Tag: American West

  • Wise Fires Prevent Wild Fires

    Wise Fires Prevent Wild Fires

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    by Thomas Reiner, Quartz Mountain Commentary, ©2025 (Jun. 17, 2025) — The American West is no longer endless spans of unused prairies and forests. It has grown to become home to millions of Americans where prairies have been tilled into farmlands, and forests have been largely cut down to provide wood to build those homes.…

  • The Oregon Standoff Was A Predictable Reaction to Oppression

    The Oregon Standoff Was A Predictable Reaction to Oppression

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    FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2016, President, NARLO (Feb. 14, 2016) — “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”  Martin Luther King, Jr.  * * * * * * * * * * * When rational…

  • The Cowboys vs. Lyin’ Harry and the BLMdians

    The Cowboys vs. Lyin’ Harry and the BLMdians

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    FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2014, President, NARLO (Apr. 27, 2014) — NOTE:  We wrote this article before Cliven Bundy opened his mouth and injected race into the dialogue.  Bundy said a lot of other good things that included the racial comments, but the racial comments overshadowed the other things he…