High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 4. We're Honored http://www.hcn.org/issues/341/16863 HCN’s Ray Ring wins the 2006 George Polk Award for Political Reporting for his story, “Taking Liberties.” No publisher John Mecklin High Country News Dear Friends Paonia Colorado Ray Ring George Polk Award political journalism reporters Long Island University Seymour Hersh Jimmy Breslin Ted Koppel Edward R. Murrow libertarians land-use and planning ballot initiatives A 2010-02-05T09:17:47Z News Article Taking Liberties http://www.hcn.org/issues/326/16409 The Western states are home to a stealth campaign by libertarians who – under the guise of reforming eminent domain – are out to destroy all land-use planning through "takings" ballot initiatives No publisher Ray Ring initiatives Takings issues eminent domain libertarians land use planning Libertarian Party U.S. Supreme Court Fifth Amendment Elections Kelo case petition gathering Measure 37 Land Use and Planning signature gatherers Politics property rights ballot l Eric Dondero private property 2011-11-13T00:17:04Z News Article State of Jefferson: A place apart http://www.hcn.org/issues/334/16682 Brian Peterson considers himself the interim governor of the State of Jefferson, an area in Northern California and southern Oregon that has been talking about secession since the early 1940s No publisher Emma Brown Mount Shasta State of Jefferson Yreka Western history Wayne Hage Klamath water libertarians Gilbert Gable California limited government property-rights activists Western Culture Brian Peterson secession 20/30 Club war 2010-09-14T22:04:37Z News Article Heard around the West http://www.hcn.org/issues/336/16741 True-blue Montana libertarian Stan Jones; neighbors helping neighbors steal cars in Arizona; "vanishing culture" vampires; only one flag allowed in Pahrump, Nev.; tampering with food in New Mexico; and the Forest Service is bipolar No publisher Betsy Marston vanishing cultures Western odd news Stan Jones Humor libertarians Jon Tester University Senate race Conrad Burns Wood o Rebecca Solnit Dave Norton Arizona car thieves election 2006 Washington Post underage drivers midterms Mesa Margarita 2010-09-09T20:39:51Z News Article