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Goodtimes will relinquish his title of Poet Laureate of the Western Slope when a new Laureate is named at the Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival in Carbondale.
Feb 16, 2013 | 0 | 7 |
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Skiing? It was out of the question; on his last attempt, three winters ago, he had fallen into a tree well beside the trail and found that he couldn’t get up, no matter how hard he tried.
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You meet the most amazing people on chairlift rides, especially long, slow doubles.
A NOMAD GIRL herded sheep and goats with her mom. Elisabeth Gick stopped her car to let them cross the highway safely and she came up to the car window to peek in. (Courtesy photo)
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In June, Elisabeth Gick heads up in eastern Tibet, traveling with Conscious Journeys, the for-profit arm of Tamdin Wangdu’s Tibetan Village Project, a humanitarian aid organization.
Feb 13, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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A report from Telluride School Board President Paul Reich on “three areas that you may have heard about, or are concerned about,” including “the allocation of 3A monies, the use of technology in o...
Feb 11, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Ours has to be the most irresponsible, reprehensible, irrational generation to ever populate the earth.
Feb 10, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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I’m delighted to take a poetry tour with my friend and rising national poetry star from Grand Junction, Wendy Videlock.
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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The 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision on abortion sparked some difficult memories from the author’s past.
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Dr. Christopher Crockett answers two questions most of us don’t know the answer to: How long would it take to travel to the nearest star? And what is the most distant object visible to the naked eye?
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Getting conscious of my energy use and working to reduce it, I’ve been able in three years to cut my energy guzzling by more than half. Imagine the carbon footprint savings we’d have if everyone in...
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Whether it’s true or not, the Winter XGames always put on a show.
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
dispatches
By Rob Schultheis
photos
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
‘SIT DOWN JOHN' – Cast members sing in the romping musical 1776 at Magic Circle Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
WANTING ANSWERS – Ouray hotelier and former city councilor Betty Wolfe expressed her concern about the recent police department resignations, and demanded answers, at last Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting as a crowd of about 30 community members watched. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)
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