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The Doc is in
Rural folks find common ground at a vet's office in Western Colorado.
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Victory came from the bottom up
A vast army of determined volunteers were the force behind Obama’s success in Colorado.
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Slideshow: The unflappable Doc Vincent
In rural western Colorado, a vet tends to pets and their humans. Michelle Nijhuis reads her essay, along with slides by JT Thomas.
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Conscientious objectors 65 years ago
Paying homage to those imprisoned at Mancos Camp, Colo., during World War II.
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Stuck in the PAWGmire
The Pinedale Anticline Working Group was supposed to give citizens input on the local oil and gas boom, but it hasn’t worked out as planned.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Still Howling Wolf
Ranchers and environmentalists in Wyoming are still squabbling over wolves as the animal bounces on and off the endangered species list.
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Liquid assets
California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.
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Field Day
In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
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Results for keyword: Water
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Unlikely alliance?
by Jonathan Thompson Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMIn most of the West’s complicated environmental problems, so-called “unlikely alliances” between greens and their opposite numbers are really not that unlikely after all.
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How not to save salmon
by Ted Williams Jul 16, 2008 04:00 PMTed Williams says killing fish, birds and sea lions to save endangered salmon is like drinking snake-oil elixir to cure a serious illness.
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Don’t write off this story yet
by Paul Larmer Mar 03, 2008 01:00 PMThe Salton Sea might appear to be dying, but like many another story in the West, it isn’t over with yet.
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When the going gets tough, the tough collaborate
by Paul Larmer May 14, 2007 12:00 PMSometimes it seems that only the impact of a severe drought can get Westerners to work together on water issues
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The Battle for the Verde
by Tony Davis May 14, 2007 12:00 PMThe Verde River is one of Arizona’s last free-flowing stream, but environmental and local activists fear an ambitious planned pipeline, designed to bring groundwater to the growing Prescott area, will end up sucking the river dry
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Rivers of our discontent: Montana puts limits on national Trout Unlimited
by Pat Munday Apr 16, 2007 12:00 PMWhen national Trout Unlimited tried to get its Montana branch to stay out of state stream-access issues, the Montanans rebelled dramatically, much to Pat Munday’s delight.
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Dry to the bone
by Paul Larmer Apr 16, 2007 12:00 PMDespite a relatively snowy winter here in western Colorado, the season itself seems to have shrunk, with spring arriving weeks earlier than it once did in a trend with ominous consequences for the desert Southwest, particularly Phoenix.
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Phoenix Falling?
by Craig Childs Jul 16, 2008 03:31 PMCraig Childs lifts the rug of modern-day Phoenix, Ariz., to examine the remnants of the civilization that preceded it – the Hohokam people, who also built a great city in the middle of the desert, and flourished until the day they ran out of water.
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When wealthy landowners and locals collide
by Jack Wright Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMJack Wright thinks Montanans are over-reacting to stream-access issues; after all, from the point of view of a fish, it’s a good thing when a rich man restores a stream, even if he locks out trespassers.
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Grassroots activists battle a national environmental group
by Pat Munday Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMWhen national Trout Unlimited tried to get its Montana branch to stay out of state stream-access issues, the Montanans rebelled dramatically, much to Pat Munday’s delight.
