Culture & Communities
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Feature
Spreading the gospel: Outdoor education teaches people to know and care about the West
The number and variety of outdoor education programs has increased dramatically in the last 25 years.
by Elizabeth Manning, Jun 10, 1996 -
News
Lawmakers say Colorado prisons are king
The Colorado Legislature passes a bill allowing the state Corrections Department to ignore local zoning when it wants to build or expand prisons.
by Paul Larmer, Jun 10, 1996 -
News
Planning regulations bite a planning proponent
Former U.S. Senator Dan Evans, who once supported Washington state's Growth Management Act, now seeks to change the law after finding it will prevent him from building a house where he wants.
by Paul Larmer, Jun 10, 1996 -
News
Sagebrush rebels in the apple orchards
Two Chelan County commissioners defy Washington state's Growth Management Act, claiming freedom from state and federal controls.
by Peter Chilson, Jun 10, 1996 -
News
Mt. Graham telescope rides through Congress
President Clinton signs a bill approving the University of Arizona's construction of a third telescope on Mount Graham.
by Heather Abel, May 13, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Letter to Edward Abbey from Earth: A Review
A letter to the late Ed Abbey ruefully notes how the writer's grim predictions about overpopulation and over-abuse of the canyon country are coming true.
by Stephen J. Lyons, Apr 29, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Take a seat
University of Denver's Graduate School of Public Affairs will choose a professor to hold the Timothy E. Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy.
by Bill Taylor, Apr 15, 1996 -
News
A very large subdivision riles a very small town
Irate locals in Big Horn, Wyo., fight the ambitious golf course and vacation home development plans of Homer Scott Jr.
by Samuel Western, Apr 15, 1996 -
Essays
Goodbye, Deadwood
A Deadwood citizen who originally pushed for legalized gambling reflects sadly on the way her town has changed.
by Betty Whittington, Apr 01, 1996 -
Related Stories
Deadwood pays dearly for gambling riches
Legalized gambling in Deadwood, S.D., has brought prosperity but destroyed a community in the process.
by Elizabeth Manning, Apr 01, 1996 -
Related Stories
The nuts and bolts of Western gambling
A survey of the West shows a variety of ways to gamble in every state but Utah.
by Heather Abel, Apr 01, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Arid art
English watercolorist Tony Foster displays paintings of the desert West in Sun Valley, Idaho.
by Staff, Mar 18, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Just a little advice
County Commissioner John Clarke's primer, "The Code of the West," seeks to help newcomers adjust to rural Larimer County, Colo.
by Staff, Mar 18, 1996 -
News
Score one for local control
In Colorado, a bill to gut state law 1041, which allows local communities to have strict land-use regulations, is pulled from consideration in the House.
by Jenny Emery, Mar 18, 1996 -
Feature
Monoculture meets its match in North Dakota
John Gardner represents a new breed of agricultural "specialized generalists" who want to help Dakota farmers reclaim the food system.
by Ed Marston, Mar 18, 1996






