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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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The decline of logging is now killing
by Pepper Trail Jul 16, 2008 03:55 PMNow that logging no longer provides enough money to support Oregon’s libraries, Pepper Trail says it’s up to citizens to decide to keep their state’s bookshelves filled and accessible.
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When choosing a house, think past a lifetime
by Alan Kesselheim Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMAlan Kesselheim says Westerners should not be shocked when a house built in a floodplain eventually falls victim to a flood.
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PRO: The Tejon agreement is a true conservation victory
by Graham Chisholm Jul 16, 2008 03:50 PMGraham Chisholm believes that an agreement involving open space, a large housing development and condor habitat on California’s Tejon Ranch is a “true conservation victory.”
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CON: A housing development that’s a tragedy for condors
by Noel Snyder and David Clendenen Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMThe Tejon Ranch agreement, which will allow a housing development to be build in the midst of rare condor critical habitat, is a disaster for the endangered birds, according to Noel Snyder and David Clendenen.
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Easing into development
by Jodi Peterson Jun 09, 2008 12:00 PMA backroom agreement between the Forest Service and Plum Creek Co. leaves Montana counties out of the picture when it comes to access to and development of national forest inholdings.
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Cowboy up to the energy boom
by Paul Larmer Jun 09, 2008 12:00 PMIn today’s complicated West, where retirees battle energy companies and environmentalists fight transmission lines carrying green power, maybe we need some heroic cowboys to help straighten everything out.
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Rural West going to the dogs
by Troy Anderson Jul 16, 2008 03:44 PMDespite all the fuss about wolves and other wild predators, feral and free-roaming dogs in the West may actually pose a greater danger to livestock, wildlife and people.
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Uranium: It’s worse than you think
by Jonathan Thompson May 26, 2008 12:00 PMWesterners in towns like Durango, Colo., and Monticello, Utah, have been exposed to mine tailings for years, unaware that uranium might be even more dangerous than scientists used to believe.
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When you’re rich, you can dream
by Bill Sniffin May 19, 2008 12:00 PMBill Sniffin is pleased that Wyoming is spending its energy earnings wisely, but he believes that even more could be done with the money before the boom’s over.
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CRASH?
by Jonathan Thompson May 12, 2008 12:00 PMJust as western Colorado towns like Rifle have begun a new life as thriving “amenity” economies, an energy boom of unprecedented proportions has taken over the landscape.
