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A writer recalls the adventures he had had in Quincy,
Calif., 20 years ago, when he was the youthful editor of a
small-town independent paper called the Green Mountain
Gazette
by Jaime O'Neill,
Oct 02, 2006
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Peter Richardson created an independent film called Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon, to
illuminate a culture clash that was tearing his hometown
apart
by Fitz Cahall,
Oct 02, 2006
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The Crested Butte News, a successful
independent newspaper in a small Rocky Mountain town, has come full
circle and is once again owned by a chain
by M. John Fayhee,
Oct 02, 2006
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The writer is grateful to live in a community where
neighborliness is a given
by Alan Kesselheim,
Sep 25, 2006
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Economist and demographer Larry Swanson wants to help
rural Western communities find a way to survive
by Samuel Western,
Sep 04, 2006
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Steven Radosevich writes simple, painful, personal essays
about the changing landscape of the Pacific Northwest in his new
book, Good Wood: Growth, Loss and
Renewal.
by Annie Dawid,
Aug 21, 2006
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Westerners, like most Americans, are deeply in love with
their lawns – but in an time of increasing drought, the
Kentucky bluegrass is going to have to go
by Paul Larmer,
Aug 21, 2006
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Curmudgeons like Jim Stiles – owner/editor of
Moab’s Canyon Country Zephyr – have
a lot to teach us about why it is so important for us to cling to
the West that we love
by Paul Larmer,
May 29, 2006
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In his determination to cling, however hopelessly, to
Utah’s past, Canyon Country Zephyr founder
Jim Stiles has taken on miners, ranchers, developers, mountain
bikers and – most recently – some of his fellow
environmentalists
by M. John Fayhee,
May 29, 2006
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The writer loves the town of Wamsutter because it keeps
bouncing back
by Sharon Salisbury O'Toole,
May 15, 2006