High Country News – Know the West

The Gangs of Zion

Drawn to Utah by the Mormon Church, young Polynesians struggle to find an identity, and to escape from a seemingly endless cycle of gang-related violence

Tim Sullivan Aug. 8, 2005 From the print edition

Protecting the treaty, saving the fish

Kat Brigham of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla has devoted her life to fighting for tribal fishing rights and the survival of salmon on the Columbia River

Tim Sullivan May 16, 2005 From the print edition

Transforming the Forest Service: Maverick bureaucrat Wendy Herrett

Wendy Herrett, a woman with "the heart of a warrior," braved discrimination to become the first female district ranger in the Forest Service and a pioneer in ecosystem management

Tim Sullivan Dec. 6, 2004 From the print edition

A new breed of 'ski bums' is anything but

Young people in booming Ketchum, Idaho, struggle to make a living and find an affordable place to stay

Tim Sullivan Nov. 8, 2004 From the print edition

A new twist on urbanism

The Transportation and Land Use Collaborative in Southern California will hold a conference on "Latino New Urbanism"

Tim Sullivan Aug. 2, 2004 From the print edition

Wal-Mart: Love it or loathe it

Businesspeople and shoppers may love Wal-Mart, but a lot of its workers – and ex-workers – have reasons to dislike the company

Tim Sullivan June 7, 2004 From the print edition

In a bitter strike, grocery workers lost ground

A bitter five-month strike against grocery chains in California did nothing to halt the slide in wages likely to come when Wal-Mart invades

Tim Sullivan June 7, 2004 From the print edition

Wal-Mart’s Manifest Destiny

Wal-Mart wants to build more giant Supercenter stores in the West, but communities like Inglewood, Calif., are starting to take a stand against the world’s largest company

Tim Sullivan June 7, 2004 From the print edition

Creating immigrant leaders: Labor organizer Ramon Ramirez

Ramon Ramirez of PCUN, the Northwestern Treeplanters and Farmworkers United, fights on behalf of the rights of immigrants, at home in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and across the globe

Tim Sullivan March 1, 2004 From the print edition

Immigration reform from Washington, DC

Environmentalists and immigration activists have a few doubts about President Bush’s proposed immigration reform policy

Tim Sullivan Feb. 2, 2004 From the print edition

Salmon go swoosh in the Northwest

Tim Sullivan says Portland is learning how cool it is to be part of a conservation ethic called Salmon Nation

Tim Sullivan Opinion Essay Oct. 27, 2003

In the Northwest, salmon go swoosh

In downtown Portland, Ore., the writer collides with "Salmon Nation" – a new brand name for a new style of conservation, or maybe consumerism

Tim Sullivan Essay Oct. 27, 2003 From the print edition

Singing cowboys strike a bad chord

The Bar-K Wranglers, a group of singing cowboys who planned to open a dinner theater in Oakley, were turned down by the Planning Commission, due to wetlands, moose habitat, and financial questions.

Tim Sullivan May 27, 2002 From the print edition

Ridgetop home may be toppled

In Park City, Utah, county planners are fighting to stop Bruce Daley's planned hilltop home, and Daley is fighting back with a lawsuit against Summit County.

Tim Sullivan Dec. 17, 2001 From the print edition

Navajos at odds about marinas

Some Navajos fear the tribe's planned Antelope Point Marina in Arizona will harm archaeological and ceremonial sites.

Tim Sullivan March 12, 2001 From the print edition

State to coyote hunters: Let the games begin

Conservationists say Salt Lake City's nomination of a cartoon coyote as mascot to the 2002 Winter Olympics is hypocritical, given Utah's coyote-killing bounty program.

Tim Sullivan March 12, 2001 From the print edition

Beyond the white noise

"The 2000 Directory of People of Color Environmental Groups" gives information on over 600 organizations in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Tim Sullivan Jan. 29, 2001 From the print edition

Hecho a mano

James S. Griffith's "Hecho a Mano" uses photos and language to explore the creative folk arts of the Mexican-American residents of Tucson, Ariz.

Tim Sullivan Jan. 15, 2001 From the print edition

Ombudsman could be town's ticket

EPA ombudsman Robert Martin has met with Alberton, Mont., residents who say they are still suffering health effects from a 1996 train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals.

Tim Sullivan Dec. 18, 2000 From the print edition

Mine all dressed up with nowhere to go

The controversial proposed Carlota copper mine near Pinto Creek in southern Arizona has all the permits it needs, but activists hope an uncertain copper market and the company's financial troubles will keep it from opening.

Tim Sullivan Dec. 18, 2000 From the print edition

When two traditions collide

The Department of Interior is considering allowing Hopi Indians to collect baby golden eagles from Wupatki National Monument, Ariz., for later sacrifice in a religious ceremony, and some conservationists are worried about the precedent this could set.

Tim Sullivan Dec. 18, 2000 From the print edition

Ferrets are back in town

The Cheyenne River Sioux tribe is trying to restore endangered black-footed ferrets to the South Dakota reservation.