Results for keyword: Socio-Economics
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The Fourth Wave
With uranium prices rising, speculators are looking anew at busted mining towns like Jeffrey City, Wyo., but locals have learned to be skeptical
by Samuel Western, Sep 04, 2006 -
The rural West's pragmatic booster
Economist and demographer Larry Swanson wants to help rural Western communities find a way to survive
by Samuel Western, Sep 04, 2006 -
Wyoming can buy what Portland can't
The writer wishes Portland had the money and smarts of Wyoming
by John Haines, Aug 28, 2006 -
Hollywood heads east
New Mexico and other Western states are vying for ascendancy in the film industry, offering movie makers an assortment of tax breaks and financial incentives
by Laura Paskus, Aug 07, 2006 -
A resident responds to a plaintive question from Wolf Creek developer Red McCombs
The writer tells developer Red McCombs why he's not appreciated
by Ken Wright, Jul 24, 2006 -
Garage sales lead to déjà vu all over again
The writer loves garage sales — even if he buys back his own stuff
by John Clayton, Jul 24, 2006 -
Dust in the wind
In his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s
by Gail Binkly, Jul 24, 2006 -
Repo Manic
The author takes a disconcerting journey with a repo-man friend to repossess a car somewhere in Navajo Country
by Ben Ikenson, May 15, 2006 -
Hope
After 16 years of living in the shadows in Pasco, Wash., Wendy and Erendira Santana finally win legal residency
by Melissa Hoyos, May 15, 2006 -
Contradiction
Once in the U.S., immigrants find themselves in a land of contradictions, facing an uncertain welcome, sometimes even from other Latinos
by Jonathan Thompson, May 15, 2006






