Category Archive: Narrative

Open Space for Everyone

Audio slideshow by Chris Doorley Words by Lucy Higgins “I broke my neck 16 years ago in a diving accident,” Topher Downham said as he sat on the porch of Chautauqua Park’s Ranger Cottage. Although the accident left him a paraplegic, Downham, who is the education and outreach coordinator at the city of Boulder’s Open …

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Environmental Explorations: Filipinos in the Philippines

Before traveling to the Philippines, I knew very little of the country, aside from the pesky linguistic incongruity between its name (the Philippines) and the adjective used to describe it (Filipino).

Environmental Explorations: Made in China

From here on out I will either be overworked and underpaid as a journalist, or overeducated and unemployed. Neither is a particularly happy prospect. As such, I decided to make the most of my five (stretched to six) weeks off. I packed my backpack and headed east. Destination: China.

Looking Out for Lemurs in Madagascar

On a sunny but cool July morning in 2010, anthropologist Michelle Sauther is holding a sleeping lemur in her gloved hands as she examines it for parasites. Her colleague, Frank Cuozzo is peering into another ring-tailed lemur’s mouth as he prepares to make an impression of its teeth with blue dentist’s clay.

A Democrat Rides the Partisan Train

Back in the spring of 2009, I was sitting alone in a relatively slow train, returning early from a youth environmental summit dubbed ‘Powershift.’

The Five-Miler: A Run Through Redlands

Photo credit: Orange Grove Media via Creative Commons license

I have timed myself over and over. How long to the stoplight? How long to the orange grove? To the tumbleweeds? To the 25 mph corner?