Writers on the Range
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A report from Nebraska, deep in drought
In the Nebraska Sandhills, farmland that should never have been plowed is vanishing into dust, and once-vibrant communities are drying up, too, leaving ghosts behind.
by Lyn Messersmith, Feb 24, 2003 -
Of Western myth and jackalopes
Seventy years ago, Douglas Herrick attached antelope horns to the head of a stuffed jackrabbit, and one of the West’s most enduring and beloved icons – the jackalope – was brought to life in Wyoming
by Steve Voynick, Feb 17, 2003 -
A lesson in aridity from Wallace Stegner
The late writer Wallace Stegner tried to tell us years ago that Westerners live in an arid region, and we need to adapt to it
by Ed Marston, Feb 17, 2003 -
A lesson in engagement from Mary Page Stegner
A talk with Wallace Stegner’s 91-year-old widow, Mary Page Stegner, reminds the writer of all that Stegner taught us, and of all we still have to learn from him
by Terry Tempest Williams, Feb 17, 2003 -
Why the growth apologists are wrong
Western communities don’t have to surrender to uncontrolled growth and sprawl
by Norm Wallen, Feb 10, 2003 -
Talking trash in a national monument
A penny tax on containers could help fund the huge job of cleaning up litter on highways and public lands
by Gail Binkly, Feb 10, 2003 -
There are perils in cowboy diplomacy
The symbolic "cowboy politics" and Old West-style attitudes of George W. Bush, like those of his predecessor, Reagan, often confuse other cultures
by Mary Greenfield, Feb 10, 2003 -
Come in, Krispy Kreme
A plan to pay for new police cars in Blackfoot, Idaho, by selling ad space on them is an amazingly bad idea
by Stephen J. Lyons, Feb 03, 2003 -
Dreams for sale in Leadville, Colorado
Every year, a new team of economic-development consultants comes to Leadville, Colo., to peddle false hopes about the troubled town’s future.
by Steve Voynick, Feb 03, 2003 -
Reporters need to play a better numbers game
None of the reporters covering the prospect of drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have gotten the numbers right on how much oil might actually be there
by John Krist, Feb 03, 2003
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