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  • Rural Education 2.0

    Tiny Vilas, Colo., thought it was a great idea to open an online school and enroll at-risk students from far-away Denver – but neither the students nor the school district ended up scoring well at report card time

    by Samuel Western, Apr 30, 2007

  • Spinning coal into gasoline

    Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is eager to build a synfuels plant to turn coal into diesel, but it will neither easy nor cheap to make gas gasification a reality in the West

    by Samuel Western, Nov 13, 2006

  • The Fourth Wave

    With uranium prices rising, speculators are looking anew at busted mining towns like Jeffrey City, Wyo., but locals have learned to be skeptical

    by Samuel Western, Sep 04, 2006

  • The rural West's pragmatic booster

    Economist and demographer Larry Swanson wants to help rural Western communities find a way to survive

    by Samuel Western, Sep 04, 2006

  • Ethanol takes off in the West

    Critics say a new push for producing ethanol from corn is actually a waste of both energy and money

    by Samuel Western, Feb 16, 2004

  • Harsh words from inside the Beltway

    A Washington Post columnist hits a nerve in Wyoming when he scolds the state for its dependence on oil and gas, lack of leadership and scarcity of good jobs.

    by Samuel Western, Oct 25, 1999

  • Born caged: A new "wild' West

    The trend toward private ownership of wildlife - especially game ranching of elk - has dire consequences for both wild animals and the soul of the nation that once protected their wild status.

    by Samuel Western, Apr 27, 1998

  • A very large subdivision riles a very small town

    Irate locals in Big Horn, Wyo., fight the ambitious golf course and vacation home development plans of Homer Scott Jr.

    by Samuel Western, Apr 15, 1996

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