Tuesday, December 16, 2025

ARTICLES BY JOANNE WILKE

Writers on the Range: A new kind of retail therapy

My daughter and I found the perfect sofa on the way to school today. It was just the size and color I was looking to add to the living room.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Column: Solace among the Crazies

I've always gone to the woods to calm or rejuvenate a spirit too easily rubbed raw by modern life.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Healing in the barn with 'Wander'

I was in the middle of a divorce when I applied for the barn job. I walked into the local rodeo arena, introduced myself to the owner and was attacked by a rooster – claws up.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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