Results for keyword: Western Culture
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Conversation with a cowboy conservationist
Cowboy poet, rancher and environmentalist Wally McRae talks about the romance of the range and the hard reality of things like coal development in Montana.
by Krissy Clark, Oct 14, 2002 -
What's in a name? Just ask Dwayne or Trucklene
An encounter in a bar with a guy named Dwayne causes a writer named Mary Lou to ponder the hidden meanings lurking behind first names in the West.
by Lou Bendrick, Oct 14, 2002 -
Idaho seeks a reputation - and a reality - free of hate
As Boise celebrates the opening of its Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, the late Bill Wassmuth is remembered as the activist who helped lead the charge against Idaho's neo-Nazi extremists.
by Rocky Barker, Sep 30, 2002 -
The fission of a New Mexican nuclear family
Bradford Morrow's novel, Ariel's Crossing, tells a poignant story of family and reconciliation in New Mexico, where the nuclear weapons testing of 40 years ago still haunts the land and the people.
by Stephen J. Lyons, Sep 02, 2002 -
Don't proclaim the West is dead until you've met a Mexican motorcyclist with a wooden leg
The best way to meet the true West is to explore its small towns and especially its smoky bars, and listen to the stories of the folks who gather there.
by Laura Paskus, Aug 05, 2002 -
She left the ranch to save her soul
In her fine new memoir, "Breaking Clean," Judy Blunt describes how she had to break away from the Western ranching culture that had defined her whole life in order to find out who she was.
by Todd Wilkinson, Aug 05, 2002 -
Human wildness on the range
In "The Backbone of the World," Frank Clifford takes a thoughtful, respectful look at the complex and cranky old-timers now colliding with the New West's Lycra-clad newcomers along the Continental Divide Trail.
by Ed Marston, Jul 08, 2002 -
Riding the Line
During Cinco de Mayo on the border between Douglas, Ariz., and Altar, Sonora, Mexico, a traditional horse race brings people of both countries together for fun and excitement.
by Susan Zakin, May 27, 2002 -
Singing cowboys strike a bad chord
The Bar-K Wranglers, a group of singing cowboys who planned to open a dinner theater in Oakley, were turned down by the Planning Commission, due to wetlands, moose habitat, and financial questions.
by Tim Sullivan, May 27, 2002 -
Leave my town out of your 'Top 10'
When an article appears in Men's Journal proclaiming his home town in the "top 10" of best places to live, the author can't understand what criteria the decision was based on.
by Rob Marin, Apr 29, 2002
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