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An energy oasis in the political desert

January 21, 2008

The Interior West’s growing political voice – and its status as the nation’s energy supplier – mean presidential candidates need to see the region as more than campaign flyover country.

Feature

A political speech the West needs to hear
High Country News imagines – and delivers – the kind of speech about our energy future that the West needs to hear from its next president.
Ray Ring Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Editor's Note

An energy oasis in the political desert
The Interior West’s growing political voice – and its status as the nation’s energy supplier – mean presidential candidates need to see the region as more than campaign flyover country.
Jonathan Thompson Opinion Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Uncommon Westerners

Tackling Utah’s trash
Issa Hamud, an engineer who was born in Somalia, helped Logan, Utah, create a successful recycling program.
Mary Jackson-Smith Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Essays

My short tenure with a blind pigeon
Laura Pritchett reluctantly – and guiltily – agrees to take care of a blind pigeon for her mother.
Laura Pritchett Essay Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Conversation

Misplaced Jurisdiction
Law professor Kevin Washburn, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, says the justice system in Indian Country is in serious need of overhaul.
Tanya Lee Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

Where do you draw the line?
Todd Wilkinson wonders what it would take to get Westerners to act against the destruction of our landscape.
Todd Wilkinson Opinion Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Book Reviews

New West, Next West
In the short stories in Last Call, Colorado writer Blair Oliver looks at the desperate suburban lives of modern-day Western men.
Peter Soliunas Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
Madame Merian and her passion for metamorphosis
In Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis, Kim Todd uncovers the life and legacy of a pioneering 17th century woman
Michelle Nijhuis Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard Around the West
Remembering Beverly Allen, an 80-something showgirl; nation’s largest Sitka spruce dies; all religions are weird to non-believers; Ted Turner vs. Nebraska; the benefits of being a resort town; growing pains in the West.
Betsy Marston Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear friends
Welcome to baby Lily Jean Massart Isaacson; visitors.
Jodi Peterson Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

News

Treehuggers and treecutters unite
Environmentalists have been working with Washington foresters to keep small tree farms in business, but the treaty between the two remains a fragile one.
Lissa James Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Two Weeks in the West

Two weeks in the West
EPA stymies California’s attempt to cut tailpipe emissions; the West is growing but not sure where its next meal or drink of water will come from; increasing amounts of ammonium – and guns – in the parks; avalanche fatalities are up.
Sarah Gilman and Jodi Peterson Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition

Letters

Uh, no bag of gold here ...
Jess Carey Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
Take this wolf and shove it
Marnie Ashby Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
Playing cowboy at the wolf's expense
Wayne Hare Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
It's back to the tofurkey
Cristina Eisenberg Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
The wrongs of property rights
Carrie Phillips Jan. 21, 2008 From the print edition
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