A fractured party — High Country News

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...
I really wish people like Will.... by Doc: could examine their rants from an objective viewpo...

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...
Skeletons in the closet | When the media reported that Everett Ruess' bones ...
Mobile Nation | Every winter in Quartzsite, Ariz., tens of thousan...
Water fallout | A nuclear power plant proposed for Green River, Ut...

Related: Western Republicans have a few things to crow about The writer cheers up Republicans by noting that the election could have gone worse; "But you don’t sound like a republican..." Martha Marks of Republicans for Environmental Protection says conservatives have a duty to support conservation; Election day highlights from around the region WY: Republicans win; MT: Developers pay; NV: Sen. Reid, D, re-elected; WA moves to left; ID: Republicans rule; NM: Heather Wilson wins; CO: Mark Udall only Democrat to win; OR: Gov. Kitzhaber re-elected; AZ: Republicans win; UT: Gay Democrat wins.; The Republicans now own the West A state-by-state review of the national elections reveals a West given over to Republicans.; Poltertics, 2010 "They're ba-a-ackk!": Enviro-boogeymen return from the dead as Republicans like Richard Pombo seek a comeback.

Award-winning content delivered weekly.

Keep in touch! Find us on Facebook & Twitter

More from Politics & Policy: Cutting away from the pack High Country News interviews Keith Allred, who is running for governor as a Democrat in ultra-Republican Idaho.; Reefer politics The West leads the way on medical marijuana.; Who's grabbin' who? Utah moves to take federally protected lands for development.; All Politics & Policy

Related Keywords: Western Democrats; Republican Party; John McCain; 2008 election; environmental issues; GOP; energy policy

Featured Jobs and Classifieds: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT — Sonoran Institute, a leading conservation organization in the West, seeks a...; TWO POSITIONS, FIELD ORGANIZER AND POLITICAL ORGANIZER — Help the Northern Plains Resource Council.; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR — The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, seeks a collaborative, dynamic and passi...; SCIENCE DIRECTOR, HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL — HawkWatch International, a non-profit raptor science orga...; OUTREACH COORDINATOR, CONSERVATION NORTHWEST — Conservation Northwest is involved in a major collabor...; Interested in advertising with us?