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By Gus Jarvis
“Dudes have a million ways of peeing on what they claim as just their own,”
– Chuck Palahniuk, Snuff
TELLURIDE – It took me one full bottle of wine to swallow Thursday evening’s main event at the Republican National Convention. It was John McCain’s big night in St. Paul and...
By Gus Jarvis
TELLURIDE – The news of hit me early Friday morning, the day after Sen. Barack Obama’s more-than-memorable acceptance speech in Mile High. John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be is running mate this November.
Who the hell is Sarah Palin? I said to myself as I waite...
I think that the town of telluride should put a ban on all gas powered mowers. Here is the reason why, ecomowers.com reports that "The average gasoline powered motor tested by the EPA emits in one hour the same amount of hydrocarbons that a 1992 Ford Explorer (an SUV people!) emits over 23,600 mi...

DRAMATIC ENTRY – Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton marched onto the floor during Wednesday's roll call at the Pepsi Center to suspend the convention rules and nominate Barack Obama by acclimation. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
By Gus Jarvis
DENVER – It was going to be a day of formalities on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver with the formal roll call of each state delegation to cast their votes to nominate a Democratic candidate to run for President of the United States.
The evening befo...
By Carlos Cagin
Before the convention started yesterday, Gus and I sat in the media pavilion outside the Pepsi Center watching the pundits on CNN. While previewing keynote speaker and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Hillary Clinton, the talking heads predicted that both Warner and Cl...
By Gus Jarvis
DENVER – It’s 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Day two of the Democratic Convention. I awoke with my head in a heavy, scotch-ridden fog that I had received late last evening. Carlos and I had taken to the streets until 3 a.m. looking for some perspective on convention and Obamamania.
Did we ...
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)

