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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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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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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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Liquid assets
California is enthusiastic about creating “water banks” to help the state’s cities weather future droughts.
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Results for keyword: roughnecks
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Disposable Workers of the Oil and Gas Fields
by Ray Ring Jul 16, 2008 03:30 PMWithout a college degree, work on the oil and gas fields is the best job you can get in the rural West – unless, of course, it kills you
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Man Camp
by David Frey Jul 16, 2008 03:27 PMIn 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.
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Safety first
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn Aug 21, 2006 12:00 PMSteve Ficklin is an oil and gas safety inspector for the Bureau of Land Management in western Colorado
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Methamphetamine fuels the West's oil and gas boom
by Patrick Farrell Jul 16, 2008 03:10 PMIn Craig, Colo., Moffatt County Sheriff Buddy Grinstead fights an epidemic of methamphetamine use on the oil and gas rigs
