This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, another look at the Greater Idaho movement. (See the Region-Wide section.)
Region-Wide
‘Greater Idaho’ measure passes in 13th Oregon county. The article begins:
“Residents in Crook County, Oregon, approved the “Greater Idaho” measure Tuesday that would require the county to proceed with efforts to secede from the state and join Idaho.
Voters passed the measure with 53%, making it the 13th county in eastern Oregon to approve it.”
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And from the Eastern liberal perspective of The New York Post: 13th conservative Oregon county approves measure to secede and join ‘Greater Idaho’. An excerpt:
“Greater Idaho would see more than half of Oregon’s territory leave the Beaver State and join Republican-run Idaho to the east.
The move would shift Idaho’s border 200 miles west past the heart of Oregon.
Greater Idaho began in earnest in 2020 and quickly began picking up traction, with eleven of the state’s 36 counties voting to endorse the idea by 2022.
Driving the force is a sharp political divide between the more sparsely populated, rural and conservative interior of Oregon, and the liberal coastal cities with population hubs like Portland and the state’s capital of Salem.
If Greater Idaho were achieved Oregon would lose two-thirds of its land but only about 10% of its population — a disparity which has left the conservative interior of the state feeling like their laws are being passed by people with no connection to their lifestyle and beliefs.”
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Why “Nobody” Lives In Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, or Idaho.
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Some typical academic journal absurdity, on the Redoubt concept, this time from Australia: Nonconformity and the role of Sanctions within the Survivalist Community.
Idaho
Pushing some RINOs out: Conservative candidates win big in Magic Valley.
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Analysis: A turbulent Idaho primary election, and maybe a glimpse into the future.
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Rafter survives after embarking on a solo trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
Montana
A Nick Johnson travel video: I Drove Around Montana For A Week. Here’s What Happened. (Nick, an ex-Californian, can be quite snide, sarcastic, and downright condescending, but he captures some interesting locales and meets some fine folks.)
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Central & Eastern Oregon
Runway plane crash leaves one hospitalized in Ontario.
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Back to Bachelor: Summit High grad returns as US Ski Team member.
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Central & Eastern Washington
Washington’s gray wolves moving further west; federally delisted from ESA.
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City of Spokane considering settlement to family of man shot by police.
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Police arrest man after high speed chase through Colfax.
Wyoming
Wyomingites can fish for free on June 1.
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Former Wyoming Trooper Gets 10-15 Years for Sexual Assault.
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Warbirds in flight: Remembering Casper’s contribution to World War II.
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