I take exception to the use of the word “immigrant” by HCN or Utah (HCN, 6/27/11). As one knowledgeable about Mormon values, I pondered what had come over the Beehive State, but then I remembered Mormons are, if nothing else, pro-business. I also pondered presidential and media hypocrisy as another state “supersedes” federal jurisdiction on […]
Kathleene Parker
Posted inFebruary 7, 2011: Obama and the West
The world according to Disney
In recent reporting about the 2010 census, the government and media deliberately deceived the public about the U.S. population explosion. Sadly, “California Dreamin’ ” studiously ignored the same population elephant in the room (HCN, 12/20/10). Growth in the U.S. is at its slowest in decades, the government asserted with a straight face. While the nation’s […]
Posted inAugust 20, 2010: A Hell of an Anniversary
Mute on Utes
Like writer Jonathan Thompson, I have deep roots on and near Ute lands in southwestern Colorado. While I realize he faced a daunting task — even without Ute secrecy — “The Ute Paradox” seemed way too couched in political correctness and an unwillingness to hold minority leaders to the same standards we demand of others […]
Posted inMarch 15, 2010: Mobile Nation
Will the wolf survive?
My joy at reading of the wolf’s likely return to Colorado is tempered by the knowledge that the future does not bode well for wildlife in the Southwest: the fastest-growing region of the world’s fourth-fastest-growing nation (HCN, 2/15/10). I remember the melancholy autumn howls of some of the last wolves in Colorado when I was […]
Posted inJune 23, 2008: Peace on the Klamath
The population tsunami
As I read “Climate Revolutionary,” I wondered what Mary Wood suggests for population (HCN, 5/12/08). As I read in “Heard around the West” that “The bill to help farmers more quickly recruit legal workers passed the (Colorado) House …,” I pondered labor activist Cesar Chavez’s forgotten legacy. Nations with high growth rates hinder efforts by […]
Posted inAugust 22, 2005: A Military Town Fights for its Life
Immigration fuels Western growth
D.J. Waldie writes of something which many of us have tried to warn of, that “smart growth” isn’t necessarily smart (HCN, 8/8/05: In the suburbs of Los Angeles, your future awaits). Portland, hailed as the icon of smart growth, will in a generation or so be as high-density as Los Angeles. It will have, in […]
Posted inMarch 7, 2005: Anarchy in the Gas Fields
Drought + Population Growth = Disaster
Regarding Matt Jenkins’ otherwise excellent article, “A crisis brews on the Colorado”: To talk about water without discussion of population growth is a bit like planning a wedding reception without knowing how many guests will be there — doomed to failure (HCN, 1/24/05: A crisis brews on the Colorado). I am a firm believer in […]
Posted inDecember 8, 2003: Riding the middle path
Treadwell was no new-ager
The deaths of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, ostensibly by grizzly mauling, were the stuff of sensational headlines, especially on the heels of the mauling of tiger-trainer Roy Horn in Las Vegas. It was predictable that the mainstream, corporate media would have a field day. We expected better of High Country News. We were disappointed. […]
Posted inMay 29, 1995: Politics 101
HCN doesn’t cover the real issue
Dear HCN, After years of subscribing to HCN, I have decided to drop my subscription and will instead give to population groups. The United States is the third most populous nation behind China and India and 13th fastest-growing nation on Earth. The West is growing as fast as the fastest-growing areas in the world. Yet, […]