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"A deeply troubled idea from the start" | Valles Caldera's experiment in public lands manage...
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Related: Welcome to hard times Ed Quillen finds a silver lining behind the current economic clouds.; Scrimpfest in the West As much of the West reels economically, Wyoming and a few states thrive on energy; urban bears live fast and die young.; The way it looks in rural Oregon in this shaky economic world Boom and bust cycles remind us that we're not as smart as we think we are.; Pieces of the economic puzzle The West’s small towns have always been subject to boom-and-bust economies, and even when the coal mines close and the factories move overseas, new economic engines will likely take their place; This boom will end like all the others - in a deep, deep bust The history of small towns in the West has always been a cycle of booms and busts.

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The HCN Wire Our Editor's picks from around the West: Utah auction draws few oil and gas drillers; Idaho Power's cloud seeding efforts keep water flowing over dams | Idaho Statesman; Wyoming antler collectors butt heads over proposed law -- latimes.com; Bishop: Environmental rules impeding border security - Salt Lake Tribune; More

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