Results for keyword: Tea Party
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Utah's Bob Bennett on the Tea Party, wilderness and life after Congress
The Republican senator got booted from office in the 2010 Tea Party surge, after supporting wilderness legislation. HCN interviewed him about the prospects for public lands bills in the next Congress.
by Paul Larmer, Nov 06, 2012 -
Western legislative roundup
Some recent Western legislative highlights are noted, accompanied by quotes from the legislators involved.
by Jodi Peterson, May 13, 2012 -
Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all
Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners.
by Jeff Welsch, May 09, 2012 -
Fearful of Agenda 21, an alleged U.N. plot, activists derail land-use planning
A two-year planning process in La Plata County, Colorado gets hijacked by activists suspicious of United Nations influence. And in the West and nationwide, they're not alone.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 06, 2012 -
Residents of Montana's High Plains are angry - but not at the real threats
Though climate change and the economy are the issues threatening their livelihoods, many of the High Plains people are angry at almost everything else.
by Joe Wilkins, Feb 02, 2012 -
Western elections wrap-up
High Country News examines the results of what everyone agrees was a "very weird election."
by Jonathan Thompson , Nov 21, 2010 -
Voting at the dump
In rural Idaho, determined voters head out to a muddy dump to cast their ballots.
by Susan Swetnam, Oct 27, 2010 -
Wyoming: A popular governor gets mysterious
Wyoming's popular Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal is carefully staying out of the race between his wannabe successors, Leslie Petersen and Matt Mead.
by Ray Ring, Oct 19, 2010 -
Oregon: Tea Party limbo
John Kitzhaber, champion of land-use planning, is running for governor again -- and the Tea Party has failed to draw much attention.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 19, 2010 -
Lynch-mob politics
It's not the Old West -- it's our guide to this year's Western elections.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 19, 2010






