The Southwest loses its strongest voice.
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October 13, 2014
A profile of the late Charles Bowden, the Southwest's strongest voice. Plus, utilities experiment with real-time response in the Pacific Northwest, and an obsessive flash flood chaser improves forecasting in Utah.
Feature
Editor's Note
The iconic Southwest writer brought minimal gear but loads of reading material on the trail.
Current
A new policy may set the law back half a century.
Real-time response to demand could radically shift how the grid operates.
One man’s obsession improves forecasting in southern Utah.
A U.S. District Court hands management back to the feds.
The Cobell case paid mineral royalties long due to tribal members.
Essays
The writer passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Aug. 30.
One of Charles Bowden’s last essays.
Multimedia
Readers’ and editors picks in people, landscape and wildlife.
A new Yale project allows viewers to explore 175,000 images by county.
Book Reviews
Review of Daniel Olivas’s “Things We Do Not Talk About.”
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Fall board meeting, a new employee, and another science writing award for HCN.
Letters
Featured stories
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