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Mary Flitner remembers the last Sublette County energy
boom in the 1950s and wonders whether there will be anything left
of her community after this one.
by Mary Flitner,
Jul 16, 2007
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In Western Colorado, where the energy boom is stretching
the resources – and social fabric – of local
communities, some companies have turned to portable dormitories to
ease the housing crunch.
by David Frey,
Jan 22, 2007
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Janet Finn and Ellen Crain tell the history of Butte,
Mont., from the viewpoint of its women in Motherlode:
Legacies of Women’s Lives and Labors in Butte,
Montana.
by Edwin Dobb,
Nov 27, 2006
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With uranium prices rising, speculators are looking anew
at busted mining towns like Jeffrey City, Wyo., but locals have
learned to be skeptical
by Samuel Western,
Sep 04, 2006
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The discovery of heretofore "undiscovered" small towns,
and their invasion by wealthy second-homeowners, brings money,
problems and often disillusionment to much of the West
by Greg Hanscom,
Mar 20, 2006
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In the West, the real estate market is the new gold
rush
by M. John Fayhee and staff,
Mar 20, 2006
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With all the formerly cool, "undiscovered" small towns now
caught up in the New West’s booming real estate frenzy,
it’s getting hard to find an affordable place to call
home
by M. John Fayhee,
Mar 20, 2006
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Westerners need to prepare for the next economic bust by
saving money from today’s energy boom, just as black bears
store calories in the form of fat in order to get through the
winter
by Paul Larmer,
Nov 28, 2005
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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
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