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Compassion Fest: Grumpy Pete Hangs Back
by Peter Shelton
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Movement is a kind of meditation, though it may not qualify for a seat at the Telluride Compassion Festival.
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Keep the Fans You Have, and Pink-slip Dan O’Dowd
by Gus Jarvis
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The 2012 Colorado Rockies baseball season is a bust, but all  is not lost for next season – if Dick Monfort would just fire the worst GM in baseball.
GUEST COMMENTARY
A Bifurcated Weekend of Compassion
by Dan Collins, Ph.D., President Telluride Institute Board of Trustees
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“The Telluride Institute is proud to welcome you to this year’s interdisciplinary festival and conference devoted to Compassion,” writes Telluride Institute Board of Trustees President Dan Collins.
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Knicks Fail PR Test With Jeremy Lin Decision
by Gus Jarvis
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
If I were a Knicks fan, now would be the time to jump ship and buy a Brooklyn Nets jersey.
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In Which the Author Wins a Stage
by Peter Shelton
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
As the drama of the Tour de France plays out, author/cyclist Peter Shelton wins a Walter Mitty stage in the Tour d’Ouray.
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When Nature Is Nurture, Part 3
by Peter Shelton
Jul 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
In which a youthful rebellion leads to a falling out with the Trailfinders’ patriarchal founder.
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame – in Grand Junction!
by Gus Jarvis
Jul 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
For me, it’s always been a six-hour drive to Denver to satisfy my baseball fix but with the GJ Rockies just over an hour or so up the road, getting that fix will be even easier.
RAISING ELLE
Celebrating Summer, With Daughters, in Telluride
by Martinique Davis
Jul 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
“Mom, it must be a celebration!” Elle said, wide-eyed, pulling my arm like an excited puppy.
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When Nature Is Nurture, Part 2
by Peter Shelton
Jul 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Why do we end up where we do? For the author, a trip to Yosemite as a teenager played a significant role.
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So Long B.C.S., Hello College Football Playoff System
by Gus Jarvis
Jul 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The time has come where we, as college football fans, have nothing to bitch and moan about any more.

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