I had never heard of Charles Bowden until the Oct. 13 High Country News. I am moved to tears by what he saw and how he lived and the words he shared. He saw the darkest of all of us and did not shy away from it, shun it, or ignore it. He stayed and dug in […]
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Posted inOctober 27, 2014: Defuse the West
Western states eye federal lands—again
The ultra-right ‘remedy’ for public lands.
Posted inOctober 27, 2014: Defuse the West
Bookshop oversight
I enjoy your publication and especially liked “The best little bookshops in the West” (HCN, 9/15/14). I am a faithful shopper of Changing Hands, two miles from my home. However, you missed one very important shop — Singing Wind Bookshop, in the middle of a cattle ranch in Benson, Arizona. They are visited by worldwide […]
Posted inOctober 27, 2014: Defuse the West
House of Misrepresentatives
What would happen to the West’s environment if the House of Representatives had its way.
Posted inOctober 13, 2014: Charles Bowden's Fury
Snake River quibbles
Having grown up in the “Magic Valley,” I was intrigued and impressed by this article on the socio-economic and environmental effects of Big Ag in the Snake River Plain (“Idaho’s Sewer System,” HCN, 8/4/14). I do have one factual quibble: Cassia County (my home) has considerable mountainous terrain, including much national forest. It cannot possibly have […]