High Country News - Writers on the Range
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Is the great federal land debate over?
The writer, a public policy professor in Idaho, warns that the impulse to sell off or trade public lands is only temporarily blocked
by John Freemuth, Aug 14, 2006 -
My Wonderful Heart Attack
The writer counts the ways he has changed since suffering a major heart attack in Colorado
by Rob Pudim, Aug 14, 2006 -
A love letter to a sewage lagoon
Andrea Jones recalls falling in love with the desert by visiting Lake Powell as a child
by Andrea M. Jones, Dec 01, 2003 -
Does Wal-Mart really need our tax dollars?
Stacy Mitchell urges Western towns need to defend their downtowns; not subsdize Wal-Mart
by Stacy Mitchell, Dec 01, 2003 -
Getting ready to wreck the vote
Laura Paskus used to love election day even more than Thanksgiving; these days she's having doubts
by Laura Paskus, Nov 24, 2003 -
Thanksgiving as a holiday of the imagination
Tim Giago, editor of the Lakota Journal, dispels some myths about Thanksgiving and finds something to be thankful for
by Tim Giago, Nov 24, 2003 -
Scooter blues: When you're environmentally correct and get no respect
The writer drives an efficient scooter — taking a ride on the mild side
by David Feela, Nov 27, 2006 -
Cooking up a whopper on federal land in Oregon
The writer says logging companies and the Forest Service have targeted the last of the big old trees
by Pepper Trail, Jun 26, 2006 -
Waypoints of the heart
The writer loves geocache hunts — and wishes everything in life were that simple
by Julianne Couch, Jun 26, 2006 -
Slow down, you go too fast
The writer slows down, saves gas and finds less road rage
by Jim Stiles, Jun 19, 2006 -
How we lost our ranch to gas drilling
The writer warns that private landowners don't stand a chance when the gas industry develops around them
by Rosemary Bilchak, Aug 07, 2006 -
Just why did Gale Norton leave the interior department?
The writer thinks he knows why Gale Norton quit
by Jon Margolis, Aug 07, 2006 -
Fire policy in the form of Smokey and the Bandit
Ray Ring says California and wildfire are like co-stars in a bad Hollywood movie
by Ray Ring, Nov 17, 2003 -
A cheer for runaway bison and their glorious home
Ben Long writes of his love for the wild Rocky Mountain Front, an area targeted for energy development
by Ben Long, Nov 17, 2003 -
Booming anger
A weekly newspaper publisher in Pinedale, Wyo., is angry at what the natural-gas boom is doing to his town
by Ron Shaul, Jul 31, 2006 -
Push, whack, shove, wallop and pound
Linda Hasselstrom writes of the joy of bread-making, and of an 80-something friend who has shared her homemade, delicious loaves with hundreds of people.
by Linda Hasselstrom, Apr 07, 2008 -
Camping: We get grimy, look funky and love it
The writer loves the grit of camping out in a special place
by Marcia Hensley, Jul 24, 2006 -
A resident responds to a plaintive question from Wolf Creek developer Red McCombs
The writer tells developer Red McCombs why he's not appreciated
by Ken Wright, Jul 24, 2006 -
Stealth campaigns threaten our democracy
The writer says stealth libertarian campaigns seek to hamstring government
by Ray Ring, Jul 24, 2006 -
Denial grips the Republican fringe
The writer says radical extremists are skewing the values of the Republican Party
by David Oates, Jul 24, 2006






