Author Amy Irvine’s answer to the classic ‘Desert Solitaire’ on its 50th anniversary.
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A fishing rod stronger than war’s dark legacy
After his father’s suicide, a son seeks solace in the streams.
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Colorado’s top offices go blue
Midterm voters elected Jared Polis, the nation’s first openly gay governor.
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A Denver high school welcomes the world’s refugees
The Newcomers explores the lives of immigrant teens and what it takes to become an American.
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Enter the grandeur of the redwoods
Scientists, writers, environmentalists and photographers capture the wonder of this ancient forest.
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The lone punk rocker of Paonia
A musician finds a home among a small town’s orchards and fields.
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Migration and extinction in the American West
A new novel follows two wanderers on a westward journey.
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The ascension of Matthew Shepard
A painter examines the aftermath of a murder motived by hate, 20 years later.
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The country’s cheapest water is in the West’s driest cities
By charging more for nonessential gallons, cities could keep water affordable for everyone.
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See what the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act preserves
Over 50 years, the landmark law has protected more than 13,000 miles of American waterways.
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Activists want to remove Seattle’s iconic totem poles
Opponents say the art fixtures misrepresent the local Native community.
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The deadly consequences of Christian ‘faith-healers’
A new film explores a fringe sect’s concept of freedom and the child deaths caused by it.
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An end of the line for the kings of the Yukon?
A writer visits Alaska and finds a fishing culture in slow collapse, fading with its most important resource.
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Latest: County campaign promotes monuments on the chopping block
San Juan County says ‘Make it Monumental’ while asking for exemption from the Antiquities Act.
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Relittering: Take your trash and show it in the sun
Philosophy teaches us little more than how to confuse our settled opinions.
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Why Jon Kyl was chosen to replace John McCain
Amid a reshuffling of Arizona’s political deck, the state’s governor makes a water-driven decision.
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Indigenous peoples are decolonizing virtual worlds
Video games have a malicious history of inaccurate portrayals of Indigenous characters.
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The West’s atomic past, in opera halls
On stage and in Congress, Trinity test downwinders fight for recognition.
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Wildfire suppression is a decades-old conundrum
Wilderness managers are still trying to balance the risks and necessity of fire.
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Republicans tout hemp’s potential
The crop could be a lifeline for struggling agricultural communities.