Magazine
The West: A New Center of Power

November 27, 2006

Among the top 10 lessons gained from the 2006 midterm elections is that there can be no doubt now of the West’s rising importance as a center of political power. Also in this issue: A new plan to steer energy development away from cultural sites in New Mexico could streamline energy development, fund archaeological research and preserve ancient sites all at once.

Feature

The West: A New Center of Power
The West gains traction as a center of power in 2006, and nine more indicators from the midterm elections.
Ray Ring Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Sidebar

Election Roundup
Ray Ring offers a state-by-state summary of some of the more intriguing election results across the West
Ray Ring Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Doing something about 'anything'
In this issue, Ray Ring offers a top 10 list on the midterm elections and reminds Westerners that the newly empowered Democrats in Congress are still not the sole arbiters of environmental policy
John Mecklin Opinion Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Uncommon Westerners

Conspiring with caddisflies
A Seattle artist known only as Ferg works with tiny caddisfly larvae to make jewelry from the insects’ intricate casings
Eliza Murphy Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Essays

This dog believes
An undergrown Australian shepherd mix named Pika offers advice on living in the moment despite frightening and challenging times
Michelle Nijhuis Essay Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Book Reviews

An encyclopedia of rivers
The huge, copiously illustrated Rivers of North America is the first comprehensive effort to detail the current state of the continent’s rivers
Irene Wanner Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Crafting the everyday
Janet Finn and Ellen Crain tell the history of Butte, Mont., from the viewpoint of its women in Motherlode: Legacies of Women’s Lives and Labors in Butte, Montana.
Edwin Dobb Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Somewhere up the crazy river
In Upstream: Sons, Fathers, and Rivers, Robin Carey recounts a kayak journey up the Klamath River that he made with his son, Dev, and on the way explores the Careys’ troubled family history
Jim Dean Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard around the West
Naked Frivolity in Boulder; Maverick Gaudreau celebrates 80 years in Grand Canyon; Agoura Hills, Calif., day laborers; "Metronatural" in Seattle; driven to crime in fancy cars
Betsy Marston Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear friends
HCN’s Christmas open house; Michelle Nijhuis wins another award for climate change stories; visitors; Bill Burnham dies; Jodi Peterson back from sick leave
Jodi Peterson Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

News

Destruction and discovery walk hand in hand
A new plan to steer energy development away from cultural sites in New Mexico could streamline energy development, fund archaeological research and preserve ancient sites all at once
Laura Paskus Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Fed up with paying to play
Chris Wallace’s refusal to pay daily user fees on Arizona’s Mount Lemmon led to a courtroom decision that has thrown the entire future of the federal recreational fee program into doubt
Tony Davis Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Two Weeks in the West

Two weeks in the West
Hopi and Navajo tribes settle boundary dispute; oil shale returns to western Colorado; Northern Cheyenne open coal reserves to development; judge upholds critical habitat designation for "vernal pools" in California and Oregon; red tree vole wins protecti
Staff Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition

Letters

The evils of takings
Thomas Jefferson Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Tender memories
Mary Sojourner Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
RECA needs revision
Bruce Baird Struminger, MD Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Playing God in the woods
George Wuerthner Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Roadless Rule provided clear direction
Mike Anderson Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
Forestry story lacked context
Mark Schiller and Kay Matthews Nov. 27, 2006 From the print edition
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