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Cowboys and Indians: in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Marv Kammerer has persuaded ranchers and Indian tribes to bury old enmities and join forces to save the land that both groups love.(Frontlines)
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OnEarth
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January 1, 2008
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- Ray, C. Michael
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MARV KAMMERER LOOKS like the iconic cowboy: worn-out hat, neckerchief, the swagger that comes from years of hard work in the saddle. Just another South Dakota cattle rancher, you might think--until you notice the button pinned to his chest: "Impeach Bush and Cheney." Kammerer's family ranch lies adjacent to Ellsworth Air Force Base. A longtime environmental and social justice activist, Kammerer has never made peace with the war machines that fly over his property.
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Few things are more important to the 70-year-old rancher than his land, which was first homesteaded by his grandfather, a German immigrant, in the 1880s. Holding on to that land was ...
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Utility considers merger Black Hills Corp., wants to take over...
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Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Buys Interest in Black Hills Plant
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