Results for keyword: Communities in Transition
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Blowing bubbles
In the West, the real estate market is the new gold rush
by M. John Fayhee and staff, Mar 20, 2006 -
Town Shopping
With all the formerly cool, "undiscovered" small towns now caught up in the New West’s booming real estate frenzy, it’s getting hard to find an affordable place to call home
by M. John Fayhee, Mar 20, 2006 -
Requiem for a messy small town
The writer lives in Whitefish, a town that’s grown rapidly rich
by Becky Lomax, Mar 06, 2006 -
A teacher looks back at racism
The writer talks about racism in rural Montana and how targets and responses to bigotry change.
by Mary Scriber, Jan 30, 2006 -
A eulogy for the West that was
In Requiem for the West, Roger Brown laments the loss of soul and solitude in the small mountain towns of the Colorado Rockies
by Paul Anderson, Jan 23, 2006 -
Bet on Las Vegas for Western solutions
The writer tells Westerners to look to booming Las Vegas and its problems to find likely solutions
by Hal Rothman, Dec 12, 2005 -
Exodus
The abandonment of the American Southwest by the Anasazi 700 years ago – and the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina today – show that all civilizations are fragile, complex, and ultimately at the mercy of the climate
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 03, 2005 -
The 'New Ranch' poster child hangs on by a thread
Rancher Jim Williams believes the Quivira Coalition helped change his life, but restoring his arid rangeland has proved difficult, and between drought and an uncertain economy, the future of his ranch still hangs in the balance
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
Rangeland Revival
The Quivira Coalition wants to bring peace and prosperity to the West’s public grazing lands, but some critics question whether the collaboration-based group can accomplish its goals
by Tony Davis, Sep 05, 2005 -
The glue in some small towns comes from a guy or gal in a truck
The writer hails the UPS man in his small Montana town
by John Clayton, Aug 29, 2005






