The West: A New Center of Power

Journeys by Stefan: A wonderful piece that makes me want to head westw...
Shooting Wolves from Planes by Carolyn James: The way people think in Alaska is sickening. I wil...
nothing but love... by jetsonorama: thanks so much for the shout out! peace.
Allred - Idaho Governor- 2010 ! by J G : The perfect candidate for the job.
Charles Bowden and his 03/01/2010 article by carol isaac: Mr. Bowden, I understand one thing about you pe...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
It's the population, stupid? | Some Westerners want to blame our environmental wo...
No ESA for sage grouse | Feds say iconic bird needs protection, but won't g...
Three cheers | Here's to an anonymous donor, Target and 11 scient...
Shooting bullets, not blanks | A tremendous posterity, and firearms in National P...

Charles Bowden on The War Next Door | On the U.S.-Mexico border, the corrupt and futile ...
Thank you, Utah, for leading the way | Utah's Legislature has brilliant plans to cut educ...
Mobile Nation | Every winter in Quartzsite, Ariz., tens of thousan...
The myths of Native American identity | Paul Chaat Smith's latest book, Everything You Kno...
Water fallout | A nuclear power plant proposed for Green River, Ut...

Related: Election Roundup Ray Ring offers a state-by-state summary of some of the more intriguing election results across the West; Doing something about 'anything' In this issue, Ray Ring offers a top 10 list on the midterm elections and reminds Westerners that the newly empowered Democrats in Congress are still not the sole arbiters of environmental policy; Poltertics, 2010 "They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback.; Obama's Western ace in the hole Jim Messina, who hails from Montana, is the chief of staff for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.; Green and mean The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund is building on the strategy it used to boot anti-environmental Republican Congressman Richard Pombo out of office in 2006.

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