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Out West Roundup: Former Hopi chairman challenges eligibility of successor
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Arizona Former Hopi chairman challenges eligibility of successor FLAGSTAFF – The new chairman of a small northern Arizona tribe entered the race despite a provision in the Hopi constitution that prohibits anyone with a felony conviction within 10 years of declaring candidacy from doing so. Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma openly talked about his struggles with…
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Colorado Crisis Line expands to help more farmers and ranchers
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Colorado’s crisis hotline is taking on a population that might not occur to you: farmers and ranchers. The statewide crisis line was launched by Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Department of Human Services in August 2014 as part of an effort to boost mental health services. Now Commissioner of Agriculture Don Brown wants to make…
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Bennet says Colorado farmers, ranchers expect Trump to improve trade deals, not junk them
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As President Donald Trump departed on Friday for Asia, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Colorado’s agricultural community is relying on the president to keep his campaign promises and negotiate better trade agreements rather than scrap deals he’s called “horrible” and “so bad” for the United States. Noting that Colorado farmers export the vast majority of…
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Colorado agriculture hopes Sonny Perdue keeps promise to rural America
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When Sonny Perdue navigated the congressional process of confirmation to his post as agriculture secretary last month, he told senators he would be an advocate for rural America. Colorado farmers and ranchers, searching for stability in a waning agriculture economy, are counting on Perdue to keep his promise. “He was raised by a farmer and he’s…
