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Colorado
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How to fix exclusive resort towns
It’s time to rethink urbanization in mountain communities.
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Obama’s rush to the end
Keeping track of rulemaking, policy decisions and other last actions before the Trump administration’s inauguration.
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How an ‘awakened giant’ used its power on Election Day
In the West, Latino voters did turn out—just not the way analysts expected.
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Rural economies get high on legal cannabis
For some small Colorado communities, recreational marijuana is generating much-needed revenue.
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For fossil fuel-reliant towns, a solar alternative grows
A rural solar movement is growing, which focuses on local resilience.
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In a divided town, what to do after a polarizing election
If you were shocked by the election results, you should step outside of your silo.
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Election roundup: What happened in the West
A rundown of the West’s political shifts and ballot measures.
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How to tell the story of the West, rural and urban
A residential library for readers, poets and naturalists takes shape.
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A roundup of the high-stakes climate races
For the climate-interested voter, these are the Western races to watch on Tuesday.
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West Obsessed: The fate of rural food and farms
The staff of High Country News tackles tough questions about small-town agriculture.
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Trekking across Colorado’s fragmented wildernesses
Thru-hiking the Colorado Trail exposes a “wilderness” that is anything but.
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How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
Paonia High brings college-level coursework to rural students by partnering with its neighbors.
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A helping hand for migrant students
In the San Luis Valley, migrant workers build community around student success.
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Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t enough
To better honor their history, activists want “justice, not gestures.”
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How the West’s populist politics play out at the ballot box
Voter-driven ballot initiatives are a powerful force during the Western election season.
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Lies and damn lies: What to believe on the campaign trail
HCN sorts truth from fiction on the campaign trail.
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The Western races to watch
Democrats hope to nab vulnerable Republican seats.
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This election season’s unexpected power players: undocumented immigrants
Donald Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a movement to mobilize Hispanic voters.
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A couple living off the grid fought water law — and won
The decision could upend a Colorado rule that goes back 150 years.