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For Western politicians, roots matter http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/for-western-politicians-roots-matter In the rural West, how deep a candidate's family roots go -- how long they've lived in the area -- sometimes matters more than his or her experience or political opinions.No publisherPaul LarmerDelta County commission racesPolitical campaignsDenny RehbergJon TesterWestern politicsElection 2012Family historyEd MarstonRay RingMark RoeberOld West versus New West2012-09-03T15:28:56ZNews Article Utah's Sagebrush Rebellion capital mellows as animal-lovers and enviros move in http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.1/utahs-sagebrush-rebellion-capital-mellows-as-animal-lovers-and-enviros-move-in Kane County, Utah, heart of the Sagebrush Rebellion and an off-road vehicle paradise, is also home to a growing number of environmentalists, hikers and animal lovers.No publisherJoshua Zaffosculture clashesATVersSky ChaneyMark HabbeshawWestern politicsUtahsmall townsCyrus MejiaSusan HandKane CountyMike NoelORVsGrand Staircase-Escalante National MonumentBest Friends Animal Society'Sagebrush RebellionRS 2477 lawsuits2011-02-03T15:54:24ZNews ArticleWestern Climate Initiative moves forward, smaller than imagined http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/western-climate-initiative-moves-forward-smaller-than-imagined Cap and trade is dead in Washington, D.C., but a few states are hoping to limit emissions through the Western Climate Initiative.No publisherCally Carswellcap and tradeHot TimesWestern politicsclimate change regulationsWestern Climate Initiativeelection 2010California Proposition 232011-10-10T18:50:55ZNews ArticleHow outsiders shape the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/how-outsiders-shape-the-west Oklahoma isn't part of the West, but its two Republican senators have an enormous influence on the region.No publisherRay RingWestern historyWestern politicsElection 2010Jim InhofeTom Coburn2010-11-08T07:21:05ZNews ArticleOklahoma vs. the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.19/oklahoma-vs.-the-west Oklahoma Republican Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe have a way of riding roughshod over the West's environmental politics.No publisherDenver Nicks and Ray Ringclimate change deniersanimal crush videosWestern politicswilderness legislationJim InhofeTom CoburnEnvironmental Protection Agencyoil and gas drillingguns in national parks2010-11-08T16:14:27ZNews ArticleLynch-mob politics http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/lynch-mob-politics It's not the Old West -- it's our guide to this year's Western elections.No publisherJonathan ThompsonDemocratic PartyWestern politicsRobert RedfordRepublican PartyJim MessinaTea PartyElection 20102010-10-20T17:41:44ZNews ArticleStringing up the Western sheriff http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/stringing-up-the-western-sheriff The West has known extremist politics before, but we usually seem to end up tacking pretty close to the center.No publisherRay RingWestern politicslynch mobsRepublicansSheriff Henry PlummerDemocratsElection 2010Bannack, MontanaHigh Country News2010-10-20T03:21:07ZNews ArticleRepublicans face an uncertain battle for governor http://www.hcn.org/wotr/republicans-face-an-uncertain-battle-for-governor Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's decision to run for governor of Colorado may throw a spanner into Republican plans to re-take the West.No publisherAllen BestColorado governor raceRepublican PartyWestern politicsBill RitterJohn HickenlooperDemocratic PartyScott McInnis2010-03-02T15:12:56ZNews ArticleSocialism and the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.18/socialism-and-the-west Despite our reflexive fear of the word "socialism," the West was built on subsidized government efforts. No publisherEd Quillenpublic landsgovernment subsidyWestern settlementPopulistsWestern politicsrailroadsManifest DestinySocialismIndian Wars2010-02-05T08:55:58ZNews ArticleCalling Hollywood to run the West http://www.hcn.org/wotr/calling-hollywood-to-run-the-west Now that Val Kilmer is considering a campaign for New Mexico's governorship, why not have actors run all the Western states?No publisherRay RingVal KilmerWestern governorsWestern politicsArnold Schwarzenegger2010-02-05T09:18:04ZNews ArticleHow to survive the lean times http://www.hcn.org/wotr/how-to-survive-the-lean-times Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.No publisherJane GoetzePublic landsWestern politicsCollaborationRepublicansBruce BabbittObama cabinet nominationsConsensusInterior DepartmentDemocrats2010-02-05T09:14:34ZNews ArticleA chance to do it right in the West http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-chance-to-do-it-right-in-the-west Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.No publisherDaniel KemmisPublic landsRepublicansCollaborationWestern politicsBruce BabbittObama cabinet nominationsConsensusInterior DepartmentDemocrats2010-02-05T09:27:04ZNews ArticleDemocrats rise again in the Rockies http://www.hcn.org/wotr/democrats-rise-again-in-the-rockies Rob Saldin looks at the reasons why the Democrats finally succeeded in breaking the Republican chokehold on the West. No publisherRob SaldinWalt MinnickDemocratic PartyWestern politicsJohn McCainBarack ObamaRepublican PartyElection 2008Janet NapolitanoBrian Schweitzer2010-02-05T08:50:26ZNews ArticleWho will be the West’s new boss? http://www.hcn.org/wotr/who-will-be-the-west2019s-new-boss The Interior secretary is the nation's top wildlife manager and federal landlord, managing 507 million acres, 600 dams and 68 percent of the nation's energy reserves.No publisherRocky BarkerDirk KempthorneWestern politicsJohn McCainInterior DepartmentCabinet appointmentsBarack ObamaInterior secretary2010-02-05T08:38:00ZNews ArticleDemocrats borrow from Madison Avenue http://www.hcn.org/wotr/democrats-borrow-from-madison-avenue Denver offers an iconic Western backdrop and the message that "this is not your father's party."No publisherRay RingDemocratic PartyWestern politics2010-02-05T08:32:09ZNews Article