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February 18, 2019

In this issue, we delve into the white supremacist past — and present — of Portland, Oregon. We meet Sam Thompson, a Portland resident who wants city officials to change racist policies that have persisted for decades. We also examine the impacts of the January government shutdown on residents of rural Washington — where federal workers aren’t exactly welcome. We explore an education model on the Mexican border that helps children caught amid family-straining deportation policies. We take an extended trip into the contemporary artwork of a prominent Lakota family, and learn the historical elusiveness of border security.

Feature

Racist policing plagues Portland’s nightclubs
Racist policing plagues Portland’s nightclubs
A reckoning is coming for Oregon’s white supremacist past.
Leah Sottile Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition

Current

As shutdown ends, rural Washington considers life without feds
As shutdown ends, rural Washington considers life without feds
‘We’re going down a road to bitterness.’
Carl Segerstrom Jan. 31, 2019 From the print edition
The West’s monarch migration is disappearing
The West’s monarch migration is disappearing
Fall counts show a 99 percent decline in the butterfly population since the ‘80s.
Jodi Peterson News Feb. 4, 2019 From the print edition
The education crisis for children of deported parents
The education crisis for children of deported parents
In Tijuana, an upstart model tries to address the challenges of educating U.S. kids who relocated to keep their families together.
Sarah Tory Jan. 25, 2019 From the print edition
Update: Western states move to limit trapping
Update: Western states move to limit trapping
Caught dogs and imperiled martens spur reforms for fur-bearer trapping.
Jodi Peterson News Feb. 6, 2019 From the print edition

Editor's Note

The ecological danger of ethical impoverishment
The ecological danger of ethical impoverishment
The West is facing challenges that won’t be solved without moral considerations.
Brian Calvert Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition

Perspective

Border security will always be elusive
Border security will always be elusive
The Borderlands have long been governed by impermanent and shifting policies.
Adam M. Sowards Perspective Jan. 14, 2019 From the print edition

Arts and Culture

The Two Bulls family leads an Indigenous art renaissance
The Two Bulls family leads an Indigenous art renaissance
The Lakota family’s first group show is a celebration of tradition and experimentation.
Julian Brave NoiseCat Feb. 8, 2019 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Explore landscapes redefined by human influence
Explore landscapes redefined by human influence
In a new book, a photographer captures our collisions with nature.
Elena Saavedra Buckley Photos Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

An air crow; shutdown interlopers; coyote Happy Hour
An air crow; shutdown interlopers; coyote Happy Hour
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Editors out and about this winter
Editors out and about this winter
From Washington Post op-eds to guest speaking engagements, our editors stay busy (and warm).
Nick Bowlin Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition

Letters

Focus on journalism
Phil Baigas Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition
Dirty policies, filthy fish
Jerry White Jr. Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition
Snowpack in perspective
Randall Julander Feb. 18, 2019 From the print edition
High Country News Classifieds