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PRIVATE BUSINESS DECISION? The truth about NGO lawsuits and government water cuts that led to Potter Valley dam removals.
The real story of backroom deals, bureaucratic red tape, and NGO muscle set to disenfranchise 600,000 water users in California's North Coast.
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Keely Covello
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Destroying the Potter Valley Project Won't Save the Salmon: 8 Truths About What Happened to the Eel River
Save the salmon? 8 truths about the downfall of fisheries in the Eel River.
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Steven Elliott
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President Trump: The American West Needs Your Attention
As Trump takes office again, a look ahead at our generation's fight for the unwon American West.
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Keely Covello
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Why We Need Independent Journalists from Rural, Ranching America
I started UNWON to shine a light on the people who build, feed, clothe, and defend a nation; the ones you can't see from the road.
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Keely Covello
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The War on Beef: How Incrementalism Kills Liberty
Shad Sullivan is the private property rights committee chair of R-CALF USA, the nation's largest nonprofit trade association exclusively representing…
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Shad Sullivan
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The Feminist Case Against Abortion
In the final days of her campaign, Kamala Harris is running strong on support from young women who have been told their autonomy is at stake, although…
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Keely Covello
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2024 Voting Guide for Hunters & Fishermen
Three key bills on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, and Florida will impact state hunting & fishing rights.
AMANDA RADKE: Why South Dakotans Must Vote "No" on RL21
Contrary to what proponents of RL21 will tell you, this government grift is greenwashing at best, using your tax dollars, for a land grab.
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Amanda Radke
Cattle Ranching Is the Most Decentralized Sector in U.S. Agriculture. Will It Survive Another 100 Years?
Scapegoat of the jet set crowd, the lone American Cowboy is easy pickings.
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Keely Covello
Ranchers React to $15 Billion for Tracking Cattle Included in Omnibus Bill
Ranchers are sounding the alarm over an earmark to fund electronic cattle tracking in the omnibus bill passed by the House on Wednesday.
KYLE BLACK: The West Is Full (of Misplaced Frustration)
Why Transplant Hate and a “Locals Only” Attitude Misses the Mark
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Kyle Black
Starlink Denied FCC Funding: Are Rural Americans Being Penalized Because Joe Biden Doesn’t Like Elon Musk?
In the high country of south central Colorado, Stan Gones relies on satellite Internet constellation Starlink to homeschool his kids and work his remote…
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