January 2009
Funding for the Four Corners Monument may soon freeze up
Joseph Kennedy, Jr., gets a chilly reception on the Navajo Nation
Land-use debates grow more heated in Montezuma County
The old ways are best
February 2009
The aesthetic crossroads of Gloria Emerson
An asphalt plant generates heat in Montezuma County
Prairie dogs: Cute? Fun to shoot? Now researchers say they’re smart, too
A report from the front in the Mexican wolf war
What could climate change mean to the Four Corners?
March 2009
Concern and excitement about the potential of shale gas
A furor over a proposed toxic waste site near Hovenweep
Kids roar for dinosaurs
The threat of MRSA: Should you be scared?
Part 1
– Home address: The parks of Cortez
– Park death raises community concern
April 2009
Arguing over New Mexico’s air quality
The hotly debated Hovenweep waste site passes a hurdle
On location: Guymon’s oils show southeastern Utah’s wonders
A sustainable future for Cameron?
May 2009
A new film remembers the life and death of a Cortez teen
A life’s work: Feela’s poetry book is ‘an atlas of where I’ve been’
Lower water levels for Totten Lake
Part 2
– How do you get street people off the streets?
– One man’s story: A personal remembrance
June 2009
A bug, a bush and a bird: The tamarisk controversy
A case for pinon management
Fashion show: An exhibit displays New Mexicans’ historic styles
Montezuma County says no to a proposed waste site
A stray-cat solution: Trap, neuter, release
The threat of loose dogs
July 2009
This couple makes community support a way of life
A feast for music-lovers
– Arrests create uproar in Utah’s San Juan County
– Pot-hunting crackdown
– ‘Leave them alone’
– Pot-hunting frequently involves grave-digging
Just say no: Dolores County turns down a molybdenum mine
August 2009
The 9-12 Project: Who are they and why are they controversial?
– Opinion: Disputing claims quoted in the 9-12 article
Appearance of invasive sage worries officials
KSJD celebrates move downtown, transfer of license
Pondering the future of food
Swamp doves and saloons: A historian plumbs Red Mountain’s rowdy past
Where could Montezuma County have an industrial area?
September 2009
Beastly beauty: An exhibit depicts cougars in art, pop culture
A historic trail is proposed to commemorate the Navajos’ Long Walk
Never a quiet moment for Montezuma County: Industrial proposals spark more lawsuits
Two town halls demonstrate the deep division over health care
‘Wings’ shelter for abused women to open
October 2009
Dark Skies: Are they worth preserving?
– Starry vistas prove a boon for Natural Bridges
Desert Rock goes back to the drawing board
Montezuma County may put teeth in its dog law
More septic concerns in the tiny town of Bluff, Utah
Stepping Out: A local concert series launches another season
November 2009
Art in public places
Casey McClellan on his lawsuit against the county
Swine-flu furor: As people scramble for vaccines, others wonder if fears are overblown
– Alternative views on combating flu
December 2009
An art exhibit about the realities of life in the Navajo Nation
Celebrating the holidays, Four Corners style
Living near industry can have drawbacks, citizens say
Piecing together the past