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Impressions of Pueblo prehistory
Craig Childs’ new book House of Rain is less an in-depth look at Southwestern archaeology than one person’s attempt to appreciate a part of the world
by Dave Phillips, Jun 11, 2007 -
Epiphanies on the range
As teacher Phil Brick travels the West with 21 of his students, he encourages them to ask difficult questions about environmental issues
by Phil Brick, Jun 11, 2007 -
John Nichols and his 19th miracle
Writer John Nichols is still fighting the good fight in Taos, N.M.
by Erin Halcomb, Jun 11, 2007 -
Tribal victory
In Washington state, the Yakama Tribe purchases its traditional fishing grounds at Lyle Point on the Columbia River
by Terri C. Hansen, Jun 11, 2007 -
UnGuarded
The National Guard is suffering at home as equipment – and troops – go off to Iraq
by Laura Onstot, Jun 11, 2007 -
Native hum
As honeybees vanish, Western farmers turn to the region’s native pollinators
by Lisa Jones, Jun 11, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
Western states get serious about global warming; Colorado stands up to energy industry; environmental “terrorists” sentenced; “Kids in the Woods”; McMansions & mobile homes; eco-chic ain’t cheap
by Jonathan Thompson, Jun 11, 2007 -
Dear friends
New HCN employees Shaun Gibson, Andrea Lecos and Angie Riley; a bee-youtiful verse; corrections
by Jodi Peterson, Jun 11, 2007 -
Cow feed from Planet 9
Genetically modified crops may not be the sci-fi monsters their foes believe, but it makes sense for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to begin to regulate them seriously
by John Mecklin, Jun 11, 2007 -
Heard Around the West
Montana Republican erupts on YouTube; Dogs at Work in Oregon; “Dynamite Shoot” uses real dynamite; wildlife thrives on military bases; “Liberal elk hunting season” in Wyoming; guns beat swords in Utah; taking the cab to Arizona
by Betsy Marston, May 28, 2007 -
Longing for a buried past
Rick Bass’ new short story collection, The Lives of Rocks, proves that his fierce environmental activism has not diminished the intensity of his storytelling genius
by Emma Brown, May 28, 2007 -
A poet’s novel of the San Luis Valley
In Rise, Do Not Be Afraid, poet Aaron Abeyta explores the lives of the people who lived and loved in the long-lost town of Santa Rita in Colorado’s remote San Luis Valley
by Annie Dawid, May 28, 2007 -
Fightin’ against the feds
Utah state Rep. Mike Noel is still fighting the federal government over Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
by Michelle Blank, May 28, 2007 -
Voluntary excess
As its budget shrinks, the National Park Service relies more and more on volunteers – and critics say that is not necessarily healthy
by Amanda Leigh Haag, May 28, 2007 -
Weathering the academic storm
Dan Donato, whose controversial study on salvage logging sparked an academic firestorm, talks about his research and all it provoked
by Erin Halcomb, May 28, 2007 -
The deer departed
A plan to reduce the number of exotic deer at California’s Point Reyes National Seashore through birth control may end up doing little but alienating hunters
by M. Martin Smith, May 28, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
Chefs fight for salmon, and uranium gets hotter; electricity usage and generation in the West; data on park fees and visitors
by Jonathan Thompson, May 28, 2007 -
Dear friends
New HCN interns Morgan Heim and Eve Rickert; visitors
by Jodi Peterson, May 28, 2007 -
A common problem
There’s a great diversity among American Indians, but the tribes share some of the same tragic ills that plague the rest of society – particularly those caused by methamphetamine abuse
by John Mecklin, May 28, 2007 -
Problems in Paradise
The brutal murder of a Japanese tourist shines an unwelcome spotlight on the social problems plaguing Arizona’s beautiful but troubled Havasupai Reservation
by John Dougherty, May 28, 2007
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