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  1. September 11, 2006

    Janet Ellis

    Janet Ellis is the president of Property Owners Against I-154, which opposes Initiative 154 and is challenging the measure in the Montana courts. She is also the acting executive director of Montana Audubon, which says that its mission is to ensure that “Montana ecosystems will continue to nourish birds, other wildlife, and the human spirit for future generations.” Read more

  2. September 08, 2006

    Don P. Chairez Interview

    Don P. Chairez is an attorney with Gentile DePalma Ltd., a Las Vegas-based law firm. He is a founder of PISTOL — People’s Initiative To Stop the Taking of Our Land, the organization backing Nevada’s proposed “Property Bill of Rights” constitutional amendment. Chairez, a former district court judge and unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1998, is currently the Republican candidate for Nevada Attorney General. Read more

  3. August 31, 2006

    Terry Murphy Interview

    As the president of Strategic Solutions, a consulting firm in Las Vegas, Terry Murphy works with businesses, governments, and political candidates. She has worked with and for various state government agencies. Murphy organized Nevadans for the Protection of Property Rights, the lead plaintiff in Nevadans for the Protection of Property Rights v. Heller. Read more

  4. August 31, 2006

    Heather Wilhelm Interview

    Heather Wilhelm, at the time of the interview, was the communications director of Americans for Limited Government in Chicago. The organization’s stated goals are “to stop out-of-control spending, fight eminent domain abuse, and put the people back in charge of state politics.” She has since moved into a research position with the organization. Read more

  5. August 31, 2006

    Lisa Knepper Interview

    Lisa Knepper is the communications director of the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Virginia. The organization describes itself as the “nation’s only libertarian public-interest law firm.” Read more

  6. August 29, 2006

    Jennie Drage Bowser Interview

    Jennie Drage Bowser is a policy analyst and program principal in the Denver office of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Read more

  7. August 28, 2006

    Lane Shetterly Interview

    Lane Shetterly is the director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. He has been an Oregon state representative (1997 through 2003) and an attorney in private practice in Dallas, Oregon. Read more

  8. August 26, 2006

    Sandy Bahr Interview

    Sandy Bahr is an organizer of Protecting Arizona Taxpayers Coalition – No on 207. She is conservation outreach director of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter. Read more

  9. August 21, 2006

    Bruce L. Woodbury Interview

    Bruce L. Woodbury is a county commissioner in Clark County, Nevada. Woodbury, a Republican, is a leader of Nevadans for the Protection of Property Rights, an organization formed to oppose Nevada’s eminent-domain and takings ballot initiative. Read more

  10. August 18, 2006

    Paul Barnes Interview

    Paul Barnes is the director of the Protecting Arizona Taxpayers Coalition – No on 207, which describes itself as “ committee of neighborhood, police, conservation, and historic preservation organizations.” Barnes has headed the Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Phoenix for 12 years and has been a lobbyist for the Arcadia/Camelback Homeowners’ Association. Read more

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