Culture & Communities
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Writers on the Range
Hispanics flex some environmental muscle
How New Mexico's Hispanics helped create a new national monument-- Río Grande del Norte.
by Ernie Atencio, May 21, 2013 -
Feature
How right-wing emigrants conquered North Idaho
Conservative transplants largely from California have taken over Kootenai County -- have they gone too far?
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, May 20, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
A lesson from a pig called Eddie
The author learns to eat meat responsibly
by Lori Bell, May 16, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Book review: "Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art"
A review of Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art, by Edwin L. Wade and Allan Cooke
by staff, May 13, 2013 -
Dear Friends
Reflected glory
A Pulitzer Prize for Lisa Song, former HCN intern; visitors come by our office; journalists and HCN contributors Debra Weyermann and Kathie Durbin have died.
by Jodi Peterson, May 13, 2013 -
Book Reviews
A tireless documenter of Native America: A review of "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher"
Timothy Egan on the life and work of photographer Edward Curtis
by Lee E. Cart, May 13, 2013 -
Book Reviews
The artist and his patron: A review of "The Inventor and the Tycoon"
Edward Ball unravels the strange partnership between railroad tycoon Leland Stanford and photographer Eadweard Muybridge
by Brittany Shoot, May 13, 2013 -
Editor's Note
A hard right in Idaho
An HCN editor reflects on the many changes around Coeur d'Alene.
by Ray Ring, May 13, 2013 -
Multimedia
The gray area: a conversation with artist Renee Couture
An Oregon artist reinterprets the region's timber wars.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, May 10, 2013 -
Current
A new collaboration has Idaho ranchers and the BLM fighting fire together
Conflicts began after the BLM banned ranchers from fighting fire on public land. But a surprising solution has emerged.
by Emily Guerin, May 08, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
A fine day in the classroom
On helping rural third-graders examine the remains of a mastodon
by Sharman Apt Russell, May 08, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Frontier anxiety for the 21st century
The West has outgrown its early focus on extraction; its identity now is the legacy of public lands.
by Michael Dax, May 07, 2013 -
Essays
Seeking Ben Kennedy: a quest to find a mysterious Montana philanthropist
The writer goes in search of a mysterious Montana philanthropist
by J. Malcolm Garcia, May 03, 2013 -
Dear Friends
Spread the word and get an exclusive HCN poster
"Friends" campaign offers the new Colorado River Basin poster; Craig Childs wins Orion Book Award; John Dougherty produces "Cyanide Beach" documentary on mine pollution.
by Jodi Peterson, Apr 29, 2013 -
Book Reviews
A review of Passage to Wonderland
A history professor re-treads photographer Joseph Stimson's 1903 journey from Cody, Wyo., to Yellowstone.
by Staff, Apr 29, 2013






