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 of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on a bald eagle poaching prosecuation. (See the Montana section.)
Region-Wide
Some serious Eco-LARPers, gone wild, in Idaho, Montana, and the eastern fringe of the Cascades, in Washington: Living Wild: Surviving with the Means of the Stone Age — Survival Documentary. JWR’s Comments: This was as seen through the eyes of a European film crew. The sight of those avocados and some of the leather and hides that looked like they were mail-ordered from Tandy Leather Company seemed a bit incongruous. The obviously staged scene of them scaling a cliff was hilarious since an inadvertent wide shot revealed a much easier route up the mountain, just nearby. Oh well, I’ll award them an A for Drama, and a D for Authenticity.
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Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a road map to breach Snake River dams.
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Yellowstone opens for winter season.
Idaho
Reader C.B. sent this: The future of nuclear energy will be decided in Idaho.
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Published by Willamette Week — one of Portland, Oregon’s left-wing rags: New Data Shows Red Wave Washing Into Idaho. (Thanks to D.B. for the link.)
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72-year-old woman missing for four days rescued after wrecked car found in Idaho canyon.
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Video from a real estate agent: Why Are End Of World Preppers Moving To North Idaho?
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Terry spotted this news: Prepare for an ‘Animal Style’ grand opening, In-N-Out to open Tuesday. JWR’s Comment: Idaho probably didn’t need more greasy food Californication.
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Another from C.B.: Boise’s contentious new zoning code went live. Here’s what that could mean for you.
Montana
Two men accused of illegally killing Golden, Bald Eagles for sale on black market. JWR’s Comment: The Great Unspoken in this article is that the illegal trade in eagle feathers, heads, and claws is primarily driven by Native American buyers, who want to own authentic headdresses and other accoutremants. This trade only gets publicity when non-Indians run afoul of the law — usually in poaching or their involvement in taxidermy.
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Montana’s legislative logjam, as seen from the perspective of a left-winger: A 2023 Political Recap: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. (The Flathead Beacon is an advertising tabloid with a Dyed-in-the-Wool Democrat staff.) The article, written by Sheila Hogan, the Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, begins:
“Skyrocketing property taxes. Astronomical energy rate increases. Thousands of homes that are unaffordable to most Montanans. And yet more big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, while the rest of us are left to foot the bill.”
JWR’s Comment: Perhaps someone should remind Sheila Hogan that in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, the top 2% of income earners provide more than 50% of all state income tax revenue for their states.
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I’d heard of this company before, but hadn’t realized that they are located in the Redoubt — Missoula Montana, to be precise: Zombie Tools.
Central & Eastern Oregon
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Eastern Oregon community organizer’s truck burned shortly after meeting on groundwater contamination.
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Judge allows relocation of wolves from Oregon to Colorado.
Central & Eastern Washington
Yakima Police Department ask for help to locate two missing teens. JWR’s Comment: Underage marriage is still legal in Washington, but it requires parental consent and the approval of a judge.
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Whitman College in Walla Walla under investigation by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
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53-year sentence in Badger Mountain Road murder.
Wyoming
”Heroic” Neighbor Rescues Person, Dog, From Laramie House Fire.
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Wyoming Ranchers File $7 Million In Claims For 15,000 Head Of Lost Livestock.
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