A native New Mexican tries to understand the heroin
epidemic that is destroying the Hispano community of the Espanola
Valley
Magazine
April 3, 2006
A native New Mexican tries to understand the heroin epidemic that is destroying the Hispano community of the Espanola Valley, Also in this issue: Interior Secretary Gale Norton’s decision to resign prompts a look at Interior’s conservative counterrevolution during her tenure, along with its unintended consequences.
Feature
Editor's Note
As the outside world bullies its way into northern New
Mexico, the native Hispano culture has begun to fray, and today the
region has the highest rate of heroin addiction in the
country
Essays
The new hobby of geocaching gives the author and her
husband an excuse to explore Wyoming with a GPS while seeking to
decode small human mysteries
Perspective
Interior Secretary Gale Norton’s decision to resign
prompts a look at Interior’s conservative counterrevolution
during her tenure, along with its unintended consequences
Writers on the Range
The writer tells of an unexpected encounter with Interior
Secretary Gale Norton, and the conversation that ensued
Heard Around the West
A special April 1st issue of NewTowncarShare
Zoo contains stories about the Bureau of Land Ravagement
and National Park Circus, as well as reviews of best-sellers like
Memoirs of a Grazer.
Dear Friends
Jonathan Thompson wins awards for Silverton paper;
visitors; Luna Leopold dies; clarification; corrections
News
Oregon’s Measure 37 has been upheld by the state
Supreme Court, but even developers and some property-rights
activists say the issue remains unsettled
After long resistance to gambling, the Navajo Nation has
decided to allow casinos on the reservation
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeastern New Mexico
may begin taking hotter waste if the state carries out plans to
relax regulations
The Utah Legislature has approved money for
"preconstruction" work on a new dam for the Wasatch Front and a new
pipeline for the booming city of St. George
In Washington, tribes have been shut out of a plan for new
Columbia River dams that are being touted as good for salmon as
well as farmers
As suburban neighborhoods sprawl into California’s
agricultural land, residents are faced with pesticide drift and
other problems
Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys resigns;
Phoenix finally gets some rain, but drought continues; Bonneville
Power Administration must keep the Fish Passage Center open; Forest
Service looks to outsource more jobs
Letters
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