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Western communities such as Lander, Wyo., are suddenly
working hard to lure new colleges to town
by Rebecca Huntington,
Apr 30, 2007
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Now that logging no longer provides enough money to
support Oregon’s libraries, Pepper Trail says it’s up
to citizens to decide to keep their state’s bookshelves
filled and accessible.
by Pepper Trail,
Apr 09, 2007
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Kathryn Socie works two jobs and still can’t afford
to buy a house in Missoula, but she believes that her life in
Montana is well worth the sacrifice it takes.
by Kathryn Socie,
Mar 26, 2007
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Linda Hasselstrom muses sadly over the closing of a
118-year-old drugstore in downtown Cheyenne, Wyo.
by Linda Hasselstrom,
Mar 19, 2007
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In All God’s Children: Inside the Dark and Violent
World of Street Families, Rene Denfeld tells the disturbing story
of Portland’s teen runaways, charting the path that took one
of them, Danielle Marie Cox, from honor student to convicted
murderer.
by Stephen J. Lyons,
Jan 22, 2007
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Homeless families aren’t found only in urban areas.
They’re also struggling to survive in the rural West, as
shown by the story of Barbara Trivitt and her two children, who
lived in a Jeep in Coos Bay, Oregon, this fall.
by Emma Brown,
Jan 22, 2007
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The author takes a disconcerting journey with a repo-man
friend to repossess a car somewhere in Navajo Country
by Ben Ikenson,
May 15, 2006
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This special issue of High Country News
takes an on-the-ground look at the human landscape of illegal
immigration in the West
by Jonathan Thompson,
May 15, 2006
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Faced with rising temperatures and a passive federal
government, Western towns such as Aspen, Colo., are beginning to
work out a local approach to combating global warming
by Michelle Nijhuis,
Mar 06, 2006
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As the West’s privately owned timberlands go up for
sale, small towns like Glenwood, Wash., are working to buy local
forests and manage them for the good of the community
by Jane Braxton Little,
Jan 23, 2006
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