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  • Feature And you think times are tough

    And you think times are tough

    The articles in old American Heritage magazines remind one that life in the West used to be much harder than it is.

  • Dear Friends Visitors from underground

    Visitors from underground

    Spelunkers visit High Country News; correction; obituaries for N.W. Grosse-Rhode and Ramon Mena Owens.

  • Writers on the Range And you think times are tough

    And you think times are tough

    The articles in old American Heritage magazines remind us that life in the West used to be a whole lot harder than it is.

  • Dear Friends See you in July

    See you in July

    High Country News skips an issue; visitors; Ray Ring wins prize; correction.

  • Book Reviews The other Trail of Tears

    The other Trail of Tears

    British author Brian Schofield pulls no punches in his account of a tragic episode in American history, Selling Your Father’s Bones: America’s 140-year War Against the Nez Perce Tribe.

  • Essays Natural comfort

    Natural comfort

    It seems romantic to die alone in the wild, until you begin to lose the people you love

  • Feature Volunteers work to slow down kitten killing

    Volunteers work to slow down kitten killing

    If people would spay and neuter their pets, animal shelter volunteers would not have to euthanize kittens every spring. Subscribers only

  • Uncommon Westerners Rise up swinging

    Rise up swinging

    Twenty-year-old Duran “Junior” Caferro wants to be a good father, encourage healthcare reform – and knock down whoever comes up against him in the boxing ring.

  • News

    On the waterfront

    Bay Area environmental leader Whitney Dotson works to restore his community's waterways -- and health. Subscribers only

  • Dear Friends

    Visitors going and coming

    Visitors going and coming; Betty Fussell’s new book, Raising Steaks; farewell to forester Leo Goebel

  • Writers on the Range Bring on the chickens

    Bring on the chickens

    There’s nothing funnier or more educational than a flock of backyard chickens. Subscribers only

  • Writers on the Range The movie-magic West rides again

    The movie-magic West rides again

    If you want to see the Old West live again, drop by a ranch and offer to help with the springtime cattle branding.

  • Essays Time to breathe

    Time to breathe

    Stargazing and geology satisfy the spiritual needs of a Utah writer and teacher.

  • Focus Paddling toward shore

    Paddling toward shore

    The Suquamish Tribe is resurrecting the old ways of Northwestern Indians – particularly their traditional canoe journeys – to improve the health of its young people. Subscribers only

  • Book Reviews The bizarre intersection of humanity and nature

    The bizarre intersection of humanity and nature

    The short stories in Laura Chester’s Rancho Weirdo revolve around the unexpected interactions of middle-class people with nature.

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