March 2, 2017 Local witnesses testify of kindness, good manners of Oregon Standoff defendants “They took very good care of my place. I trusted them completely,” she said. During cross, Overton acknowledged that Patrick left her a $100…
March 1, 2017 Environmentalist Navajo calls opponents of Bears Ears takeover “Tame Indians” A recent survey confirms the fact that an overwhelming percentage of locals and Native tribes residing in San Juan County want Bears Ears rescinded, and outspoken and well-funded environmentalist…
March 1, 2017 Why Trump’s termination of WOTUS is good for America The Clean Water Act itself makes it expressly clear that states are supposed to play a leading role when it comes to water policy….
February 28, 2017 Wolf ESA plan should focus on species recovery, not shutting down ranchers This plan set a recovery goal of 100 wolves, a target that was exceeded in 2014. However, instead of celebrating the recovery plan’s success…
February 28, 2017 Utah House passes first of its kind ‘livestock harassment’ bill …some youths were using vehicles to frighten and chase down baby cows. According to Chew, “The kids were laughing while chasing the calves and running them over, and they…
February 27, 2017 South Dakota ranchers, farmers hit with rising property taxes based on soil type Martin said that if all tax money stayed within the county, the system might not be so bad. But since the state gets some…
February 27, 2017 Cliven Bundy’s ideas about public lands management reflected in recent legislation “Disarm the National Park Service,” the recalcitrant cowboy cried in a video played in court recently, during the ongoing trial against six people charged…
February 27, 2017 Making The Rural American West Great Again Commentary by: Tony Franco | 2/23/2017 President Trump was elected thanks to voters in states surrounding the Great Lakes, thanks to his…
February 26, 2017 California county may owe dairy farmers $48 million for taking of private land San Bernardino County could pay $48 million for the property of one of the few remaining Chino dairy farmers after the family complained in…
February 25, 2017 ‘Emotion’ behind Colorado bill to protect property, human rights from feds still simmering The emotional stories of hardships drew the attention of several of the committee members. Rep. Tim Leonard (R-25) in particular asked about the current…
