Culture & Communities
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Writers on the Range
Don't ever forget Cecil Garland
Remembering the quiet activist who fought hard to preserve Montana's 240,000-acre Scapegoat wilderness
by Gabriel Furshong, Sep 04, 2012 -
Letters
Mother nature's hot heyday
by J. Culler, Sep 02, 2012 -
Book Reviews
A parent lost and found: A review of Descanso for My Father: Fragments of a Life
Harrrison Candelaria Fletcher tries to trace his family history -- particularly the life of his father, who died when he was almost two, in his new book.
by Jenny Shank, Sep 02, 2012 -
Dear Friends
High Country News hires an associate designer
HCN welcomes Andy Cullen, our new associate designer; more late-summer visitors come to Paonia.
by Cindy Wehling and Jodi Peterson for the staff, Sep 02, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Return to innocence: A review of Queen of America
In Luis Alberto Urrea's sequel to The Hummingbird's Daughter, the author continues his imagined story of his legendary Great-aunt Teresita, who was known as the Saint of Cabora.
by Kathleen Yale, Sep 02, 2012 -
Feature
Troubled Taos, torn apart by a battle over historic Hispano land grants
A New Mexican town known for its art scene is home to a fractured community, where distrust of Anglo newcomers plays out in a fight over whether ancient deeds give Hispano old-timers a right to land.
by J.R. Logan, Aug 27, 2012 -
Essays
Love and tomatoes -- a natural combination
Diamonds aren't always a girl's best friend; sometimes a fresh, ripe, local tomato is.
by Jeremy N. Smith, Aug 23, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Lights, camera, life: A review of Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter's dashing sixth novel spans two continents and covers five decades as the lives of nine characters interweave throughout the years.
by Jenny Shank, Aug 19, 2012 -
Book Reviews
A long, strange trip: A review of Pot Farm
In his memoir, Matthew Gavin Frank takes the reader on a hallucinatory journey through the medical marijuana industry in Mendocino County, Calif.
by Annie Dawid, Aug 19, 2012 -
Letters
Stump appreciation
by Maura T. Callahan, Aug 19, 2012 -
Letters
Don't 'live and let live' with polygamy
by Doyle McClure, Aug 19, 2012 -
Dear Friends
Summer visitors
HCN gets a flood of summer visitors despite the hot, dry season; Deanne Stillman's new book, Desert Reckoning.
by Jodi Peterson, Aug 19, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Atlas of Yellowstone
The thoroughly researched and lavishly illustrated Atlas of Yellowstone covers the Greater Yellowstone Area from A to Z.
by Staff, Aug 20, 2012 -
Editor's Note
Old West versus New West in Taos, N.M.
When wandering newcomers and deep-rooted old-timers collide in the West, it gets difficult, especially in a place as culturally complex as northern New Mexico.
by Ray Ring , Aug 19, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
Mourning the world we've lost
Art as elegy and as a call to action on behalf of the natural world.
by Sarah Gilman, Aug 15, 2012






