When you give a three-year-old a present and he angrily stamps his feet and says he doesn't want it, then changes his mind five minutes later and demands the gift, it's predictable. But you expect somewhat different behavior from a group of grown-up businessmen.
To fill in the back story: During last winter and spring's legislative debate over a bill to protect the Metolius Basin from destination resort development, legislators offered a sort of “consolation prize” to the two would-be resort developers, Ponderosa Land & Cattle Co. and Dutch Pacific Resources.
Ponderosa, which wanted to build a vast resort including a golf course, was
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Ponderosa's Sudden Eco-Resort Conversion
When you give a three-year-old a present and he angrily stamps his feet and says he doesn't want it, then changes his mind five minutes
