Results for keyword: Communities in Transition
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Magic Valley Uprising
An unusual grassroots coalition of citizen activists stops a coal-fired merchant power plant from being built in Idaho’s Magic Valley
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2006 -
Meet Idaho's Revolutionaries
In their own words, some of the Magic Valley citizens who fought the Sempra coal plant describe the uprising and how they got involved in it
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2006 -
California, here we come
California has a lot to teach the Interior West – particularly about clean energy and water conservation
by Paul Larmer, May 01, 2006 -
A new civil rights movement is born in America
The writer, a young immigrant from El Salvador, says a new civil rights movement is under way in America
by Hector Gonzalez, Apr 10, 2006 -
Land of Disenchantment
A native New Mexican tries to understand the heroin epidemic that is destroying the Hispano community of the Espanola Valley
by Angela Garcia, Apr 03, 2006 -
Tierra o Muerte
As the outside world bullies its way into northern New Mexico, the native Hispano culture has begun to fray, and today the region has the highest rate of heroin addiction in the country
by Greg Hanscom and Jonathan Thompson, Apr 03, 2006 -
Changing times, changing hats
The writer sees newcomers to his small town setting a new style
by Bill Croke, Apr 03, 2006 -
Westerners watch as the past slips away
The writer says goodbye to a landmark in Montrose, Colorado
by Paul Zaenger, Mar 27, 2006 -
Is everyone a Realtor?
Realtors seem to be everywhere in the West today – including community politics
by M. John Fayhee, Mar 20, 2006 -
The next boomtown
The discovery of heretofore "undiscovered" small towns, and their invasion by wealthy second-homeowners, brings money, problems and often disillusionment to much of the West
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 20, 2006






