But I had a sense that this weather event was much worse than the flood we had last year in October…
Category: Essays/Poetry
BIG PIVOTS: You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone…
“But perennials are the backbone of natural ecosystems. Look around: 96% of all plant species are perennial…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Living Bare-Naked
When I first heard about bare-naked birding, I got totally the wrong idea…
ESSAY: Who Needs a Library These Days?
Libraries offer so much more than books. Our Ruby Sisson Library’s precious resource is our librarians…
ESSAY: The Duke Chronicles, Part One
It took a ton of patience and some tough love, but slowly Duke had me trained…
ESSAY: 20th Anniversary of ‘Rights of Nature’
In 1972, a small California law journal published professor Christopher Stone’s seminal article, “Should trees have standing?”
ESSAY: A Young Generation Living in Fear
Only 39% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll…
ESSAY: How 9/11 Changed Government Surveillance of Citizens, Part Two
“These surveillance measures have also eroded this idea that everyone should have an equal right to privacy…”
ESSAY: How 9/11 Changed Government Surveillance of Citizens, Part One
About a month after the attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law, dramatically expanding the federal government’s ability to collect information…
ESSAY: Thousands of Tarantulas Trek Across Colorado Each Year
We’re going on the miles-long journey a male tarantula takes to play a role in their terrifying love-making process…
Labor Unions are Growing, but ‘Where’ Depends on State Politics
Last year, the nation added more than 400,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008…
ESSAY: Wrestling with Wendell Berry’s Legacy
“Even when they quote him reverently, the whole world hates Wendell Berry, because so few actually live the way he calls for…”
BOOK REVIEW: The Art of the Steal
How do leaders persuade people to support policies that ultimately enrich the powerful while leaving themselves more divided, insecure, and vulnerable?…
EDITORIAL: A Week in Alaska, Part Two
The 1970s were a time of big changes in Alaska…
EDITORIAL: A Week in Alaska, Part One
Today, Monday, is Day Five of the Hudson-Haas-Hope-Kalman-Salas family reunion…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: How Do Police Feel About Felons With Guns?
“We surveyed police from three jurisdictions to establish a baseline understanding of officers’ views about potential gun legislation…”
ESSAY: New Legislation Emerges Tackling Unfair Markets in Agriculture
Work in meat and poultry processing plants is considered among the most dangerous jobs…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, the Epilogue
“You will always be a drummer, with or without drums…”
ESSAY: Balanced Stewardship of the Land to Save the Prairie, Part Two
““The cow is how you harvest the grass and turn it into something of value economically, spiritually and nutritionally…”