High Country News - Writers on the Range
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An Idaho forest burns almost naturally
The writer welcomes fires set to fireproof the forest floor
by John McCarthy, Jul 03, 2006 -
Rainbow Gathering lacks one color — green
The writer gives an eye-witness account of how her sheep-grazing allotment became home to thousands of Rainbow folks
by Sharon Salisbury O'Toole, Jul 03, 2006 -
A corporation's deadly legacy lives on
Andrew Peacock follows the trail of asbestos mined in Libby, Mont.
by Andrea Peacock, Oct 20, 2003 -
Teddy Roosevelt would have put his foot down
Mark Harvey attacks coalbed methane development in the West
by Mark Harvey, Oct 20, 2003 -
Culture shock on the Range
Lisa Jones watches the movie Open Range and experiences culture shock
by Lisa Jones, Oct 20, 2003 -
Don't top that tree!
The writer figures out why so many people "top" trees instead of pruning them
by Michael O'Rourke, Jun 19, 2006 -
A mining town gets a second chance
The writer says Leadville faces a return to life as a mining town
by Stephen Voynick, Jun 19, 2006 -
Who you calling terrorist?
Just because you disagree with someone about energy drilling or off-road vehicles doesn’t mean your opponent is a communist pinko – or an eco-terrorist.
by Ed Quillen, Jun 16, 2008 -
Natural diversity
Wayne Hare, a black park ranger, talks about the importance of diversity for the future of the West
by Wayne Hare, Jul 23, 2007 -
For 60 years, J. David Love explored the West's geology
For 60 years, J. David Love explored the West's geology
by Susan Tweit, Nov 01, 2002 -
Being a local doesn't make you any better
Robert Struckman confesses he's a knee jerk local who's trying to get over it
by Robert Struckman, Dec 08, 2003 -
From Washington, D.C., comes a new spoils system
Through its push for privatization, the Bush administration is quietly engineering a corporate takeover of the federal government – one that will have harsh consequences for land management, national parks, scientific integrity and workforce diversity
by Jeff Ruch, Sep 15, 2003 -
What Dick Cheney might have learned in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Dick Cheney once lived in the boom-and-bust community of Rock Springs, Wyo., but didn’t learn there the lessons that he might have learned to help him deal with unintended consequences in a war against Iraq.
by Paul Krza, Dec 09, 2002 -
Wherever you go, sprawl isn't far behind
A lifetime spent in California demonstrates how our flight from sprawl and development leads to more sprawl and development wherever we go
by Autumn Bernstein, Nov 25, 2002 -
Freedom of the press is eroding before our eyes
Independent, family-owned newspapers are disappearing down the gullets of huge corporations, and American democracy is directly threatened by the loss of a diversity of voices.
by Stephen Lyons, Nov 11, 2002 -
The message of 30,000 dead salmon
The 30,000 salmon that died in the Klamath River recently died because the Bush administration decided that fish do not need water after all.
by Katherine Vandemoer, Oct 28, 2002 -
What's in a name? Just ask Dwayne or Trucklene
An encounter in a bar with a guy named Dwayne causes a writer named Mary Lou to ponder the hidden meanings lurking behind first names in the West.
by Lou Bendrick, Oct 14, 2002 -
Idaho seeks a reputation - and a reality - free of hate
As Boise celebrates the opening of its Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, the late Bill Wassmuth is remembered as the activist who helped lead the charge against Idaho's neo-Nazi extremists.
by Rocky Barker, Sep 30, 2002 -
A modest forest proposal for President Bush
Pres. Bush can talk about "common sense" forest management all he wants, but until he --- and the rest of us - use common sense in our forests, wildfires and other problems will keep happening.
by Jeff Golden, Sep 16, 2002 -
A NIMBY and proud of it
The term "NIMBY" is used as a term of abuse, but the writer says that when it comes to things like coalbed methane drilling on Colorado's Western Slope, he is eager and proud to declare: NOT IN MY BACKYARD.
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Sep 02, 2002
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