Results for keyword: Elections
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Why the West gets mostly ignored in an election year
The writer explains why Western states get no respect during a Presidential election
by Ed Quillen, Oct 25, 2004 -
Environmental issues disappear into election-season smog
Environmental issues were almost invisible in the presidential debates, but an awful lot has happened in the last four years – and most of it has not been good for the West.
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 25, 2004 -
In presidential politics, the West is a forgotten time zone
Even in an election year, the Rocky Mountain West remains flyover country, mostly ignored by politicians and TV networks alike
by Ed Quillen, Oct 25, 2004 -
Californians take a stand on GE crops
Activists in Butte County, Calif., have put a genetic-engineering ban on the ballot, but some farmers fear it could also ban a tried-and-true "mutagenic" variety of rice
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 25, 2004 -
'Green elephants' abandon Bush
The grassroots group Republicans for Environmental Protection withholds its endorsement from President Bush, citing his "deliberately anti-environmental, anti-conservation" record
by Geordie Romer, Oct 25, 2004 -
Dems stumble in Arizona race
Arizona’s District 1 is considered a congressional "fair fight" district, but Republican incumbent Rick Renzi is leading Democrat Paul Babbitt, despite the region’s demographics
by Daniel Kraker, Oct 25, 2004 -
Racetrack
California’s Proposition 64 could limit environmentalists’ power to sue; Washington’s Initiative Measure 892 would expand gambling; new voters registering, including Nevada felons
by Laura Paskus, Oct 25, 2004 -
Election-year environmentalism
The Bush administration halts three gas wells on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front, and tosses a few more election-year bones to environmentalists and hunters
by Laura Paskus, Oct 25, 2004 -
Don’t expect Washington to lead the West
The West needs to take charge of its own destiny, and become more than just a political game piece in the presidential election
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 25, 2004 -
The West has to count on itself
The writer watches the presidential debates but can’t see that either candidate knows much about the West’s rural communities
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 18, 2004
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