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Letters to the editor, June 2023
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Letters to the editor, May 2023
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Letters to the editor, April 2023
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Letters to the editor, March 2023
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Letters to the editor, January 2023
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Readers’ favorite stories from the West
Readers’ favorite stories from the West
From wildlife and wildfire to public lands and Indigenous affairs, a roundup of 2022’s most-read articles.
Letters to the editor, October 2022
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Letters to the editor, September 2022
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Letters to the editor, August 2022
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Letters to the editor, July 2022
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A heat wave is about to hit the Southwest
A heat wave is about to hit the Southwest
Consider sharing your experience with us.
Letters to the editor, June 2022
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Letters to the editor, May 2022
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What’s in your HCN archives?
What’s in your HCN archives?
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Letters to the editor, March 2022
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A community space for far-flung friends
A community space for far-flung friends
We want to hear from you!
The stories that resonated with readers in 2021
The stories that resonated with readers in 2021
From climate change to the West’s housing crisis, see the most-read stories from the past year.
Stories we wish we’d written
Stories we wish we’d written
A look at some of the journalism from 2021 that inspired us, made us feel seen, and, sometimes, even made us cry.
A Q&A with Nick Martin, HCN’s new editor on the Indigenous Affairs Desk
A Q&A with Nick Martin, HCN’s new editor on the Indigenous Affairs Desk
A member of the Sappony Tribe, Martin joins High Country News from The New Republic, where he previously covered Indian Country.
‘Land-grab universities’ wins IRE award
‘Land-grab universities’ wins IRE award
The award from Investigative Reporters and Editors marks the second major honor for the project.
High Country News welcomes Jennifer Sahn as editor-in-chief
High Country News welcomes Jennifer Sahn as editor-in-chief
Sahn will lead coverage of the Western United States as the magazine heads into its second half-century.
Q&A: Meet Brandon Yadageri Moreno, HCN’s first climate justice fellow
Q&A: Meet Brandon Yadageri Moreno, HCN’s first climate justice fellow
The application deadline for the second-ever climate justice fellowship at HCN is March 31.
‘Land-grab universities’ wins Polk Award for Education Reporting
‘Land-grab universities’ wins Polk Award for Education Reporting
The project ‘sparked public conversations about the debts universities owe to Indigenous nations.’
Reflecting on HCN in the 1990s
Reflecting on HCN in the 1990s
Monuments, growth and the Marstons marked this era of the magazine.
Working together for a better future
Working together for a better future
A roundup of some of our favorite “What Works” pieces from this challenging year.
See HCN’s best illustrations from 2020
See HCN’s best illustrations from 2020
Artists elevated our journalism with surprising aesthetics and creativity.
Our favorite photos from a remarkable year
Our favorite photos from a remarkable year
In 2020, visual journalists were still able to create powerful images despite social unrest and a pandemic.
11 stories that rose above the news cycle in 2020
11 stories that rose above the news cycle in 2020
A pandemic, social unrest, an election. In this topsy-turvy year, impactful reporting topped our most-read stories.
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