Writers on the Range
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Compromise can take more courage than taking a stand
Sometimes opponents have to work together to deal with thorny issues, as environmentalists and ranchers are trying to do in Idaho’s Owyhee County.
by Rocky Barker, Jan 27, 2003 -
Lewis and Clark: Their footprints are gone
A writer retraces the journey of Lewis and Clark, but finds that Montana’s growth and development have destroyed the wild West the explorers saw
by Alan Kesselheim, Jan 27, 2003 -
The West’s cities should trump agriculture
California’s agricultural elite is holding onto water that could better serve the state’s cities
by Hal Rothman, Jan 27, 2003 -
The message of trees marked in blue
Logging the few large trees still remaining in Western forests will not salvage the timber industry, help local towns or prevent future wildfires
by John McCarthy, Jan 20, 2003 -
The origin of names
In a small town, nobody remembers your last name, but everybody knows who you are, and what you do
by John Clayton, Jan 20, 2003 -
The bedbug letter, as it applies to overpopulation
The son of immigrants reconsiders his pro-immigration stance after talking to the patriarch of a very large Mexican family
by Ed Marston, Jan 20, 2003 -
A timber mill’s demise shakes everybody up
Environmentalists and timber workers can work together to create healthy local forests and economies, even in towns like Libby, Mont., where 300 people just lost their timber mill jobs
by Rick Bass, Jan 13, 2003 -
On the road with Edward Abbey, chaos as usual
Thirty years ago, the writer took a road trip through the desert with Ed Abbey, and the memories still bring a smile
by Ingrid Eisenstadter, Jan 13, 2003 -
Who are we?
Writers who use the editorial "we" should remember how large and diverse that American "we" can be
by Mary Sojourner, Jan 13, 2003 -
Changing the world, one person at a time
A young woman realizes she doesn’t belong in a national environmental organization when one of its well-dressed leaders tells her to forget about the simple life, because how a person lives doesn’t really matter.
by Sarah Wright, Jan 07, 2003
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