to it but if they intentionally left Kurt out…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"Andrew--I wondered about that but were I a betting man I'd read things a bit differently. I have to wonder if there isn't some kind of behind the scenes NPS investigation in play here and the bigwigs decided it would be best to have Cash…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"That's an interesting bit of news. Of course you always have to delve beneath the surface in things like this. It may well be that Cash requested the transfer, but it seems highly suspicious. The position is a huge step down from being…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"What this shameful puff piece fails to mention that the new blackberry boondoggle will lie well outside the financial reach of ordinary folks, will put thousands of acres off limits for the hoi polloi, and will no doubt cater to the likes…"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"John--You may have missed your calling, sense satire seems to be a strong point (and these blatant shenanigans need to be pointed out).
Jim Casada"
Jim Casada commented on John Quillen's blog post BACKCOUNTRY TAX FEEASCO the unedited and uncensored edition"Some footage of the censor in action that included audio of the guy explaining they didn't what "their kind" around could be truly damning. Did the TV station run any of this other than the live stream version.
Any time there…"
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More Sugarlands Shenanigans
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 2:31pm 1 Comment 1 Like
It seems that the problematic behavior coming out of the top ranks at Sugarlands is unending. I have recently learned, and it has been confirmed by multiple sources, that someone (read Ditmanson almost of a certainty) is denying researchers access to old maps of pre-Park locations (houses, mills, farms, and the like). These documents are public property and are not under any State Department 30- or 50-year rule or anything like that. In other words, they are in public domain and denial of…
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- At 11:59pm on April 4, 2015,
Mark Cooke said… Jim,, thank you for all of your outstanding comments and efforts during this fight. I always enjoy reading your fine insights. Your writing and thoughts are exceptional.
Hope you have a nice Easter weekend.
- At 10:34am on December 21, 2011,
John Quillen said… Welcome aboard.
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