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Time to reform and repair
Paul Larmer reminds us that it will take more than a single environmental hero – like Tim DeChristopher, who cleverly sabotaged a BLM energy-lease auction – to reform the agency.
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A tale of heartbreakin' and asskickin'
Walt Gasson deeply loved a mule, but that mule tragically broke his heart – not to mention several of his bones.
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Trashing the earth, and the truth
Hal Herring relates the ugly story of how the Bush administration used its influence to try to kill a story about the impacts of energy development.
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As Interior Turns
During the last eight years, Bush’s Interior Department has been embroiled in enough corruption, sex and scandal to fuel several soap operas.
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The sick and tired West
The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.
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Nonprofitable times
Many conservation groups are feeling the pinch.
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Results for keyword: suicide
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The amphibian heart
by Aaron Gilbreath May 26, 2008 12:00 PMAaron Gilbreath rescues red-spotted toads and wishes he could preserve the unraveling strands of his grandmother’s memory.
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Forces of nature
by Sara Rubin Apr 28, 2008 12:00 PMAmy Irvine’s memoir, Trespass, describes how she moved to rural Utah after her father’s suicide.
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My Crazy Brother
by Ray Ring Jul 16, 2008 03:42 PMRay Ring takes a personal, painful look at the West’s suicidal tendencies, as shown in the life and death of his brother, John.
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Breaking the silence of suicide
by Jonathan Thompson Mar 31, 2008 01:00 PMIt may seem like a considerable departure for High Country News to write about mental illness and suicide, but as Ray Ring’s deeply personal lead story shows, both tragedies are rooted in the West.
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Ashes
by Kathleen Dean Sep 17, 2007 12:00 PMA woman and her son say their final goodbyes to a friend who committed suicide.
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Thomas McGuane’s lonely freaks
by Annie Dawid Apr 02, 2007 12:00 PMThe powerful short stories in Thomas McGuane’s Gallatin Canyon prove him to be the New West’s answer to Flannery O’Connor.
