March 18, 2017 Federal withdrawal of resource-rich lands threatens Minnesota jobs, way of life “This politically motivated decision, coming in the final days of the administration of President Barack Obama, is inconsistent with current national policy. It could…
March 16, 2017 Minnesota ‘Buffers Act’ will take thousands of productive acres from rural landowners When enforcement of the ‘Buffers Act’ begins in a few months, all productive economic activity within the buffer zones will be prohibited. Not only…
March 16, 2017 Zinke gives hope to coal country, approves $22 million lease in Central Utah “For many communities and tribes in Utah, Montana, New Mexico and other states across the west, coal on public lands has been both a…
March 15, 2017 Demonized by progressives, California ranchers embrace Trump policies About two hours north of San Francisco I talked to many residents around the town of Red Bluff who are big fans of Trump….
March 15, 2017 Rural Western Colorado leaders dispute water diversions to urban Front Range Seven Western Colorado legislators have a message for Gov. John Hickenlooper, but really it’s for the Front Range: the West Slope is tapped out….
March 14, 2017 4 reasons Congress should disapprove economy-killing sage grouse regulations Ironically, at the time the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service finalized the harmful sage grouse plans in 2015, the bird was…
March 8, 2017 Part II: Environmental Multilevel Marketing, or Lobbying 101 As Green multilevel marketing has expanded into Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Nevada, we see an ever-creeping web of bureaucratic power under the guise of…
February 10, 2017 Mexican gray wolf attacks on rise in Arizona, along with costs, complications “All that was left was a leg and a few bone shards. I just got lucky to find it,” he said, noting that he…
February 8, 2017 Trump can reverse egregious Antiquities Acts edicts by doing 2 simple things That President Trump has the authority to vacate the actions of his predecessors is without question. Just as no Congress can bind a future…
February 3, 2017 Millard County Utah: A case study in urban ‘values’ infringing on rural property rights Although Millard County is the literal definition of rural, “urban” values increasingly seem to dominate local thought processes and resulting public policy. Despite lip…
