In the infamous Montana saloon, a lesson about home in harsh places.
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The dramatic changes in our planting zones
Early blooms and cold snaps turn gardeners’ lives on end.
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When crossing the border is your daily commute
A day in the life of agricultural laborers whose work and lives straddle the Arizona-Mexican border.
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The many questions of Gold Butte
Familiar questions around roads, heritage and water rights resurface as Nevadans make sense of their new monument.
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How a Chicano band blends urban and wild life
Quetzal finds a sense of place in East Los Angeles.
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When private pain becomes a community problem
How a rural clinic sparked a small-town addiction crisis.
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Montana’s game managers try to outsmart elk
Could unpredictable seasons trick elk into staying on hunting grounds?
Posted inFebruary 6, 2017: River of Healing
A new use for old produce
Inside the cross-border operation that saves fresh food from the trash.
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The climate fight isn’t just about facts
We should be talking about values and the kind of world we want.
Posted inJanuary 23, 2017: For Which it Stands
The story behind New Mexico’s lowriders
A new collection examines the elaborate cars and their place in Mexican-American culture.
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The Forest Service relaxes restrictions on recreation
The permitting change could give guided groups more access.
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Gilded pain in the heart of New Mexico
A new collection of short stories offers a portrait of people on the fringes.
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Who was ‘the last wild Indian’?
Reflecting on the life of an iconic Native American who never revealed his true name.
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What to do if you’re angry about ‘our new corporate overlords’
Regard your wallet as your daily voting booth.
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How Oregon predicted Trump’s partisan politics more than a decade ago
Timber communities gave way to right-wing nostalgia and a wave of progressive populism.
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How to keep independent bookstores alive
We need bookstores that answer only to their communities.
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Tolerance in Trump’s America
Amid fear and despair, we’ll have to find ways to talk to each other.
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Missing science, disagreement surrounds fracking report
Pavillion, Wyoming is at the center of a fight over fracking’s risks.
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West Obsessed: The view from inside Standing Rock’s camps
In a special episode, we talk to reporter Tay Wiles, who is in North Dakota reporting on DAPL protests.
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At Standing Rock, activists dig in on historic treaty land
‘Water protectors’ say they won’t move on a Dec. 5 eviction notice.