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Ray Ring | Mar 26, 2009 11:06 AM

Enviros are literally popping champagne corks to christen the Omni federal-lands package.

Undercover feds busted several American Indians, charging they killed eagles illegally to sell the feathers for ceremonies.

Mormon Church leaders calculated their moves quietly, leading many years of political campaigns against gay marriage, says a Salt Lake City columnist.

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High Country News welcomes new interns

High Country News welcomes new interns Danielle Venton and Neil LaRubbio; Marian Lyman Kirst is our new editorial fellow; and correction to captive wolves story.
Billboard corporations use money and influence to override your vote

In Salt Lake City and other Western communities, billboard companies battle local democracy by fighting attempts to regulate the giant signs.
Billboard corporations and other big industries make their own rules

Burning down billboards isn't a good idea, but can a citizen fight the corporate power behind the big signs?
An Obama-Huntsman ticket would get my vote

It might be a radical pairing, but if Huntsman ran as Obama's vice president, he'd get this writer's vote.
Jon Huntsman Jr. -- a pragmatic Westerner for the White House

Despite poor poll showings, the worldly Jon Huntsman Jr. is the most qualified candidate in the Republican primary, especially when it comes to environmental issues.
Why do people yearn to possess wolves and other wild animals?

Human beings seem to have an insatiable desire to own or at least manipulate wild animals.
Western voters love ballot initiatives -- and sometimes make a mess

A Western tradition of citizen legislation may cause more problems than it solves.
The real side effect of medical marijuana

In a country where cigarettes and alcohol kill so many people every year, the argument against medical marijuana is pure hypocrisy.

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Articles by Ray

High Country News welcomes new interns

Billboard corporations use money and influence to override your vote

Billboard corporations and other big industries make their own rules

An Obama-Huntsman ticket would get my vote

Jon Huntsman Jr. -- a pragmatic Westerner for the White House

Why do people yearn to possess wolves and other wild animals?

Western voters love ballot initiatives -- and sometimes make a mess

The real side effect of medical marijuana

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Newsitos for 3/26/09

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