New programs that provide free meals to all students are gaining popularity.
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Lake Mead’s illegal road network is growing
People have created hundreds of miles of unofficial roads trying to reach the water as levels decline. Federal officials want funds to address the issue.
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Caminos ilegales alrededor del Lago Mead plantean nuevo peligro para el medio ambiente
La gente ha creado caminos no oficiales para llegar al agua a medida que los niveles disminuyen. Funcionarios quieren fondos para atender el problema.
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Denver’s new immigration plan, explained
The new program caps shelter stays for all new immigrants but expands services for 800 asylum seekers.
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Denver lanza programa de asistencia para solicitantes de asilo
El nuevo programa busca brindar apoyo a 800 recién llegados, pero cortará recursos para los demas.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bozeman’s boom depends on immigrants but struggles to support them
One of the nation’s fastest-growing cities relies on a vulnerable population of workers to fuel its economic explosion.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Los motivos ocultos de la prosperidad de Bozeman
El auge económico de una de las ciudades estadounidenses con mayor crecimiento depende del trabajo de un grupo vulnerable de personas.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
‘I attended a mission school for a year and a half’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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More than a year later, a record storm still thwarts subsistence food harvests in Alaska
Destroyed boats, gear, berries and more left some Alaskans reliant on expensive store-bought food and neighbors.
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Meet the women fighting to end detention and deportation in Washington
La Resistencia is working alongside people in immigrant detention to shut down the Northwest Detention Center.
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Conozca a las mujeres que luchan por acabar con las detenciones y las deportaciones en el estado de Washington
La Resistencia, un grupo de base en el noroeste del Pacifico, trabaja junto a personas detenidas para cerrar el Centro de Detención del Noroeste.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
A border need not be a wall
An immigration journalist on confronting laws and encountering humanity.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
‘I am very hopeful for the future’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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California’s transgender Latinx people find refuge and empowerment in community
‘We are beginning to have that safety that we always desired.’
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
‘We have been here and are still here’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
Is it cowboy poetry if it’s not written by a cowboy?
An event protesting the cowboy poetry festival faces questions of growth and authenticity.
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Wild ice: A training ground for rural skaters
On the Western Slope of Colorado, frozen reservoirs and rivers offer interesting terrain for skating.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
‘My advice to others is to start small’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
A bear hunt illuminates the complexities of a marriage
Will the gift of a significant harvest be individual or shared?
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Climate Vigil aims to channel prayer into action
Christians in eastern Oregon fight for a safe climate as a human — and moral — right.