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Redistricting pains in California and other states
Many congressional races are up for grabs in California, thanks to a depoliticized redistricting process and less partisan primary system.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 28, 2012 -
Is the Latino electorate finally beginning to make its mark?
If Democrats succeed in an improbable coup -- winning a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, and making the state competitive for Obama -- they’ll have Latino voters to thank.
by Ray Ring, Oct 28, 2012 -
Economic engineering in the New West
The West is built on many cooperative and collectivist agreements; Utah's booming economy, boosted by Mormon politics, illustrates how these work.
by Paul Larmer, Oct 28, 2012 -
Visitors from around the West
High Country News receives visitors from all over
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 28, 2012 -
Inside the orchard: A conversation with novelist Amanda Coplin
The Portland, Ore., based writer talks about the role of landscape in her writing and her debut novel, The Orchardist.
by A. E. Smith, Oct 26, 2012 -
Heading out of fall's impending darkness
As winter approaches, the author heads to the mountains in search of light.
by Pepper Trail, Oct 26, 2012 -
Already gone: a profile of Native American poet Joy Harjo
The author of She Had Some Horses and In Mad Love and War discusses her new memoir, Crazy Brave.
by Laura Paskus, Oct 25, 2012 -
A grisly death in Alaska
Richard White’s was the first death by a grizzly in Denali National Park’s 90-year history -- a tragedy for both humans and wildlife.
by Shannon Huffman Polson, Oct 24, 2012 -
Three Nevada fiction writers make their debut
New authors Tupelo Hassman, Ben Rogers, and Claire Vaye Watkins discuss how Nevada inspired their fiction and the themes of their work.
by Jenny Shank, Oct 24, 2012 -
Student essay: The view from the East
It took going east -- to Maine -- for the author to understand the West.
by Walter Wuthmann, Oct 22, 2012 -
The soul in Suite 100: A ghost story
The author considers family lore and legends, including a ghost story about her great-grandmother in New Mexico.
by Hannah Nordhaus, Oct 22, 2012 -
Existential nomad: A profile of author Ruben Martinez
The author asks questions about life in the desert West -- who belongs there, and what belongs to whom.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Oct 19, 2012 -
Singing about a land where free rivers flow on
Woody Guthrie's long history of writing about dams and hydropower.
by Pat Ford, Oct 18, 2012 -
Arizona voters face an IQ test on public lands
Two propositions on Arizona’s ballot offer stark choices about managing public lands.
by Luther Propst, Oct 17, 2012 -
The West in my blood: A profile of Eddie Chuculate
The Native American author writes fresh but familiar stories.
by Chee Brossy, Oct 17, 2012 -
The fossil record: How my family found a home in the West
The Gilman clan didn't go on normal vacations; their fossil-addicted parents trundled them across the West looking for the shells of long-extinct sea creatures.
by Sarah Gilman, Oct 16, 2012 -
Suffering and freedom in a microcosm: A review of San Miguel
T.C. Boyle's new novel focuses on the lives of two California families living on San Miguel island.
by Jenny Shank, Oct 14, 2012 -
Vagabond writer Craig Childs on 20,000 years of wanderlust
The author traces the paths of peoples that have wandered the earth for centuries, from Alaska to the Southwest.
by Craig Childs, Oct 14, 2012 -
Fall books offer journeys of the mind
New Western fiction and nonfiction for fall 2012.
by Cally Carswell, Oct 15, 2012 -
Best of the West: Our favorite books
Western authors and HCN staffers share their most-loved writing about the region.
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 14, 2012
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