CommunitiesWent West 
A transplanted easterner reflects on culture, politics, and the pursuit of happiness from his new vantage point in the Rocky Mountain West.
Friday, November 13, 2009
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A Line in the Gravel
posted at 10:56 a.m.
Neighbors who don't respect boundaries can be almost as annoying as murderous dictators.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
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GDP Can't Measure the Value of Loving the Place Where You Live
posted at 5:21 p.m.
Economic measures like the GDP overlook a lot of what is most valuable in our lives.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Missing the V Premiere: Probably Not the End of the World
posted at 2:12 p.m.
What hope do parents really have of helping their children learn to resist the lure of television?
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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A Poll Worker's Notes
posted at 1:46 p.m.
Mail-in ballots are convenient, but voting at a polling station lets us see democracy unfolding in front of our eyes.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
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Fear and Swine Flu in Missoula
posted at 12:30 p.m.
If we’re not going to get the vaccine anytime soon, I suppose we are stuck just trying to practice prevention, though that hardly seems like the American way.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
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I Went West, and I'm Glad I Did
posted at 1:55 p.m.
The contrast between Missoula and the big eastern cities where I’ve spent most of my life is helping me think about what’s ideal in a community.
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Sutton Stokes
Sutton Stokes is a generalist, fighting to survive in a specialist’s world. He currently lives ... more
Sutton Stokes is a generalist, fighting to survive in a specialist’s world. He currently lives by his pen as a freelance business writer and journalist but has also worked as an education reformer, health policy analyst, outdoor educator, and the law on the sea.
Now based in Missoula, Montana after three decades on the coasts, he writes the Missoula Notebook for the nationally-award-winning online news source New West. He also keeps a blog called Margin Notes and is writing his first novel, Learning to Lose, a mystery set in Missoula. You can find him on Twitter and Facebook. His professional web site is here.