The West’s great distances, geography and weather often isolate its communities. That can make for a high quality of life but difficult communications. The Helena, Mont.-based computer non-profit WestNet hopes to overcome those barriers by providing a computer-based bulletin board service. With a computer and a modem, anyone – from ranchers and loggers, to Native […]
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Posted inMarch 7, 1994: Pay as you waste, says EPA
Let’s not heap injustice upon injustice
SAN LUIS, Colo. – The ownership of the Taylor Ranch in Colorado’s San Luis Valley has been a bone of contention for the past 34 years. However, the story of the land has a longer history and the feelings about it run deeper because the Taylor Ranch is not just another piece of mountain real […]
Posted inMarch 7, 1994: Pay as you waste, says EPA
Can San Luis resist ‘regional chaos’?
It was a Colorado state helicopter that turned Maria Mondragon-Valdez around on the subject of the 77,000-acre Taylor Ranch. Originally, she supported a proposal for a split purchase of the mountain tract she and other San Luis Valley residents call La Sierra, and which they believe was stolen from their community in 1960. The proposal […]
Posted inFebruary 21, 1994: Draining the budget to desalt the Colorado
Why Why? A stark, no-frills retreat from the world
Two highways meet in a “Y” at Why, Ariz. This remote crossroads some 30 miles from Mexico seems an unlikely vacation spot, but for the past three years I’ve made it my winter retreat. At first glance, Why doesn’t seem like much. There are a couple of dozen simple houses, a few dirt streets, two […]
Posted inFebruary 7, 1994: Can she save ecosystems?
Wanted: Wild poets
Poets who find their inspiration in nature may want to enter the ninth annual wilderness poetry competition sponsored by the Utah Wilderness Association. The group welcomes poems on the theme of wilderness, its preservation and spiritual nature. The winning poet receives $100, and the winning poem and five honorable mentions will be printed in the […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
West’s buttons popping
West’s buttons popping The 10 fastest growing states in the nation are in the West. According to federal Census Bureau figures, Nevada grew fastest in 1992-93, with a 3.9 percent growth rate, followed by Idaho at 3.1 percent and Colorado at 2.9 percent. Reid Reynolds, a Colorado state demographer, attributes the surge to strong economies […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
The new West is as restless as the old
The new West is as restless as the old Most people move to the rural West in search of community, says sociology professor Pat Jobes, who teaches at Montana State University in Bozeman. What they find rarely measures up to their enthusiasm and optimism. “It’s a predictable, unchanging pattern,” says Jobes, who has studied migration […]
Posted inJanuary 24, 1994: Turmoil on the range
Montana town puts out unwelcome mat
BOZEMAN, Mont. – This quiet, mountain-ringed college town just north of Yellowstone National Park has now been discovered by everyone from movie stars to footloose entrepreneurs and just plain folks. But to the people who live here the influx is more invasion than discovery. This is how a local artist feels about newcomers: “If I […]
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Real western women
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Real western women.
Posted inDecember 27, 1993: Yellowstone
Red sandstone and black lace
An artist wants to string 10,000 bras across the Grand Canyon. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Red sandstone and black lace.
Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
Wilderness poets lookout
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wilderness poets lookout.
Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
Western women wild with joy!
A look back at women’s suffrage efforts in the West. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Western women wild with joy!.
Posted inDecember 13, 1993: Jack Ward Thomas: Hail to the chief
The road to affluence
An essay on the changing nature of affluence in today’s economy. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The road to affluence.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
California developer gets warm Colorado welcome
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline California developer gets warm Colorado welcome.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Conservation for kids
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Conservation for kids.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Goldfield Stories
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Goldfield Stories.
Posted inNovember 29, 1993: Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte, Montana, seeks a new life
Butte wants to transform its Superfund mine cleanup into a tourist attraction. (To read the full text, click on the “View a PDF from the original” link below, or download this HCN issue in PDF format.) This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Butte, Montana, seeks a new life.
Posted inNovember 15, 1993: The decline and fall of salmon
The return of the Cheyenne skulls brings a bloody Western story to a close
The return of Cheyenne skeletal remains recalls their 1879 massacre. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The return of the Cheyenne skulls brings a bloody Western story to a close.
Posted inNovember 1, 1993: Sunbelt confrontation
The Blue Margarita
Poetry centerspread by Jeri McAndrews, Scott Starbuck, by Antler, Joanna Sampson, Charlie Mehrhoff and Jim Ruch. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Blue Margarita.
Posted inOctober 18, 1993: A lost land grant: Can it be reclaimed?
‘Seldom Seen Smith’ mourns a lost canyon and dead foes
Ken Sleight, an old guard environmentalist and the man behind Edward Abbey’s Monkey Wrench Gang character, is profiled by Vaughn Roche. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline ‘Seldom Seen Smith’ mourns a lost canyon and dead foes.