Rhetoric in the Rest of the West

Shane Borrowman is a native of Anaconda, Montana, and a fan of the New England Patriots. His recent publications include the edited collection _On the Blunt Edge: Technology in Our Pedagogy and History_ and _The Cost of Business_, a short reader for first-year composition. Currently, he is a freelance writer and stay-at-home father, raising his twins John and Samantha and writing about topics as diverse as Jack Johnson's title fight in Reno in 1910 and Adelard of Bath's role in importing the astrolabe from the Near East into medieval Europe. Robert L. Lively is Chair of English at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. He is also a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno pursuing a degree in Rhetoric and Composition. His areas of interest include History of Rhetoric, Creative Writing Studies, and Science Fiction and Fantasy in popular culture. His work has appeared in Channeling the Future and New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. Marcia Kmetz is a native of Fort Benton, Montana, and rural rhetoric specialist whose work has appeared in Reclaiming the Rural, Rhetoric in the Rest of the West, and Composition Studies. She is at currently at work on a book examining the rhetoric of Jeanette Rankin, America's first congresswoman. And in the spirit of Jeanette Rankin, who worked to create positive change in her communities, she has founded and serves as president of Recovering Education, a nonprofit corporation working to ensure appropriate education for children with autism in the public education system.