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Regulation without representation is tyranny,? said Nevada?s poet lariat Waddie Mitchell in a recent column published in the Elko Daily Free Press. He was referring to the absolute dictatorial powers federal land managers at the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service exercise when determining how the land can be used, which in Nevada amounts to about 87 percent of … [Read more...] about Two Avenues Being Pursued to Wrest Control of Some Federal Lands
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Battle for Mount Lewis Should Concern All Rural Nevadans
It is like going up against the Sheriff of Nottingham, who has absolute authority and is answerable only to a far away, uninterested king. In May the Bureau of Land Management relented and announced it had come to a year-long deal with ranchers on the Argenta allotment on Mount Lewis in the Battle Mountain District to allow grazing. The BLM reneged. At the end of July the … [Read more...] about Battle for Mount Lewis Should Concern All Rural Nevadans
Local officials weigh in on Bundy Ranch controversy
Lincoln County residents, as well as those across the nation, have been following the coverage of federal officials at the Bundy Ranch at Bunkerville, Nev. over the last couple weeks. However, the struggle between local governments and entities and the federal Bureau of Land Management has existed for decades, and many local ranchers and cowboys […] This … [Read more...] about Local officials weigh in on Bundy Ranch controversy
Bundy cattle roundup halted, but debate rages on
Officials of the Bureau of Land Management insist Bunkerville cattle rancher Cliven Bundy ?owes the American taxpayers in excess of $1 million? in unpaid grazing fees for the past two decades. That was why they closed off 600,000 acres of federal public land and started confiscating Bundy?s cattle. But when armed protesters showed up this past weekend, the Director of the … [Read more...] about Bundy cattle roundup halted, but debate rages on