Writers on the Range
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- Stagflation nation
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How Trump’s disastrous policies could bring us to the economic breaking point
- By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range
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- A Trojan horse
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Poking holes in the seemingly altruistic push to use public lands for housing
- By Ben Long / Writers on the Range
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- Just weird enough
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The quirky, kitschy and beautifully morbid allure of the Salton Sea
- By Dennis Hinkamp / Writers on the Range
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- Hey, Utah
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Americans love their public lands, so stop trying to get rid of them
- By Aaron Weiss / Writers on the Range
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- A false solution
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It’s time to get real about plastic recycling – or lack thereof
- By Karen Mockler / Writers on the Range
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- A wake-up call
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Devastation of L.A. fires could happen anywhere – even Durango
- By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range
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- Savoring darkness
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Alaska’s endless nights offer cool respite from Earth’s encroaching heat
- By Tim Lydon / Writers on the Range
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- Of bears and Bears Ears
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A rundown of what Westerners cared about in 2024
- By Betsy Marston
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- All along the watchtower
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Observations of a San Juan Mountain fire lookout
- By Rick Freimuth / Writers on the Range
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- Turning 'nothing' into something
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‘Centennial’ reminds us land is more than just the backdrop to the West
- By Patricia J. Rettig / Writers on the Range
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- Scrapping the stigma
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Opening up about mental illness will help make us all healthier
- By David Marston / Writers on the Range
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- Trump's public lands playbook
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This time, public sentiment, law are on conservation’s side
- By Jennifer Rokala / Writes on the Range
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- Recipe for disaster?
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Trump’s unsound policies on tariffs and workers portend an economic fallout
- By David Marston / Writers on the Range
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- Coexisting with compassion
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Takeaways in the wake of Grizzly 399’s tragic death
- By Wendy Keefover & Kristin Combs / Writers on the Range
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- Western lament
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Red-leaning states are abandoning pragmatic conservatism
- By Jonathan Thompson / Writers on the Range
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- A natural ally
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We need mountain lions to do their job
- By Dan Ashe / Writers on the range
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- Dam'ed if they don't
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Lake Powell operators can no longer turn blind eye to dead pool
- By Zak Podmore / Writers on the Range
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- Pick your poison
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How a controversial herbicide saved a Utah lake
- By Ted Williams / Writers on the Range
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- People power
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Without volunteers, the Colorado Trail would be nowhere
- By David Marston / Writers on the Range
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- Wolf tales
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Biologist details 40 years of living with wolves in northern Montana
- By Ben Long / Writers on the Range
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- 06/11/2026
- Wild at heart
- By Luke Mehall
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Remembering Katrina Blair’s crusade to reclaim the power of wild plants and lands
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- 06/11/2026
- Book Burro hits the road
- By Missy Votel
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Maria’s vintage Airstream-turned-bookmobile aims to deliver free books across region
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- 06/11/2026
- Picking up speed
- By Missy Votel
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Propelled by $1.1M in grants, Phase 2 of Silverton’s Baker’s Park to begin this summer
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- 06/04/2026
- Tougher on trash
- By Missy Votel
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As human-bear conflicts rise, new state law targets ‘knowingly’ allowing attractants
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- Not so fast
- 06/11/2026
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Remember last year, when the Trump administration asked national park goers to “report any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans or that fail to emphasize the beauty, grandeur and abundance of landscapes and other natural features”?
Well, it seems park-goers have pushed back, bigly.
- Getting gassed
- 06/04/2026
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Gas prices are once again giving America something to complain about. And while the local beer meisters at Ska Brewing can’t fix the price at the pump, the brewery is offering one small bit of relief: a new light beer that costs one cent less than the price of a gallon of unleaded gas.
Introducing Ska’s newest brew: West’s Easy Light Lager, because “everything else is so hard.”
- Short legs, big party
- 05/28/2026
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On most days, Tracy Harwood spends her time as a court clerk for the City of Durango. But next Thurs., June 4 – International Corgi Day – she hopes to bring something entirely different to town: short legs, wiggly butts and oversized personalities.
- River cowboy
- 05/21/2026
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It’s a mash-up made in Westernwear heaven. Sort of. Seems Chaco, the purveyor of the iconic strappy dirtbag river rat footwear, has joined forces with Wrangler, as in tight jeans, big belt buckles, bull riding and snap shirt fame.