The merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads creates a monopoly that may leave some of Colorado and
Utah's working towns without rail transport for their
coal.
Magazine
August 5, 1996
The merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads creates a monopoly that may leave some of Colorado and Utah's working towns without rail transport for their coal.
Feature
Sidebar
The condition of being a railroad buff is probably
hereditary, says the writer, remembering the trains of his
childhood.
Essays
The religious and political differences between Navajo and
Hopi Indians who share the same land are highlighted when Navajo
police arrest Hopis for gathering eagles for religious
purposes.
Book Reviews
The survey "American Views on National Park Issues" shows
that parks are very important to citizens.
The Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center opens near
Denver, Colo.
ONE/Northwest seeks to put Northwest environmentalists on
the Internet.
The Greater San Juan Partnership wants to protect the
southern Rocky Mountains.
An exhibit in Denver, Colo., called "The Real West"
re-examines old myths but pulls some punches, too.
News
Endangered California condors will not be restored to
northern Arizona on schedule, owing to opposition by local towns
such as Kanab, Utah.
The installation of cellular transmitters in Yellowstone
National Park means hikers can now use cellular phones on the
trails.
In one of the largest class action suits ever filed
against the federal government, 300,000 Native Americans are
demanding a full statement of their individual Indian Money
Accounts from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
An out-of-court settlement with public agencies will give
more than $2 million to survivors of an outing in Utah's Kolob
Canyon that killed two Explorer Scout leaders.
The Southwest's drought has Navajos discussing overgrazing
on the reservation and the need for range reform.
The drought helps spur a religious resurgence for
traditional Navajos, as shown by a ceremony on Colorado's Hesperus
Peak, one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Navajo lore.
The House of Representatives votes to halt funding for
Colorado's controversial Animas-La Plata water project.
A coalition of ranchers and Montana tribes leads a
600-mile march to protest a gold mine in Montana's Sweet Grass
Hills.
Despite opposition and apathy from the public, "takings"
legislation continues to appear in Congress.
The Forest Service tries to lift an injunction against
logging on 11 national forests in Arizona and New Mexico, but a
federal judge orders the chainsaws silent again until the question
of the Mexican spotted owl is addressed.
Heard Around the West
Overheard cafe conversations in North Dakota; "Amazing
Grace" radio in South Dakota; sheep's "beautiful buttocks" gone;
fish image problems; Arizona speeding excuses; Idaho
UFOs.
Dear Friends
Consensus issue reprinted, odds and ends, summer visitors,
looking for lost freelancers.
Letters
Opinion
The firing of Colorado River Water Conservation District
secretary-engineer Rolly Fischer after 28 years marks the end of a
profligate era.
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