As I write, the botanist and I are winding up an extended spring break in southeastern Arizona. We’ve had a chance to see, along with the birds and the cacti, the impact of poorly planned population growth on an environment even more fragile than ours in central Missouri.
Before you vote, think about growth — all of it
Sunday, April 1, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 1:25 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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