Life in the West Teaches Us a Lot of Lessons
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › May 15, 2011
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As a cub reporter in Las Vegas years ago, anxious to make my mark, I was excited to get a byline on a front-page lead story. The blaring headline, as I recall, was something to the effect that .12 inches of rain had been recorded at the airport.
My in-laws, visiting from Seattle, found that amusing. They regularly have drizzles that amount to more. But to Southern Nevadans, who had just endured months of drought, it was news, indeed. It also was typical of life in the American West.See the full content of this document
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Life in the West Teaches Us a Lot of Lessons
If you haven't had to ration water, put tires atop your roof to keep it from flying away or filled a sandbag or two, you may not be a westerner.
Author Wallace Stegne...See the full content of this document
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