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  • A divine business

    A divine business

    In Bozeman, Mont., 78-year-old Vern Bandy says he finds water using the legendary art of dowsing.

    by Sam Western, Nov 30, 2010
  • We’re in this together

    We’re in this together

    Owning a house in Rawlins, Wyoming now has global implications.

    by Sam Western, Nov 25, 2008

  • Organics and biofuels bring independence

    More Montana farmers are starting to raise oilseed crops and produce their own biofuels to save on energy costs

    by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005

  • Universities lag on organics

    Montana’s land-grant universities have so far shown little interest in promoting organic agriculture

    by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005

  • A New Green Revolution

    In Montana’s dying farm country, "vanguard agriculture" is putting people back to work on the land

    by Sam Western, Dec 26, 2005

  • The life of an energy colony

    A timeline shows that since its founding, Wyoming has occasionally boomed but more often busted under the thumb of extractive industry

    by Sam Western, Feb 17, 2003

  • Alternative livestock searches for a niche

    After the enthusiastic boosterism that surrounded alternative livestock in the 1980s, emu, ostrich, elk and bison producers have seen the market - and their incomes - plummet.

    by Sam Western, Mar 18, 2002

  • Planning begins at the ballot box

    Big Horn, Wyo., residents who lost a lawsuit to stop a resort and 600-home development get revenge by ousting one of the county commissioners who allowed the development.

    by Sam Western, Feb 17, 1997

  • Trying to think the good thoughts about ATVs

    An elk hunter dislikes ORVs despite their convenience because they make the country too small.

    by Sam Western, Dec 09, 1996

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