Writers on the Range
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Public servants may go the way of the dodo
The Bush administration’s plan to privatize federal jobs may be good for business, but bad for the environment and for workers.
by Mark Matthews, Dec 17, 2002 -
Running Green is a learning experience
An unsuccessful run for the Montana state Legislature turns into an educational experience for the Green Party candidate.
by Greg Gordon, Dec 10, 2002 -
Medical use of marijuana is a states’ rights issue
Throughout the West, there’s a slow and steady surge toward the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
by Seth Zuckerman, Dec 10, 2002 -
Like Butte, Montana, an old dog hangs on
A mysterious, mostly wild dog, fed by local miners, has somehow survived for 16 years in the desolate moonscape of a Superfund site -- the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont.
by Matt Vincent, Dec 09, 2002 -
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 -
The view from ground zero at Oregon’s biggest fire in 100 years
The Biscuit Fire, Oregon’s largest in 100 years, was said to have devastated most of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, but a backpacking trip leads the author to believe that the land is more resilient than people think.
by William L. Sullivan, Dec 04, 2002 -
Ranchers in the West should call it quits
The writer says books like Ranching West of the 100th Meridian promote the false idea that Westerners must choose between condos and cows in a landscape never meant for cattle grazing.
by John Horning, Dec 04, 2002 -
Some lessons about coyotes stick in your mind
The government agencies that use M-44s to kill coyotes claim that the cyanide causes a quick and painless death, but a rancher’s experience indicates that the truth is tragically different.
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Dec 04, 2002 -
Eco-farmers seek to grow habitat as well as crops
Tim Holt wants "eco-farmers" to get federal bucks.
by Tim Holt, Nov 30, 2002 -
It’s good to be impassioned!
Jim Stiles confesses he’s mad as hell and wishes more people would feel the same.
by Jim Stiles, Nov 30, 2002
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