| Features |
| Soundings | |
| Writing in the West | John Daniel |
| Rhapsody for Blackberries | Sandra Dorr |
| Otey Island | William Kittredge |
| Growth and the Northwest Landscape | Richard Benner |
| Have 25 years of planning provided managed growth or just postponed sprawl, and what next? | |
| The Cloning Conundrum | Albert Jonsen |
| What are the ethics of this scientific breakthrough? | |
| From Heredity to Health | James McQuillen |
| What are the implications of the genetic revolution for health and reproduction? | |
| Democracy at the Headwaters | Daniel Kemmis |
| Who shall govern the West? The Spirit of '76 meets the rugged individualist. | |
| Must We Endure Politicians? | Stimson Bullitt |
| Would direct democracy through ballot initiative and ATM voting be better than our current political system? | |
| Departments |
| Editorial | |
| Letters | |
| Contributors | |
| Poem | |
| The Significance of Location | Pattiann Rogers |
| Crossword Puzzle | Matt Jones |
| Review of Books | |
| Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde | |
| Echoes of the Elders | |
| edited by Christine Normandin | |
| Travel | |
| Inside the Dragon's Lair: A report on Bhutan | Robert Peirce |
| Perspectives | |
| Regionalism 101: College students talk about the differences between East and West | Ellen Teicher |
| Gardening | Lee Neff |
| More | |
