Results for keyword: Western culture
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A Western historian and a Western hero
Las Vegas historian, author and community activist Hal Rothman may be dying from Lou Gehrig’s disease, but he’s determined to go on his own terms – with courage, grace and a sense of humor.
by Matt O’Brien, Feb 05, 2007 -
Red Feather builds homes and communities
The nonprofit Red Feather Development Group recruits volunteers like Zan Wannemuehler to help build straw-bale homes on Indian reservations.
by Erica Ryberg, Feb 05, 2007 -
In hunting camp, the closet is closed
A "gay, wolf-loving, tree-hugging former Marine" writes about Brokeback Mountain, elk hunting, and his own lifelong experience with shame and prejudice
by David Stalling, Mar 06, 2006 -
A look at the West, in the funhouse mirror
Old Westerners and New Westerners are equally hypocritical when it comes to caricaturing each other and not looking at themselves
by Jim Stiles, Mar 21, 2005 -
Planning for the new rural Idaho
People sometimes move to rural places like Driggs, Idaho, to get away from the rest of the world, but they tend to stay in communities that are lively and welcoming
by Jerry Brady, Dec 22, 2003 -
My Sensitive Man meets culture shock on the range
A sensitive male from Vermont comes face-to-face with Western violence at the movies
by Lisa Jones, Oct 27, 2003 -
Heard Around the West
Plants vs. terrorists; "Bovolexia"; Sierra Club brand products; rancher vs. Forest Service over water for firefighting; California vs. undisciplined bladders; and both enviros and conservatives rap Bush on environment
by Betsy Marston, Aug 04, 2003 -
Chasing hope amid the hedonists
At the Burning Man Festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert , an eccentric city is created and then destroyed, and lives are sometimes changed along the way.
by Kevin Taylor, Aug 19, 2002
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