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Fall '98 Stories

 

Fall '98


On the cover: "I like the old West, the family values, the way we treat our horses and cattle, our dress, our manner," says buckaroo Tom Freeman, shown here with sons Asher and Barak at the TS Ranch in Battle Mountain, Nev.

Photo ©Copyright Larry Turner

Table of Contents


Photo ©Copyright Amy Raab

FEATURES

THIS LAND WAS YOUR LAND
Is private property becoming worthless? By John Anderson

BENEATH A DEEP-BLUE SKY
Many small western towns have shed their chaps for spandex. By Eric Grant

CAUGHT TWIXT BEASTS AND BUREAUCRATS
Wolves and new rules from a softer society. By J. Zane Walley

DESERT RIVER
Some positives for drought. By Carolyn Dufurrena

A CRISIS IN ATTITUDE
The paradox may be that it is not poverty, but wealth, that leads to
famine. By Tim Findley

WHERE'S THE BEEF?
Clinton's monumental announcement and the newcomers to Southern Utah. By
Richard Menzies

YESTERDAY

NEW MEXICO'S CATTLE QUEEN
Susan Hummer McSween, a woman of the frontier. By Drew Gomber

OPINION

AVOIDING CONFRONTATION
Sharing life with Al Gore and Felix Ungar. By Alston Chase

HATE AND SWITCH
Will it save the Earth? By Dan Dagget

RAC RESPONSE
"On the RAC" by Carolyn Dufurrena drew applause and comment. By Ron Wenker
and Sid Houpt

PHOTOGRAPHY

PORTRAIT OF THE WEST
Brent Baldwin, Ogden, Utah. By Richard Menzies

OUT ON THE RANGE
With photographers Jess Smith, Roger Peters and Ernest Jones.

HUMOR

THAT LOOK IN THE EYE
Mortified as a kicked blue healer pup. By Gary McMahan

IN SEARCH OF HEAT
Notes from a frozen tractor seat.
By Ryan Taylor

SCIENCE/POLITICS

TOURISM
The answer for the new West? By Lois Moran

PARAGON POWERHOUSE
Fighting for the rights of ranchers. By J. Zane Walley

AFTER THE FLAMES, NEW LIFE
Instead of fighting fires, the Forest Service is setting a few. By Frances
Reynolds

UNDER SIEGE
Arizona cowboys are inundated with challenges. By Jack Stauder

PEOPLE/POETRY

STILL STEALING OUR LAND
Grandpa and the greedy Tennessee Valley Authority. By J. Zane Walley

SHAPING DESTINY
The Skinners ride the rhythms of the seasons. By Jean Nelsen

THE GREY FOX
Richard Farnsworth, at home with New Mexico ranchers. By J. Zane Walley

ONE ROOM SCHOOL
Oregon students are limited only by their imagination. By Angela Reeves

CONFESSIONS
Cleo Fuchs, NM; Torrey Johnson, MT; Fred LaMay, NM; Frank Swenson, UT

SHE
A Nevada poem by Smith.

CRITTERS/HABITAT

MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE
Looking for gold (and discovering snails) in Southern Utah. By Richard Menzies

EQUINE THERAPY!
Help from two mares. By Lisa Higby

DEPARTMENTS

Photo of C.J. Hadley -- Copyright ©Jeff Ross
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Up Front
Letter from the Editor

Me? Far right?
A redneck radical? By C.J. Hadley

LETTERS
AMAZING FACTS & QUOTES
RANGE AGENTS
RANGE NOTES
GREAT WESTERN EVENTS
RANGE CALENDAR
RANGE HEROES

 

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