Items by David Frey — 10 items
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What we take and leave when wildfire comes
A writer catalogues the practical and the sentimental objects grabbed when people flee their homes
by David Frey, Oct 16, 2011 -
The persistence of a golden time in the West
Seventy years after the publication of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, migrant workers still roam the West, eking out a tough living in its orchards and farm fields.
by David Frey , Apr 24, 2009 -
Man Camp
In Western Colorado, where the energy boom is stretching the resources – and social fabric – of local communities, some companies have turned to portable dormitories to ease the housing crunch.
by David Frey, Jan 22, 2007 -
The Devil’s Highway was a road to God’s Country
U.S. Route 666 is having its number changed to appease those who fear the number 666, but the author remembers the road with fondness, and fears its link with the Mother Road, Route 66, will now be lost
by David Frey, Sep 15, 2003 -
Resort counties push for legal workers
The Rural Resort Region, a coalition of five Colorado counties, is pressing for a new guest-worker program to legitimize the immigrant workers needed by their resorts.
by David Frey, Nov 19, 2001 -
An angry, compassionate memorial to a mysterious tragedy
In "Fire On the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire," John N. Maclean reconstructs and analyzes all that led up to the deadly firestorm on Storm King Mountain where 14 firefighters died.
by David Frey, Dec 06, 1999 -
A battle for turf on a flat-top mountain
Forest Service seeks to limit all-terrain vehicle access to Colorado's Grand Mesa.
by Todd Hinnen And David Frey, Feb 07, 1994 -
California developer gets warm Colorado welcome
A California developer proposes a huge resort development in North Park, Colo.
by David Frey, Nov 29, 1993 -
Two "miners" may be seeking to shaft into U.S. Treasury
Two Oregon miners may have staked a claim to pressure the feds to buy them out.
by David Frey, Nov 15, 1993 -
Colorado gets tougher on oil firms
Colorado Director of Natural Resources, Ken Salazar, attempts to tighten regulations for oil and gas drilling in eastern Colorado, despite farmers' criticism that reforms fall short
by David Frey, Nov 01, 1993
