High Country News - Writers on the Range
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In the presence of stones
Charles Finn discovers a place of power, inside a circle of stones.
by Charles Finn, Dec 24, 2007 -
Super-heated Yellowstone and the restoration of awe
Writer Geneen Marie Haugen feels fear and delight as she soaks in a Yellowstone hot spring the day after earthquake tremors rocked the region
by Geneen Marie Haugen, Jan 26, 2004 -
Why I’m running: Immigration is the ultimate environmental issue
Richard Lamm, former Colorado governor, says he’s running for the Sierra Club board because all environmental organizations must face the compelling issues of over-population and immigration
by Richard D. Lamm, Jan 26, 2004 -
The nation’s premier environmental group is target of a coup
Robert Cox, a communications professor and current member of the Sierra Club board, says Richard Lamm and others are trying to take over the club for their own narrow aims: curbing immigration and promoting animal rights
by Robert Cox, Jan 26, 2004 -
I’ve tried, but I can't eat the view
Mark Matthews finds rising property values in his town leave him forever a renter
by Mark Matthews, Jan 19, 2004 -
To lions, we may be just a link in the food chain
John Krist tells why lions find us appetizing
by John Krist, Jan 19, 2004 -
Why a would-be jock plays mainly with his brain
Nate Adkisson, 16, confounds his rural community by choosing Knowledge Bowl over basketball
by Nathan Adkisson, Jan 19, 2004 -
Ranching still has a place on our public lands
Mary Flitner believes public-land ranchers and Forest Service employees can – and should – get along with each other.
by Mary Flitner, Dec 24, 2007 -
Rhubarb is the season's gift to us
The writer sings the praises of rhubarb
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jun 05, 2006 -
Leave only footprints, and turn the darn phone off
The writer has a message for hikers in the backcountry: Turn your darned cell phone off!
by Becky Lomax, Sep 18, 2006 -
Dumpster diving for frugality and fun
The writer is so frugal he culls the Dumpster deposits of the rich
by Bill Croke, Sep 18, 2006 -
Subdivision and me
The writer buys 20 acres of former ranch land and changes his mind about the place of ranching in the West
by Steven Albert, Sep 18, 2006 -
Just bury me out on the lone prairie
Patricia Walsh finds it’s not easy to be buried green
by Patricia Walsh, Jan 12, 2004 -
Defenders of public lands are needed now
Michael Frome asks public-land patriots to stand up and fight
by Michael Frome, Jan 12, 2004 -
Wanted: queer eye for the rural guy
Lisa Jones wishes for a queer eye for her rural guy
by Lisa Jones, Jan 05, 2004 -
Here’s to an honest man
Todd Wilkinson celebrates a determined Montana whistleblower
by Todd Wilkinson, Jan 05, 2004 -
Have another pig-brain/beef-blood/chicken-spine hamburger
Paolo Bacigalupi looks inside his last burger and vows, "No more!"
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Jan 05, 2004 -
Fencing off Mexico is an ecological blunder
The writer calls the fence on our southern border an ecological nightmare
by Gary Wockner, Jun 05, 2006 -
Bark beetles are gnawing their way through our ponderosa-pine forests
Bonnie Stevens says beetles are gnawing their way through our ponderosa-pine forests
by Bonnie Stevens, Dec 29, 2003 -
No-growthers gain strength in Albuquerque
David Phillips sees a shift in local politics in Albuquerque
by David Phillips, Dec 29, 2003






