Results for keyword: Communities
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Looking for Heroes? Go to Boise, Idaho
The writer celebrates a jury decision in Boise, Idaho
by Ben Long, Jun 14, 2004 -
At home on the range with 10-year-old writers and dreamers
A teacher at a small rural school in Colorado encourages her young students to express their feelings and describe the world they live in
by Kate Krautkramer, Jun 07, 2004 -
Small-time ski operator fights for his life
Texas billionaire Billy Joe "Red" McCombs wants to build "The Village at Wolf Creek" – Colorado’s largest resort village – in the heart of one of the state’s most environmentally conscious small ski areas
by Alex Pasquariello, Jun 07, 2004 -
Throwing out the dishwater
In order to remain aware of the amount of water she uses in her dry climate, the author collects her dishwater daily, and pours it on her compost pile
by Susan Tweit, May 24, 2004 -
Rednecks and hippies unite!
The small-town politics of a place like Paonia, Colo., are a microcosm of the nation today, revealing deep political divisions and a kind of winner-takes-all arrogance on the part of those in power
by Greg Hanscom, May 10, 2004 -
Journey to the bottom of Navajo Lake
As drought lowers the level of New Mexico’s Navajo Reservoir, Jose "Ed" Marquez visits the site of his former hometown, Los Arboles, destroyed when the area was flooded in the late 1950s
by Caroline Arlen, Aug 04, 2003 -
Suburbanites compete for the lake's fresh water
Activists continue to fight against dams on the Bear River, one of three sources that feed Utah's Great Salt Lake, in their push for stricter water conservation along the Wasatch Front.
by Matt Jenkins, Apr 29, 2002 -
City gets in the zone for fish
The city of Portland, Ore., drafts a proposal to aid endangered fish through building and landscape regulations to prevent eroding stream banks on 19,000 acres of residential property.
by Sarah Wright, Apr 15, 2002 -
Stargazers defend darkness in Arizona
The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition's struggle to keep the stars visible has led to the city's designation as the first "International Dark-Sky City."
by Peter Friederici, Dec 03, 2001






