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RANGE scurried in gas masks through tunnels to VOLUME XXX, NUMBER 1, SPRING 2021 Up safety. Deeply disturbing and a national dis- PUBLISHER/EDITOR: Caroline Joy “CJ” Hadley grace, these actions were instantly vilified

DESIGN CONSULTANT: John Bardwell © JEFF ROSS, 2020 Front and our “leaders” say that anyone caught ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Alice Karpel for this vandalism and terrorism on Janu- WANDERING SCOUT: Dave Skinner, MT America’s on tilt so ary 6 “will be held to account and could LEAD FREERANGER: Carolyn Dufurrena why am I smiling? spend 10 years in federal prison.” SCIENCE EDITOR: Chance Gowan, ID By C.J. Hadley It’s a pity that vandalism and terrorism OUTSIDE EDITOR: Steve Thompson, CA during 2020 was mostly ignored. You might ASSISTANT TO PUBLISHER: Ann Galli remember the destruction of Minneapolis, CUSTOMER SERVICE: Deborah Bentley he title that my printer slapped on the Portland, Seattle, Kenosha and other blue SPECIAL PROMOTIONS: Jill Partee shipping cases of our recent book was cities. Progressive politicians and main- SOCIAL MEDIA: Marjorie Haun, UT T“Pants for Real People.” The real title is stream media claimed those crazed mobs PROOFREADER: Denyse Pellettieri White, NJ “Quinlan & Jones.” Vess and Bill were were “mostly peaceful,” “fighting for social WEBMASTER: Larry Angier, CA amused by that strange reach because their justice” or “sharing their grievances.” Mem- SENIOR WRITERS: Marjorie Haun (UT), Todd book covers “[t]he humor, history and hal- Macfarlane (UT), Barry Perryman, Ph.D., (NV), bers of the Biden campaign even provided Stephen M. Studdert (UT).C ONTRIBUTORS: Cyn- lucinations of the philosopher and the jar- bail funds for violent Antifa anarchists. thia Baldauf (MT), Linda Dufurrena (NV), Alan head. Old cowboys and their western Unequal justice is a chasm that will be Hart (VA), Bill Jones (TN), Vess Quinlan (CO), ponderings.” And on a recent day our local tough to breach. As a registered Democrat, Stephen H. Rich (UT/AZ), Terry Sullivan (NV), Post Office in Carson City, Nev., wrapped my heart aches. Miranda Devine wrote in Al Topping (AZ), Larry Turner (OR/TX). our Business Reply Mail neatly in a the on January 7: “The NOT FORGOTTEN: Michael S. Coffman, Ph.D., RANGE charge sheet, and it turned out to storming of the U.S. Capitol yesterday by a Don Coops, Carrie Depaoli, Tim Findley,Chet be mail intended for “Back Yard Poultry.” Mercer, T.M. Murphy, Bert Smith, Jack Swanson group of fired-up Trump supporters was a and J. Zane Walley. You can’t make this stuff up. Have we tragedy for the Republican party, for con- RANGE (ISSN #1093-3670) is published lost our way or is someone sending me a servatives and populist nationalists, and for quarterly for $19.95/yr U.S. ($28/yr Canada, message? Speaking of messages, my sister- and his legacy. 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Like us on Facebook, After 30 years with RANGE, I was feel- And political analyst Lisa Boothe added: @MagazineRange, ing better about the future of family ranch- “The bulk of the media actively treats 74 Instagram @range_magazine ing in the American West, thanks mostly to million Americans with disdain. They and Parler @RANGEmagazine. an administration that loved America and report unfairly about them, belittle them, RANGE is an award-winning quarterly devoted to the issues that threaten the West, its people, Americans, slashed regulations, cut taxes, and don’t even bother listening to their lifestyles, lands and wildlife. No stranger to con- increased jobs and wages, and used com- concerns. That leads to great division. The troversy, RANGE is a leading forum for opposing mon sense. That party seems to be over. left, they don’t want unity. They want full viewpoints in the search for solutions that will halt the depletion of a national resource—the Speaking of parties, today is January 7, power. And they just got it. Buckle up.” American cowboy. Serbian Christmas, and son-of-a-Basque- We claim we are a nation of laws, not RANGE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION sheepherder and Nevada casino magnate men, and that real debate is needed, not Grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) RCF to assist John Ascuaga’s birthday, but I doubt this autocratic control. With the new leaders the with RANGE’s mission are appreciated. Mail to RCF, Attn.: Ed Depaoli, P.O. Box 1595, Carson day will be remembered for those sweet West will change so we have to work harder City, NV 89702. 775-884-2206. celebrations. Last night, a crazed mob to help change it for the better. Outside ALL RIGHTS RESERVED breached the barricades at the U.S. Capitol, forces seem to be hoping that RANGE will Reproduction in whole or part without written overwhelming Capitol Police and trashing also change for the better and perhaps mer- permission is strictly prohibited. Publisher not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and parts of that beautiful building. Four peo- chandise “Pants for Real People” and “Back ple died while legislators working in Con- Yard Poultry.” photos or for the opinions of the contributors. n COPYRIGHT © 2021. Printed in U.S.A. gress on Electoral College certification were Maybe that job will be easier.

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