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Unfinished zombie housing developments haunt the rural West

Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works.

by Allen Best, Mar 12, 2012
The paradox of the housing boom and bust

Outside Delta, Colo sits yet another rural subdivision that was never completed -- a sign of the West's housing bust and of the difficulty of regulating rural growth.

by Paul Larmer, Mar 05, 2012
County kickbacks

Western rural county governments often rely heavily on federal funding.

by Nathan Rice, Feb 07, 2011
Wolves: The debate is seldom rational

The great Western wolf debate is as emotional as ever.

by Wendy Beye, Jul 27, 2010
The newest Westerners

Immigrants from around the world are changing traditionally white Western communities such as Boise, Idaho.

by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 26, 2009
Call me a local and forget about my grandpappy

Small-town Westerners need to get over the notion that just because they have a grandparent buried nearby they deserve a greater voice in local politics.

by Gina Knudson, May 12, 2009
Everybody wants to move to my town

Steve Bunk returns to his old hometown of Boise to find he’s not the only one in search of a sanctuary.

by Steve Bunk, Nov 20, 2008
Audio: Politics on planet Idaho

Just how bad or good are Idaho's environmental politics? On September 18, High Country News gathered Idaho politicians and environmentalists for a lively exploration of these questions.

by Ray Ring, Oct 07, 2008
A town’s downtown is the new (old) way to live

Bill Croke celebrates his brand-new, old-fashioned lifestyle: living upstairs in an old brick building in downtown Salmon, Idaho.

by Bill Croke, Sep 05, 2008
Small-town struggle in a big land

In his first book, The Enders Hotel, Brandon R. Schrand describes a childhood spent growing up in a funky hotel in the small town of Soda Springs, Idaho.

by Andrea Clark Mason, May 12, 2008