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Silver State lining for Democrats
How Republicans failed to capture Nevada amid a red wave.
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How to fix exclusive resort towns
It’s time to rethink urbanization in mountain communities.
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Trump’s promises are empty when it comes to energy
Will laid-off energy workers get their jobs back? No. Regulations have nothing to do with this bust.
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Could land speed racing fade from Bonneville Salt Flats?
Utah’s changing landscape casts doubt on the future of a sport.
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An interloper’s eye-opening Thanksgiving
A city dweller recounts a holiday spent with a Native American family.
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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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How a rural town recovered after mining’s death
The disappearance of mining has hit many towns hard. But Raton, New Mexico is getting back on its feet.
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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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In New Mexico, a way out of the boom-bust cycle?
Lea County tries a different formula for rural success.
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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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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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Insights from a climate oasis
Author Kathleen Alcalá on learning to become an activist.
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Revisiting Idaho’s lead-poisoning legacy
A new book documents a catastrophe in Silver Valley.
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Terry Tempest Williams and the refuge of change
One of the West’s most beloved authors revisits Great Salt Lake.
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A national monument is a heavy-handed solution for Bears Ears
More protection for these lands would mean more regulation and less freedom.
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Comb Ridge parcel sold to highest bidder
The privatized parcel within the proposed Bears Ears national monument could be a sign of things to come.
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Getting over the ‘taboo’ in a gun-rights conversation
In Montana, the gap between gun rights supporters and opponents begins to shrink.
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When truancy laws don’t work
A New Mexico principal ponders a tougher approach to keep frequently absent students in school.