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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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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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An encyclopedia of rivers
by Irene Wanner Nov 27, 2006 01:00 PMThe huge, copiously illustrated Rivers of North America is the first comprehensive effort to detail the current state of the continent’s rivers
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Dust and Snow
by Michelle Nijhuis May 29, 2006 12:00 PMIn Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Tom Painter and other scientists study the dust in the snow and ponder its implications for future drought and weather conditions, especially in the era of global warming
