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High Country News

October Vol. 54, No. 10
Magazine

High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

Refuge is a practice

FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS

LETTERS

Trouble at Nevada Gold Mines • Safety concerns arise after a global firm takes over gold mines in Nevada.

‘You’re living in a tin can’ • Arizona’s mobile home residents are far more likely to die from excessive heat.

A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters • Long COVID affects more than 16 million Americans, and firefighters are at increased risk of getting it.

Can Indian Country withstand the new Supreme Court? • The High Court is set to hear a case that will affect thousands of Native kids. Is it qualified to judge?

Pearl & Lee

Abortion on the ballot • In a post-Roe West, reproductive rights are in the hands of the states — and their voters.

Races to watch • The midterm elections promise to be a referendum on Joe Biden — and Donald Trump.

Leave us a little behind

HCN readers: Funding our work for 52 years

Thanks for reading!

RECOLLECTING • LIFE ON THE EDGE OF THE PRAIRIE.

Underwater Legends • The ancient relationship between Pacific lamprey and Northwest tribes is also the future of freshwater conservation.

The joy of the fall moose harvest • Working together to fill the freezer for another year.

Busting fences • Native Lit is more than a marketing term.

How can we live with the constant threat of violence? • Arianne Zwartjes’ new book These Dark Skies considers the brutality of our time, its causes and how we might change it.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

Give a gift subscription to High Country News • This holiday season, give a gift that informs and inspires: A year-long subscription to High Country News.

#IAM THE WEST


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 52 Publisher: High Country News Edition: October Vol. 54, No. 10

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  • Release date: October 1, 2022

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High Country News is the nation's leading source of reporting on the Western United States. Through in-depth reporting, High Country News covers the West’s social, political and ecological issues.

High Country News

Refuge is a practice

FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS

LETTERS

Trouble at Nevada Gold Mines • Safety concerns arise after a global firm takes over gold mines in Nevada.

‘You’re living in a tin can’ • Arizona’s mobile home residents are far more likely to die from excessive heat.

A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters • Long COVID affects more than 16 million Americans, and firefighters are at increased risk of getting it.

Can Indian Country withstand the new Supreme Court? • The High Court is set to hear a case that will affect thousands of Native kids. Is it qualified to judge?

Pearl & Lee

Abortion on the ballot • In a post-Roe West, reproductive rights are in the hands of the states — and their voters.

Races to watch • The midterm elections promise to be a referendum on Joe Biden — and Donald Trump.

Leave us a little behind

HCN readers: Funding our work for 52 years

Thanks for reading!

RECOLLECTING • LIFE ON THE EDGE OF THE PRAIRIE.

Underwater Legends • The ancient relationship between Pacific lamprey and Northwest tribes is also the future of freshwater conservation.

The joy of the fall moose harvest • Working together to fill the freezer for another year.

Busting fences • Native Lit is more than a marketing term.

How can we live with the constant threat of violence? • Arianne Zwartjes’ new book These Dark Skies considers the brutality of our time, its causes and how we might change it.

Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.

Give a gift subscription to High Country News • This holiday season, give a gift that informs and inspires: A year-long subscription to High Country News.

#IAM THE WEST


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