High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 14. As the housing market improves, have we learned to live more modestly? http://www.hcn.org/wotr/as-the-housing-market-improves-have-we-learned-to-live-more-modestly The trouble with dream houses is that dreams tend to change over time. No publisher Rich Wandschneider McMansions living within our means Housing slump Housing market recovery 2012-10-03T16:21:13Z News Article A novel solution to the drug problem http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-novel-solution-to-the-drug-problem A police officer suggests that all drugs should be legalized and regulated, except for meth – and that meth dealers ought to be punished unmercifully. No publisher Rich Wandschneider sensible drug laws drug war marijuana drug smuggling meth speed Mexico drug violence police prison lobby Prohibition crime drug busts Illegal drugs drug users prison reform law enforcement cops Ben Butzein meth dealers alcohol and tobacco lobby drug cartels drug legalization Mexican border violence 2012-01-03T20:44:59Z News Article A poet whom readers won't let go http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-poet-whom-readers-wont-let-go The late Northwestern poet William Stafford has friends and admirers all over the world today. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Western poets poetry William Stafford Friends of William Stafford 2011-01-21T23:08:08Z News Article This land was once their land http://www.hcn.org/wotr/this-land-was-once-their-land The Northwest is still haunted by the tragic history of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Chief Joseph Western history Nez Perce Indians Indian Wars Oregon is Indian Country exhibit Allen Josephy 2010-10-22T16:10:49Z News Article Hard to believe, but it's my 50th high school reunion http://www.hcn.org/wotr/hard-to-believe-but-its-my-50th-high-school-reunion Rich Wandschneider recalls the naivete, the anti-Vietnam war protests, and the racism of a half-century ago -- and looks to the future. No publisher Rich Wandschneider 2010-06-21T23:49:56Z News Article Without big government, where would we be? http://www.hcn.org/wotr/without-big-government-where-would-we-be It's easy to get nostalgic about American life 100 years ago -- unless you think about what life was like back then, especially for women. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Title IX infant mortality taxes women's history federal government American history 2010-02-05T21:37:24Z News Article Parenting again, though not by choice http://www.hcn.org/wotr/parenting-again-though-not-by-choice When a father falls ill, his father ends up caring for the kids. No publisher Rich Wandschneider 2010-02-05T09:14:34Z News Article The only thing we have to fear … http://www.hcn.org/wotr/The-only-thing-we-have-to-fear-.. Refusing to despair despite the impacts of the economic downturn on a small Oregon town. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Rich Wandschneider Small towns Oregon Rural economies Joseph Barack Obama Economic downturn 2010-02-05T09:31:51Z News Article The way it looks in rural Oregon in this shaky economic world http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-way-it-looks-in-rural-oregon-in-this-shaky Boom and bust cycles remind us that we're not as smart as we think we are. No publisher Rich Wandschneider 2010-02-05T08:55:36Z News Article No country for old men http://www.hcn.org/issues/370/17697 No publisher Rich Wandschneider 2008-07-16T23:35:11Z Letter to the Editor Idealism wakes up in America http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17469 Rich Wandshneider fully understands why former Peace Corps volunteers like himself are flocking to the idealistic banner of Barack Obama. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Rich Wandschneider Peace Corps veterans Barack Obama political idealism election 2008 2010-02-05T09:45:52Z News Article Scandal and war fracture conservative coalition http://www.hcn.org/issues/313/16021 The war in Vietnam destroyed a long-lasting liberal coalition; now, political scandals and the war in Iraq are threatening the conservative coalition that took its place No publisher Rich Wandschneider Politics Vietnam Iraq war New Deal civil rights Southern populists Barry Goldwater labor unions liberalism conservatism political alliances political coalitions George Will Rich Lowry Charles Krauthammer The National Review intelligent des 2010-02-05T08:56:27Z News Article It’s déjà vu all over again in Iraq http://www.hcn.org/wotr/15965 The writer, who came of age during the war in Vietnam, foresees the end of the conservative coalition that runs the country No publisher Rich Wandschneider 2010-02-05T09:28:08Z News Article An open letter to Andy Kerr in rural Oregon http://www.hcn.org/issues/8/264 Oregon writer muses on how Andy Kerr will fit into his new community. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Logging Communities 2010-02-05T08:45:24Z News Article