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Posts published in “1997 June”

Ranching the Scenery: how the new settlers rule

Column by Hal Walter

New West – June 1997 – Colorado Central Magazine

The battle is basically over, and by all accounts we’ve lost both it and the war.

But even as we stand in the rubble of development gone awry, there’s still time for us to define our sense of place, still the necessity to speak up for what we feel is right. It’s not over until they evict us. Even though it seems they’re dreaming up ways to do just that every time the local zoning board meets, we’re still here, like a pack of varmints, just waiting to see what happens next.