Items by Susan J. Tweit — 9 items
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Western literary journals give voice to story and place
A number of literary journals offer different perspectives on the West.
by Susan J. Tweit, Oct 14, 2012 -
Water across the Divide
In 2003, Colorado's Grand Ditch was breached, causing flood damage to the Upper Colorado River and to Rocky Mountain National Park.
by Susan J. Tweit, Oct 13, 2009 -
Must our water always flow uphill toward money?
Bottled water is a silly idea anyway, but Nestle’s plans to bottle spring water from the high desert of Chaffee County, Colo., are beyond absurd.
by Susan J. Tweit, Apr 02, 2009 -
Dust to dust
The western Colorado town of Uravan no longer exists, but its history of radium and uranium mining lives on.
by Susan J. Tweit , Feb 02, 2009 -
Christo in Colorado would be a very good thing
The writer looks forward to Christo coming to her area, even though traffic jams are sure to be part of the artist’s 'Over the River.'
by Susan J. Tweit, Feb 20, 2006 -
Healing the border with words
Award-winning author Denise Chavez created the Border Book Festival, and founded a Cultural Center in Mesilla, N.M., to help heal the cultural wounds of the U.S.-Mexico border
by Susan J. Tweit, Dec 12, 2005 -
Cano's Vision
In the little town of Antonito, Colo., a local eccentric known as Cano is using salvaged materials like beer cans, hubcaps and scrap lumber to create an extraordinary shrine called "El Castillo."
by Susan J. Tweit, Aug 22, 2005 -
A mountain of books becomes a library of the land
Jeff Lee and Ann Martin of Denver are working to turn their huge personal library into a "land-study" center and residential library, the Rocky Mountain Land Library
by Susan J. Tweit, Apr 18, 2005
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