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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Wild West

Wild West stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The Old West town of Tombstone, Ariz.—scene of the shootout at the OK Corral—is still swarming with gunmen. Actors, to be sure, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t bitter rivalries. Since a professional troupe rolled into town and started drawing tourists from the main drag... More »

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theater • Arizona • mayor • reenactment • Wild West • Tombstone • Wyatt Earp

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

opinion

Why 'Cowboy' Shouldn't Be Political Insult

Label for 'reckless'
President maligns
real cowpokes

Jun 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(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... More »

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foreign policy • George W. Bush • Wild West

32 Bison
Shot to Death
in Colorado

State authorities investigating possibly illegal hunt

Mar 21, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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hunting • Colorado • bison • illegal hunting • Wild West

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