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The Doc is in
Rural folks find common ground at a vet's office in Western Colorado.
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Victory came from the bottom up
A vast army of determined volunteers were the force behind Obama’s success in Colorado.
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Slideshow: The unflappable Doc Vincent
In rural western Colorado, a vet tends to pets and their humans. Michelle Nijhuis reads her essay, along with slides by JT Thomas.
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Conscientious objectors 65 years ago
Paying homage to those imprisoned at Mancos Camp, Colo., during World War II.
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Stuck in the PAWGmire
The Pinedale Anticline Working Group was supposed to give citizens input on the local oil and gas boom, but it hasn’t worked out as planned.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Still Howling Wolf
Ranchers and environmentalists in Wyoming are still squabbling over wolves as the animal bounces on and off the endangered species list.
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Liquid assets
California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.
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Field Day
In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
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Category: Mining & Agriculture
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Field Day
by Marty Durlin Oct 10, 2008 11:04 AMIn some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
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Believe it or not: Ranching has something to teach us
by Courtney White Aug 06, 2008 07:20 AMOnce denounced by many environmentalists, ranching is finally getting some respect, and Courtney White feels that it’s about time.
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Taxed off the farm
by Emily Steinmetz Jul 24, 2008 12:10 PMNew enforcement of rural property tax laws could price out longtime residents in northern New Mexico counties.
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The Silence of the Bees
by Hannah Nordhaus Jul 16, 2008 03:30 PMMigratory beekeeper John Miller hauls his hives across the West, pollinating everything from almonds to apples, but a nasty parasite and a mysterious disorder are making life much harder for John and his buzzing business partners.
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Beloved companion or Parisian dinner?
by Marty Durlin Jul 03, 2008 12:00 PMSlaughter ban backfires for U.S. horses
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Loves, losses and utter disasters
by Tanya Lee Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMIn her new novel, The Berkeley Pit, Dorothy Bryant intertwines the stories of two very different Berkeleys: The California college town during the ‘60s, and the famously toxic open-pit mine in Butte, Mont.
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Guest workers: Laborers or commodity?
by Rebecca Clarren Jul 16, 2008 03:46 PMCommentary: states trying to maneuver around feds' failure to act
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Fields of overkill
by Li Miao Lovett Jul 16, 2008 03:44 PMIn response to recent E. coli outbreaks, corporate buyers are pushing California farmers to rid their fields of all wildlife and wild vegetation – despite the fact that this could make the food supply even less safe.
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More precious than gold?
by Marty Durlin May 08, 2008 12:00 PMAfter 18 years, agreements pave the way for a mine on Buckhorn Mountain
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How to adopt a garden
by Ari LeVaux Apr 21, 2008 12:00 PMThis year, Ari LeVaux is breaking with his own tradition and planting his vegetable garden from starts rather than seeds.
