Results for keyword: Socio-Economics
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Second homes, by the numbers
An informal index gives some of the numbers behind the baby-boomer-driven second-home explosion in Colorado’s mountain counties
by Staff, Oct 25, 2004 -
Window Shopping: Part-Time Paradise
Aspen, Colo., and other mountain resort towns burst with wealthy baby boomers' second, third and even fourth homes. But for much of the year those houses sit empty, and the towns are turning hollow
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004 -
Wamsutter Profiles
Some of Wamsutter’s citizens are briefly profiled: a Baptist preacher, a couple of real estate entrepreneurs, a café owner, the deputy sheriff, a bar owner, an oil-field worker, the town librarian and a local Democrat
by Ray Ring, Sep 13, 2004 -
When a Boom is a Bust
Wamsutter, Wyo., is a boomtown these days, but the town is struggling to be a real community, instead of just a barracks for the natural gas industry
by Ray Ring, Sep 13, 2004 -
Remembering those forgotten in the desert
In his book, The Devil’s Highway, Luis Alberto Urrea tells the tragic story of a group of poor immigrants who tried to get to a better life, and died in the Arizona desert
by Ryan Slattery, Aug 30, 2004 -
Speaking up for rural Oregonians: Judge Laura Pryor
Judge Laura Pryor of Gilliam County, Ore., has led the charge to create the Eastern Oregon Rural Alliance to help eastern Oregon’s small rural communities
by Rebecca Clarren, Aug 02, 2004 -
Mining town gambles on a road to riches
The rivalry between two Colorado gambling towns has led Central City to begin building a new highway to draw visitors directly to its casinos rather than to those of its more successful neighbor, Black Hawk
by Joshua Zaffos, Jun 21, 2004 -
Reflections on small towns after a bulldozer rampage
The writer explains what drives some people berserk in small towns like Granby, Colorado
by Allen Best, Jun 14, 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 -
Wal-Mart: Love it or loathe it
Businesspeople and shoppers may love Wal-Mart, but a lot of its workers – and ex-workers – have reasons to dislike the company
by Tim Sullivan, Jun 07, 2004
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