Pro-gun Western Democrats are in the spotlight as the nation debates non-traditional firearms.
Items by Jonathan Thompson
And more oddities from Heard around the West
Our quickie guide to trivial, extraction-related iPhone apps
And more oddities from Heard around the West
Want a lot of solar and wind? Then you'll need a lot of power lines
Historically, the West was not as infatuated with guns as you may think.
The Saguache Crescent still prints every week, on a letterpress
The Old West was wild at times, but the notion that it was saturated with guns is false
The author tries to save the world from doom by listing important energy and climate figures
Concealed weapons at the University of Colorado
The Land of Enchantment's economy is in the dumps, and the fiscal cliff will hit hard
Election crazies in Arizona
An update on the drought situation in the West
When determining who is poor, the Census Bureau takes geography into account in its Supplemental Poverty Measure.
A cautionary tale about canine and wildlife interactions
In Southwestern Colorado a coal mine owned by a Mexican cement company thrives
The Animas-La Plata project in southwestern Colorado nears completion, 70 years after it started
If King Coal wants a boost, it should go after "Drill Baby Drill."
Peabody Energy will cut 1,000 jobs, but it is not because of hard times.
One of the most conservative states in the nation has built one of the healthiest economies not with purely laissez-faire policies, but with a dose of federal dollars and central planning.
Home prices show signs of recovery in Phoenix, but hopes for a return to boom times are delusional
While the media tends to paint Mormons with a uber-capitalist brush, the church's roots are actually planted in an almost Marxist theory of equal distribution of wealth.
How the Western states are doing in various economic indicators
Marriner S. Eccles, a prominent Utah banker and businessman, helped build the foundation for the New Deal
A few charts show the decline of the natural gas industry in Colorado
And Portland toilet dedications
And Las Vegas bull escapes
The Heritage Foundation exposes a sinister, Arab nation-funded plot, that uses Matt Damon to destroy America's energy industry
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