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New Year’s Call for a Border Reboot
Dec 31, 2010 In light of a recent murder, and considering that we are about to ring in a new year, I think the time has come to reframe the border discussion.
Until We Meet Again: Giving Thanks to the American Cowboy
Nov 25, 2010 Once upon a time, a cowboy saved my life I think of him in certain moments, at the sight of red rocks, for instance, or the hint of a desert storm Now, the time has come to tell his story I think of him in certain moments, at the sight of red rocks, for instance.
Does a Bear Vote in the Woods?
Oct 28, 2010 Why Sarah Palin is no grizzly and how she and her sister travelers will wipe out the real thing.
Reconstructing Los Angeles: A Journey to the Other Side of L.A.
Oct 5, 2010 There are certain places that are still empty enough to give us a second chance, even as the empire of Los Angeles moves ever onward, making a reverse exodus into the region’s last frontier.There are certain places that are still empty enough to give us a second chance, even as the empire of Los Angeles moves ever onward.
Riding the Milky Way in Tucson
Aug 27, 2010 A couple of days after I arrived in Tucson, there came a party invitation The public was invited to the top of Mount Lemmon for a viewing of the annual Perseid showers, a breathtaking display of shooting stars While I generally brake for sand, I also hit the road for star parties.
We All Live on Turtle Island
Jul 23, 2010 When speaking of the natural world, for good reason we often turn to Native American myth. Turtle carries the world on its back is what many of these myths tell us; we are all citizens on turtle island.