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The election is over and the result is conclusive: If one political party rules our government, corruption runs amok (power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely). Although far from having a...
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Grace Herndon
As a certified Liberal, I’m thrilled with this month’s state and national Democratic Party election victories. But, I’m also troubled by the snide, name-calling, truly nasty rhetoric ...
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One of the great pleasures of winter in Telluride is crosscountry skiing up at Faraway Ranch. No doubt about it, this is the best Nordic skiing to be found anywhere on the planet. The views are hel...
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Editor:
Traditionally, the year end is a time for reflection and for recognizing the blessings in our lives. In my reflections, I recognize once again, how blessed we at the Telluride Historical Mu...
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NUMBER 17 ... Paul Major of the Telluride Foundation was in attendance for a morning panel discussion on building social capital at Western State’s 17th annual Headwaters Conference in Gunnison las...
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Peter Shelton
Since 50 is the new 40 and March is the new May, I guess it’s only natural that Halloween become the new beginning of the Christmas season.
Judging by the gift catalogues we’ve been ...
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Isn’t every New Year remarkable? For one thing, you get to celebrate another birthday (if you live that long). For another, you get to wipe the slate clean of everything that went wrong in the prev...
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Living in the San Juans, it is easy to become unimpressed with other mountains. Nestled in the box canyon at the San Miguel headwaters, Telluriders sleep at almost 9,000 feet and wake up surrounded...
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Two weeks ago, the Watch reported on Ridgway’s latest attempt to clean up its act. Town council, noting the proliferation of vehicles with expired plates scattered around town, proposed a new, or ...
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Little Cloe was about 10. She got a lot of ear infections as a child, and she caught a doozey that August while we were in France .
We had swapped houses for the month with a French family wh...
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The very last mistake that I ever thought I would make at my home was to be an unwitting provider to a young but timid black bear, two nights running last week. But the excitement and awe of the...
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
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By Rob Schultheis
photos
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)
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