Results for keyword: Elected Officials
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Democrats are still an endangered species in the West
The writer tells Western Democrats that voters like them best when they seem a lot like Republicans
by Robert Saldin, Dec 11, 2006 -
Good work in Washington
The Bush administration deserves credit for its "Water 2025" initiative, which provided grants that have helped the Deschutes River Conservancy and the Central Oregon Irrigation District begin restoring Oregon’s Deschutes River
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 16, 2006 -
Montana Sen. Conrad Burns spotlights a bad burn policy
The writer says Montana Sen. Conrad Burns may have been guilty of insulting fire fighters, but at least he focused us on fire policy
by Gina Knudson, Aug 21, 2006 -
The push is on for 'clean coal'
Led by California, Western states are encouraging the energy industry to move toward cleaner coal technology
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2006 -
Is everyone a Realtor?
Realtors seem to be everywhere in the West today – including community politics
by M. John Fayhee, Mar 20, 2006 -
It’s true: Guns don’t kill people
The writer says Vice President Cheney’s gun "accident" is a mischaracterization
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Feb 13, 2006 -
A rotten environmental legacy is in the making
The writer finds President Bush sadly wanting when it comes to an environmental legacy
by Mike Dombeck, Feb 07, 2005 -
It’s the West’s turn to call the shots
The writer sees political leadership emerging from the West, a region disdained by the Eastern establishment.
by Ed Marston, Dec 27, 2004 -
Send the coyotes to Congress
The writer suggests sending a new kind of representative to Congress
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 29, 2004 -
Go West, Democrats, in the path of Harry Reid
The writer profiles the Democrats’ new minority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, a quintessential Westerner
by Jon Christensen, Nov 22, 2004






