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  • Floyd Dominy, the colossus of dams, dies at 100

    Floyd Dominy, the colossus of dams, dies at 100

    An interview with the former Bureau of Reclamation commissioner, who built Glen Canyon dam

    by Julianne Couch, Apr 23, 2010

  • The names of things and why they matter

    Westerners like knowing the names of local wildflowers, but Julianne Couch says it’s equally important to identify manmade objects in the landscape.

    by Julianne Couch, Nov 21, 2008

  • In Wyoming, caucusing gets personal

    Julianne Couch was excited by Wyoming’s Democratic caucus, feeling that for once it really mattered.

    by Julianne Couch, Mar 10, 2008

  • The day the view died

    Julianne Couch regrets that Laramie has now grown so much she can no longer recognize the familiar view she once loved to see as she drove into town.

    by Julianne Couch, Jan 07, 2008

  • Nothing out there can be a very good thing

    Julianne Couch surveys the vastness of Wyoming’s Adobe Town badlands and hopes that oil and gas drilling does not invade its beautiful emptiness.

    by Julianne Couch, Oct 15, 2007

  • Nothing out there can be a very good thing

    Julianne Couch surveys the vastness of Wyoming's Adobe Town badlands and hopes that oil and gas drilling does not invade its beautiful emptiness.

    by Julianne Couch, Oct 01, 2007

  • Ducks on the walls

    Julianne Couch would rather have real antlers on the walls than a silkscreened trout adorning a sweatshirt.

    by Julianne Couch, May 21, 2007

  • Flying with Cowgirls all over Wyoming

    Julianne Couch says the University of Wyoming women’s basketball team had the whole state cheering as they became national champions.

    by Julianne Couch, Apr 23, 2007

  • Notes from a place of risk and hope

    In Big Wonderful: Notes from Wyoming, Kevin Holdsworth describes his love for a harsh landscape in essays, poetry and fiction.

    by Julianne Couch, Feb 05, 2007

  • We bought an SUV, and we're proud of it

    The writer buys an SUV because it does the job she needs it to do. So there.

    by Julianne Couch, Nov 06, 2006

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