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Medal Count Fever: An Olympic History
by Peter Shelton
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Olympic patriotism runs deep in a boy’s Cold War mindset.
SPORTS WATCH
NBC Going Too Far in Producing Olympic Drama
by Gus Jarvis
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
As in any competition, the Olympics will produce drama. NBC doesn’t need to produce more of it.
GUEST COMMENTARY
'I Was Honored to Serve You'
by Heidi Albritton, Ouray County Commissioner
Jul 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Ouray County Commissioner Heidi Albritton announced today (July 31) that she is resigning effective August 14.
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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.
SPORTS WATCH
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.
SPORTS WATCH
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.
VIEW TO THE WEST
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.
SPORTS WATCH
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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