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Condo crowd set sights on western ranchers
Grazing fees are back on the front page. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt wants to raise them a whopping 130% — from $1.86 per animal unit month to $4.28. When you consider how the public questioned the recent 4.3 cent per gallon increase in the gasoline tax — less than five percent of the total cost…
Tales for telling again and again
“There are no cats in America, and the street are paved with cheese”. Thanks to the artistic genius of Steven Speilberg, the song containing these words filled the mousehole of the Mousekewitz family in Russia late in the 19th century. Though persecuted and with few freedoms, the family had hope, and they dreamed of a…
On a clear day, you can see it rot
Rot at the top. The idea that people in leadership positions sometimes lose touch with their ethical and cultural roots is a theme that runs deep in American political and business culture. More than a decade ago, John DeLorean, a tragic example of the problem, wrote a book titled On a Clear Day You Can See…