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As Boom Town Busts, a Brief Political Movement Fades Away – Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho and

When they built the grand resort and the outsiders arrived with their snow skis and sand wedges, there was tension in this town of 138. Another stunning mountain outpost in the West was going the way stunning mountain outposts in the West always seemed to go: upscale and out of reach.

By late 2007, newcomers had even taken control of City Hall. Yet it was not the second-home set at the new Tamarack Resort who rose to political power. It was the young workers who had moved to town to serve them: the guy who drove the airport shuttle, the cook at the lodge, the backcountry ski guide.

By WILLIAM YARDLEY

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/12idaho.html?hpw

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