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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
by John Mecklin,
Nov 27, 2006
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The Democratic bloggers on the netroots seem to be prone
to wildly optimistic self-delusion – and then again, maybe
they’re not so crazy after all
by Jon Margolis,
Jul 24, 2006
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In Missoula, Mont., and other Western communities,
activists search for the winning formula to pass new open-space
bonds in November
by Brianna Randall,
Jul 24, 2006
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California Rep. Richard Pombo wins Republican primary
against Pete McCloskey; Washington’s "Forest and Fish Report"
protects logging companies that inadvertently harm salmon;
Wyoming’s Martin’s Cove tones down the religious
stuff
by Jodi Peterson,
Jun 26, 2006
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Former California Rep. Pete McCloskey says the need to
defend the environment is behind his decision to run against
Richard Pombo in the Republican primary
by Patrick Farrell,
Apr 17, 2006
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Pete McCloskey plans run against Rep. Richard Pombo; 11
alleged eco-terrorists indicted; BLM gives six companies chance to
work on oil shale production; Gray Development buys expensive state
land in north Phoenix.
by Matt Jenkins,
Feb 06, 2006
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In the city of Albuquerque, underdog candidate Eric
Griego, a critic of sprawl, challenges incumbent Mayor Marty
Chavez, a pro-growth booster
by Laura Paskus,
Oct 03, 2005
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Oregon’s famed land-use laws take a stake to the
heart, thanks to voter ire and planners' failure to explain the
benefits of a system that has kept strip-malls and sprawl to a
minimum
by Rebecca Clarren,
Nov 22, 2004
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In Western states where judges are elected, an increasing
amount of special-interest group money is being spent on hotly
contested state judge campaigns
by Ray Ring,
Oct 11, 2004
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In Utah, Democrat Scott Matheson Jr. is duking it out with
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. for the governor’s seat
by Joshua Zaffos,
Sep 27, 2004
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