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In Big Horn, Wyo., in the shadow of the Big Horn
Mountains, Westerners have been playing polo for more than a
century
by Peggy O’Neill,
Jul 16, 2008
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With this issue on guns in the West, High Country News
hopes to encourage people across the political spectrum to talk
about sane gun policy rather than indulge in rabid rhetorical
gunplay
by John Mecklin,
Aug 06, 2007
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Westerners like to romanticize our wide-open spaces and
wild wolves, but in rural areas, our real mascot is the ubiquitous
feral dog
by Jonathan Thompson,
May 28, 2007
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In Rise, Do Not Be Afraid, poet Aaron Abeyta explores the
lives of the people who lived and loved in the long-lost town of
Santa Rita in Colorado’s remote San Luis Valley
by Annie Dawid,
May 28, 2007
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Independent radio producers Catherine Stifter and jesikah
maria ross are trying to help the Sierra Nevada by preserving the
stories of the people who live there
by Jane Braxton Little,
May 14, 2007
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Brian Bay of Sandy, Utah, is the world champion of
grocery-store baggers, following his triumph at the National
Grocers Association Best Bagger Competition.
by Michelle Blank,
Apr 16, 2007
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Rob Pudim casts a curious eye on the small-town Western
“breakfast thing,” where old codgers gather around a
café table to flirt with the waitress and talk about nothing
in particular.
by Rob Pudim,
Jul 16, 2008
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The energy boom in the Rocky Mountain West has been
shadowed by a much darker boom: a frightening rise in death and
serious injury
by John Mecklin,
Jul 16, 2008
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Bill Croke enjoys a rite of spring peculiar to small
towns: Strolling the neighborhood alleys and snooping to see what
everyone’s up to.
by Bill Croke,
Mar 19, 2007
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In front of the Flagstaff post office, Mary Sojourner
talks to strangers about ending the war in Iraq and feeding the
hungry.
by Mary Sojourner,
Mar 05, 2007