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A pikeminnow, a catfish, and a Russian olive walk into a watershed ...
Plus: Sayonara to Silverton-area sheep;
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Messing with Maps: New Mexico 1859 edition
I must confess: I am a map junkie. I can stare at a map for hours on end. I do it to find possible hikes or runs, bikes or drives. I do it to jog my…
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The nuclear "renaissance" suffers a blow
SunZia construction halted; LDS church proposes Phoenix-area gated community; X-word solutions
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Luxury houseboat sinks on Lake Powell
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My life with bikes
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On vanishing in the age of surveillance
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Foto Friday: Memories of Canyon de Chelly
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Episodes and images from a broken, beautiful America
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L.L. Nunn, Pinheads, and the birth of the Western power grid
An electrifying piece of San Juan Mountain history
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Colorado River crisis averted?
Plus Foto Friday and the Land Desk Crossword
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Motorheads appeal Moab-area travel plan
National motorized access lobbying groups are appealing the Bureau of Land Management’s recently released Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges travel…
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Thoughts on boomtown architecture
Editor’s note: As I was going through old photos recently, I encountered this one of Chef Bernie’s Restaurant in Farmington and was reminded of a little…
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Uranium hype heats up + "No groundwater? No problem!"
Nearly 14,000 new homes have been built in Phoenix this year
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Bits and pieces and a crossword puzzle?!
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Has the energy transition finally come to Farmington?
On a sunny October day, dozens of officials gathered in the high desert of northwestern New Mexico to celebrate the groundbreaking of the San Juan…
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