Sustaining America – Stories from the Heartlands
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Henry Lamb – The World’s Foremost Expert on Biodiversity and its Effect on American Citizens
Originally interviewed in 2005 at the offices of his Environmental Conservation Organization in Hollow Rock, Tennessee, Henry Lamb’s words are as pertinent today as they were 13 years ago. Scholars of environmental conservation as it relates to individual property rights and freedoms granted by the Constitution may find his knowledge of interest. Listen to the audio…
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From Democracy Now: Dakota Access Pipeline Company Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs & Pepper Spray
“Water is life…I wish they would open their eyes and have a heart.” (Member of the Ocala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Reservation) In a scenario that is becoming more and more familiar, this video from Democracy Now chronicles yet another confrontation between the interests of private business, government agencies and American Civilians. Armed with dogs,…
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Ramona Hage: “Federal Government Engaged in Conspiracy”
Ramona Hage is the daughter of Wayne Hage, rancher and author of “Sagebrush Rebellion.” Her family has been in conflict with the BLM, the Forest Service and other government agencies since 1978. They have fought in federal court in three major cases and other water adjudications, “Just to defend what we were lawfully allowed to…
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Audio of the Arrests: Victoria Sharp was in the car with Ammon Bundy when the FBI arrested them and shot Lavoy Finicum
“Are you kidding me? Have you seen the car? Have you seen the vehicle?…I mean, it’s completely covered with gun shots.” This file (an audio interview with Victoria Sharp) was recorded after the arrests in Oregon. It was sent to me and I don’t know the name of the interviewer. If you do, please let…
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Young Boy Recalls the Nt’l Park Svc Ranger Pulling a Gun on His Dad
This interview with young Cody Parker was conducted in 2005 on Bobby Parker’s front porch in the Mojave Preserve. Bobby was trenching a new water line with his privately-owned water directly adjacent to his cabin when Ranger Dingman, with the National Park Service arrived with another ranger. Dingman demanded that Bobby stop trenching and pulled his gun…
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Disabled Coal Miner Says Park Service is Taking His Home
“I was there the night she had the heart attack” (J.C. Kelley, American Coal Miner, New River, 2005) This interview was conducted in 2005 on New River Road in Hinton, West Virginia. According to sources there, the National Park Service at first told the residents that they would fix the road and wanted permission to…
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New River – Virginia – Willing Sellers Are Not Always Willing
Cindy and Tommy Mullens spent 12 years building their dream home on the New River in Hinton, West Virginia, only to be forced off when the National Park Service began seizing property along what was going to be a scenic byway. After dozens of landowners relinquished their homes, many of the properties fell into disrepair. We noted…
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Caught on Tape – Bragging about stealing land in the Mojave
I’ve wrestled about whether or not to publish this video, but as a journalist, I believe that all sides of a story should be told. So, you be the judge. This was filmed at a public event (Superintendent Mary Martin’s retirement from the Mojave Preserve) with government employees (most from the Park Service) so permission…
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Kit Laney Rides No More on the Diamond Bar Ranch
Kit and Sherrye Laney always dreamed of having their own ranch. When they married, they combined their resources, marshaled some from family and friends and purchased the Diamond Bar. It was their dream come true, until they lost it. This is a brief excerpt from a two hour interview with Kit that I recorded while…
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Wayne Hage: Storm Over the Rangelands
Wayne Hage, Sr., interviewed here shortly before his death in 2006 at the age of 69, struggled for years to preserve his rights as an American property owner and dedicated rancher. His book, “Storm Over Rangelands,” is an important chronicle of what has happened in the West in the last three decades. It is largely…
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