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  • July 2008

    • Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      NPR  |  Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      (Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »

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      travel  • Arizona  • national park  • tourists  • Grand Canyon  • adventure travel  • National Park Service  • West  • visitors  • Wild West

  • June 2008

    • Why 'Cowboy' Shouldn't Be Political Insult

      Texas Monthly  |  Jun 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      Why 'Cowboy' Shouldn't Be Political Insult

      (Newser) - The word “cowboy” doesn’t deserve the derogatory treatment it’s received in recent years, Elmer Kelton writes in Texas Monthly. With critics labeling President Bush’s foreign policy “cowboy diplomacy,” the term that was once a sign of respect is now used to evoke a "shoot-from-the hip" individual who makes reckless decisions—the opposite of working cowboys like Kelton’s father, he writes. More »

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      George W. Bush  • foreign policy  • Wild West

  • March 2008

    • 32 Bison Shot to Death in Colorado

      Denver Post  |  Mar 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      32 Bison Shot to Death in Colorado

      (Newser) - Hunters shot to death more than 30 bison on a Colorado ranch, and state authorities are  investigating whether they had the right to do so, the Denver Post reports. It's legal in the state to hunt bison on private land with the owner's permission, but the scope of the carnage has raised suspicion. "There are just hundreds of acres with carcasses laying out there," said the local sheriff. "There are carcasses and hides." More »

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      Colorado  • hunting  • bison  • Wild West

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