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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
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Digging deep
An innovative local program helps Hispanic heroin addicts recover by renewing their ties to the land.
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Real work
The joys – and hardships – of outdoor physical work take a toll.
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How to survive the lean times
Her brush with homelessness gives Jane Goetze the background to offer some wry advice.
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A chance to do it right in the West
Hoping for a Western Interior secretary who practices the politics of collaboration.
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The missing puzzle piece
In southwestern Colorado’s Crow Canyon, archaeologists are working with Native Americans to solve the historical mysteries of the Four Corners area.
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Weekend Westerner
Arthur Kruse rides the range – outside of Munich, Germany.
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Ultimate solution?
Southern California wants to use desalination to increase its water supply, but critics think the idea needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Burning issues
Controversial forestry scientist Tom Bonnicksen believes increased logging is necessary to fight global warming.
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Home is where the guilt is
by April Reese Jul 21, 2008 12:00 AMIn Santa Fe, N.M., April Reese wrestles with the question of whether owning a new house is worth being responsible for the bulldozing of pinon and juniper trees.
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When choosing a house, think past a lifetime
by Alan Kesselheim Jun 23, 2008 12:00 PMAlan Kesselheim says Westerners should not be shocked when a house built in a floodplain eventually falls victim to a flood.
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Red Feather builds homes and communities
by Erica Ryberg Feb 05, 2007 01:00 PMThe nonprofit Red Feather Development Group recruits volunteers like Zan Wannemuehler to help build straw-bale homes on Indian reservations.
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You say you want a railvolution...
by Paul Larmer Nov 14, 2005 01:00 PMWesterners may love their cars, but the region’s rapid growth means that even the most ardent car-lovers have a stake in mass transit, and in Denver’s grand experiment in light rail
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Window Shopping: Part-Time Paradise
by Grace Lichtenstein Oct 25, 2004 12:00 PMAspen, Colo., and other mountain resort towns burst with wealthy baby boomers' second, third and even fourth homes. But for much of the year those houses sit empty, and the towns are turning hollow
