Ray Ring
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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.
by Ray Ring, Jan 30, 2012 -
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?
by Ray Ring, Jan 22, 2012 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Jan 19, 2012 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Dec 25, 2011 -
Inside the world of whitebarks
by Ray Ring, Dec 11, 2011 -
A 'ragtag team' of scientists, rangers and citizens works to save whitebarks
The melancholy history of whitebark pine management was shaped by ignorance and mistakes, but despite budget cuts and other challenges, whitebark lovers are determined to save the tree.
by Ray Ring, Dec 11, 2011 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Nov 13, 2011 -
Western voters love ballot initiatives -- and sometimes make a mess
A Western tradition of citizen legislation may cause more problems than it solves.
by Ray Ring, Oct 30, 2011 -
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.
by Ray Ring, Aug 25, 2011 -
Relying on Navajo guides
In this issue's feature story, reporter Marilyn Berlin Snell turns to Navajo guides to understand the challenges facing today's tribal government.
by Ray Ring, Aug 21, 2011 -
Rocky Mountain wolf recovery leader was not your average bureaucrat
An interview with Ed Bangs, who recently retired from heading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's gray wolf recovery program
by Ray Ring, Jul 18, 2011 -
Montana's top gun-rights advocate has a national impact
Gary Marbut's case for state rights in gun regulations is spreading from Montana to the rest of the country.
by Camillia Lanham and Ray Ring, Jul 13, 2011 -
A lonely crusade
A Wyoming farmer's long struggle to find out what's polluting his water gets the attention of the EPA - and inspires reporter Abrahm Lustgarten of ProPublica.
by Ray Ring, Jun 26, 2011 -
The key player: Elling B. Halvorson
Elling B. Halvorson, the main Grand Canyon air-tour operator, is involved in a great variety of Western businesses.
by Ray Ring, Jun 12, 2011 -
The Las Vegas effect
Grand Canyon air tours are fun, the way Las Vegas is fun, but one of the world’s natural wonders should not be treated like a sideshow.
by Ray Ring, Jun 12, 2011 -
Park Service finally drafts a solution to conflicts over canyon flights
The Park Service offers a plan to ease the conflict over Grand Canyon overflights.
by John Dougherty and Ray Ring, Jun 13, 2011 -
The cost of righteousness
Has some environmentalists' refusal to compromise helped cause the delisting of wolves in Montana and Idaho?
by Ray Ring, May 29, 2011 -
When all else fails, go to court
Obama could give environmental causes a push in the right direction with his choices for new judges, especially in the West.
by Ray Ring, May 05, 2011 -
Profile: Corey Shott, National Wildlife Federation
Corey Shott still misses the mountains, but has made politics her career.
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2011 -
Profile: Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife
Rodger Schlickeisen has a long history of fighting for the West.
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2011
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