Results for keyword: Communities in Transition
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Chain stores discount a town’s true worth
The writer drives from Rapid City, S.D., to visit Glasgow, Mont., and at first finds himself at a loss for words to describe a small town
by Ken Steinken, Oct 11, 2004 -
How a resort town loses its soul
The writer analyzes resort towns in the West as they morph into a realtor’s dream
by Allen Best, Aug 23, 2004 -
The last best-paid place in the West
The writer recounts a mountain man’s political conversion in Oregon
by Louise Wagenknecht, Aug 09, 2004 -
A new twist on urbanism
The Transportation and Land Use Collaborative in Southern California will hold a conference on "Latino New Urbanism"
by Tim Sullivan, Aug 02, 2004 -
Waxing and waning in the Modern West
Collaborative conservation may help revive both endangered prairie ecosystems and the struggling farm communities of the Great Plains
by Paul Larmer, Aug 02, 2004 -
I've tried, but I can't eat the view
Missoula, Mont., like many amenity-rich Western towns, is becoming too expensive for its working-class population
by Mark Matthews, Jun 07, 2004 -
Where you live in a small town is somebody’s recollection
The writer says addresses don’t mean much in a small town; but memory does
by John Clayton, May 31, 2004 -
A feminist liberal looks back at age 90
The writer, age 90, reminisces about her feminist activism.
by Henrietta Hay, May 17, 2004 -
Look for the best — and keep it
Safeguarding special places should come from those already settled in such places, but usually we fall into self-righteousness and apathy. A positive vision for local action requires setting priorities for the natural landscape that gives a place its spe
by Penelope Grenoble O'Malley, Apr 26, 2004 -
The charm of a dying place
A South Dakota native ponders the lure of the Dying Plains
by Joshua Garrett-Davis, Mar 15, 2004
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