I went back to the Home-country — i.e. the Four Corners — in February and March, and headed out to … More
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Homeland, Dryland
For his entire adult life, my grandfather, Herb Billings, was a farmer in the Animas Valley north of Durango, Colorado. … More
Comb Ridge parcel privatized: A sign of things to come?
It was like a sucker punch to the gut last week when the State of Utah sold off 800 acres … More
Exploring the notion of “Home”
My High Country News cover story about the Bears Ears national monument proposal has finally entered the inter-tubes. For those … More
When stories collide: The Gold King, Bears Ears and Regionalism
Beginning in late 1892, hundreds, maybe even thousands of men descended on the little town of Bluff City, Utah, nestled … More
The Bears Ears and the “local” card
One of the first “literary” things I ever wrote was a poem that began, “The Bears Ears, have you ever … More