In Elko, Nevada, over a Basque supper of oxtail, lamb and sweetbreads, Russo assesses the tea party movement.

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Unless you share some of Railroad Earth's devotion to roots music, Elko probably won't push your pleasure buttons.

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From the Elizabethan English spoken in Chesapeake Bay to the Basque in Elko, Nevada, America's ethnic melting pot refuses categorically to dissolve.

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Break your arm in Elko and you've got a powerful incentive to go to the Province hospital: The next hospital is 240 miles away.

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The leaders of the Jarbidge Shovel Brigade, which in 2000 used volunteer muscle power to move a boulder and reopen a wilderness road near Elko, Nevada, rallied to Tombstone's side.

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When Province bought a run-down 82-year-old hospital in Elko, Nev. in 1998, it promised a new cardiac lab, cancer center, medical library and psychiatric programs--all without raising prices or reducing services.

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