Evan Cantor

Drew Pogge believes he is without friends, finding himself “magnetically repelled” by both environmentalists and good ol’ boys because of his empathy for both (HCN, 3/31/08). He is, however, sadly mistaken. He is magnetically repelled because of the stereotypes he insists on articulating. He writes that the conservation movement is often “tainted with hypocrisy” and […]

Some folks just don’t want to see past the stereotypes. Regarding “The Aroma Of Tacoma” by Karen Mockler, how would Ms. Mockler like it if I advertised via a syndicated column in over 40 newspapers across the West that her town of choice, Billings, Mont., suffered perpetual Missoula insecurity syndrome and was populated by nothing […]

In his review of Jim Stiles’ book Brave New West, Brian Kevin attempts to defend the “Lycra-clad masses” and wonders why Stiles doesn’t address more print to erosion and species loss (HCN, 4/16/07). Stiles does discuss erosion and species loss, but that is not his focus in this book. Kevin fails to appreciate the fact […]

I object to author John Dougherty’s assessment that “Marijuana isn’t the only drug being smuggled” across the Tohono O’odham Nation’s border with Mexico. Marijuana is not a drug. It is a plant that is smoked without any processing necessary, unlike the commercial tobacco that kills millions every year. There has never been any legitimate proof […]

Ed Marston’s review of Alvin Josephy’s new book Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes refers to Bernard DeVoto’s Course of Empire as a “traditional” perspective characterizing the expedition as “one long and heroic act, one close call, one brilliant decision after another.” Having just re-read all three of DeVoto’s Western histories, I must take exception […]

Gail Binkly’s memories of hiking in the “good old days” (for her, the 1980s) ring a lot of bells (HCN, 8/4/03: When did we become such gear-toting wimps?). But does she really prefer those heavy boots made of solid rock and worn jeans that stayed wet for three days after a downpour? How she got […]

Dear HCN, Jim Hasenauer makes the basis for a reasoned argument in his piece “Let bikers in, and we’ll stand behind wilderness” (HCN, 3/3/03: Let bikers in, and we’ll stand behind wilderness), but loses his focus as he perpetuates a number of fallacies in his argument to repeal the wilderness bicycle ban. Hasenauer cites that […]

Dear HCN, In your 8/3/98 issue, Robert Nold takes me to task over my 6/22/98 essay, “It Rhymes With Scourge.” Robert admits that donkeytail spurge has “escaped from Boulder-area gardens and established itself in some areas,” but is not a “fast-moving, aggressive invader.” Boulder Mountain Parks would disagree; it lists donkeytail spurge as an invasive […]