Items by Florence Williams

River of healing
River of healing
How a group of veterans found solace on the River of No Return.
Florence Williams Feb. 6, 2017 From the print edition
Retooling for the next mission
Retooling for the next mission
Iraq war veterans find a new life in Colorado, this time fighting for the environment with the help of Veterans Green Jobs.
Florence Williams July 20, 2009 From the print edition
On Cancer’s Trail
The women in Stefanie Raymond-Whish’s family have a history of breast cancer, and the young Navajo biologist wants to know whether the uranium on the reservation might have something to do with it.
Florence Williams May 26, 2008 From the print edition
An activist
Nellie Sandoval, the mother of scientist Stefanie Raymond-Whish, has become an outspoken activist as a result of her own struggle with breast cancer.
Florence Williams May 26, 2008 From the print edition
A well
Glenda Rangel and her family grew up drinking from and swimming in water tanks dangerously polluted with uranium.
Florence Williams May 26, 2008 From the print edition
A patient
Kathleen Tsosie, who has devoted her life to helping others, now faces the frightening possibility that her breast cancer has returned.
Florence Williams May 26, 2008 From the print edition
The Coyote Caucus Takes the West to Washington
Stewart and Mo Udall were Western conservation giants. Now the West looks to their sons to bridge today’s social and political divides and create a conservation legacy of their own
Florence Williams Oct. 11, 2004 From the print edition
The Udall bloodline is consistent
Mo Udall’s six children, and Stewart Udall’s six – not to mention many of their cousins – have tended to find work in some form of public service
Florence Williams Oct. 11, 2004 From the print edition
It's more than a house, it's a fantasy life
The sales pitch for the Silver Bow Club, a gated ranch community proposed for Montana's Big Hole River, weighs 12 pounds and encourages vivid lifestyle fantasies.
Florence Williams Nov. 11, 2002 From the print edition
Behind the gate
The Stock Farm outside of Hamilton, Mont., is one of many new exclusive gated housing developments in the West, and some fear that these fortified palaces, which cater to a wealthy elite, will further divide communities and adversely impact the land.
Florence Williams Nov. 11, 2002 From the print edition
Plains sense
Ten years after Frank and Deborah Popper first proposed turning depopulated Great Plains counties into a 'Buffalo Commons,' their once-controversial ideas are getting more respect in the region as the population continues to decline.
Florence Williams Jan. 15, 2001 From the print edition
Making buffalo pay
In the Great Plains, some buffalo ranchers are trying to make the animals pay without turning them into beef cattle clones.
Florence Williams Jan. 15, 2001 From the print edition
Homegrown leaders: Lakota educators bridge two worlds
On the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, an innovative Dept. of Education is determined to break the cycle of poverty, poor school performance and lack of economic opportunity that afflicts the Lakota youth.
Florence Williams June 21, 1999 From the print edition
Living out the trailer dream
One in six Westerners now lives in a trailer, but this traditionally affordable housing can become an expensive trap, as tougher zoning pushes trailers into crowded parks with ever-increasing rents and regulations.
Florence Williams Aug. 17, 1998 From the print edition
One county's misgivings over not-so-ordinary housing
Architect and developer Michael Reynolds runs into trouble with Taos County, N.M., over his belief that the "Earthships" he builds don't require building permits or fall under local land-use regulations.
Florence Williams Opinion Sept. 1, 1997 From the print edition
'It's great to ask geeks for advice'
Montana State University's new manufacturing extension center helps entrepreneurs such as backpack designer Dana Gleason of Dana Design.
Florence Williams March 18, 1996 From the print edition
Montana's outback goes on-line
Montana State University turns to "electronic extension" to meet the information needs of the state's widely scattered population.
Florence Williams March 18, 1996 From the print edition
Helping a busted mining town back to its feet
Extension agent Barb Andreozzi offers creative ideas and practical assistance to help Anaconda, Mont., prosper again.
Florence Williams March 18, 1996 From the print edition
What to do when opposition to planning turns ugly
Experts give advice about what to do when land-use opposition gets ugly.
Florence Williams Dec. 26, 1994 From the print edition
Land-use plan is disemboweled
A proposed land-use plan for Montana's Flathead County faces violent opposition.
Florence Williams Dec. 26, 1994 From the print edition
Outdoor groups fight camping limits
Outdoor schools fight Canyonlands use-limits proposal.
Florence Williams June 27, 1994 From the print edition
Border doesn't block dirty air and water
North American Free Trade Agreement doesn't include environmental protections.
Florence Williams March 21, 1994 From the print edition
There's gold, and no controls, in Mexico's hills
Sonoran communities open to mining by foreign companies.
Florence Williams March 21, 1994 From the print edition
On the borderline
United States, Mexico and Tohono O'odham Indians work to preserve the Sonoran Desert.
Florence Williams March 21, 1994 From the print edition
Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte wants to transform its Superfund mine cleanup into a tourist attraction.
Florence Williams Nov. 29, 1993 From the print edition
Seeking Treasure in Butte's trash
Metanetix, Mycotech and other companies see opportunity in cleaning up Butte's Superfund site.
Florence Williams Nov. 29, 1993 From the print edition
Propst says small towns make or break ecosystems
Small towns are an important part of the ecosysytem, according to community consultant Luther Propst.
Florence Williams April 5, 1993 From the print edition
Future shock hits Livingston
Montanans plan to preserve their small-town atmosphere in Livingston.
Florence Williams April 5, 1993 From the print edition
Utah county sweeps away old guard
Grand County will elect a seven-member commission to replace the old county council.
Florence Williams Feb. 8, 1993 From the print edition
Landowners turn the Fifth into sharp-pointed sword
Several lawsuits say the government should compensate for land devalued in "takings" cases.
Florence Williams Feb. 8, 1993 From the print edition
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