Culture & Communities
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Writers on the Range
Of cars, booze, guns and angry mothers
It's time to get MADD about gun violence.
by Richard Wandschneider, Mar 20, 2013 -
Current
Tribal casinos expand and go upscale
To attract more customers and revenue, many Western tribal casinos are adding resort hotels, golf, spas and fancy restaurants.
by Jason Begay, Mar 18, 2013 -
Multimedia
Lost and Found Montana: Cartersville
Photographer Jeremy Lurgio unexpectedly finds that life carries on in Cartersville, a small Montana town whose name was struck from official state highway maps in 2000.
by Jeremy Lurgio, Mar 18, 2013 -
Dear Friends
HCN takes a break
The next issue of HCN will be out April 15; reprint of corrected mountain lion deaths chart
by Jodi Peterson, Mar 18, 2013 -
Essays
Westerners love erotic landscapes
The Western landscape is full of arousing features.
by Stephen Lyons, Mar 18, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Local food, even in winter
A vegetable farmer tells how collaboration in Bozeman, Mont., helps growers and consumers eat high on the hog.
by Dean Williamson, Mar 14, 2013 -
Essays
'We Don’t Give a Damn How They Do It Outside'
An Alaska native struggles to "blend in" in the Lower 48.
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock , Mar 04, 2013 -
Current
Lake Mead's retreat leaves Nevada ghost town high and dry
The residents of St. Thomas were forced to leave their homes behind when Lake Mead submerged their town. But after decades under water, drought has brought it back to the surface.
by Kate Shaw, Mar 04, 2013 -
Letters
Making connections to the land
by Jennie and Delaney Sharp, Mar 04, 2013 -
Letters
Lessons from Washington State
by Karl Hartzell, Mar 04, 2013 -
Letters
Letterpress memories
by Dan Thorndike, Mar 04, 2013 -
Book Reviews
An unlikely penitent: A review of On Top of Spoon Mountain
John Nichols’ latest novel tells the story of an aging writer who wants to climb one last peak to redeem his mistakes and restore his relationship with his children.
by Traci J. Macnamara, Mar 04, 2013 -
Current
Philip Anschutz’s outsized reach in the West
The billionaire has stakes in everything from Western art, railroads and petroleum to renewable energy, national parks, stadiums and Justin Bieber.
by Sarah Gilman, Mar 04, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Girl in the woods: A review of The Snow Child
The debut novel from Eowyn Ivey, now in paperback, describes a homesteading couple in Alaska who adopt a mysterious girl living in the woods.
by Jenny Shank, Mar 04, 2013 -
Dear Friends
Students take over HCN Facebook page
Marketing students try their hand at managing HCN’s Facebook page; new books from Julianne Couch and Mike Medberry; corrections and clarification.
by Jodi Peterson, Mar 04, 2013






