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The “three Town Council members and a few members of the public who constantly attack the Realtors, the real-estate community and the developers” seem to think that “if we are for something, then t...
Swine flu scare may have been our pandemic warm-up, and its epicenter is what’s probably the world’s largest pig factory, with 900,000 pigs raised every year in the State of Vera Cruz, New Mexico. ...
After Cuban’s Mother’s Day debacle, we wonder: How about drug testing for team owners?
The clerk’s office reminds all vehicle owners to check their registrations and renew expired ones before July 1 to avoid penalties.
Columnist Peter Shelton stops to take a look around this off season and realizes that, well, there really is a lot going on.
What does Mom really want this year? Peace and quiet, so clear out of the house and go fish the caddis hatch on the Arkansas River.
Time marches on. Might as well get a new hip and stay in the parade.
Telski CEO Dave Riley observes how European ski resorts thrive.
For 15 years the Public Land Partnership has been creating a regional table of trust for a diverse bunch of stakeholders involved with the Uncompahgre National Forest.
One wingnut is holding Peter Shelton’s toilet seat together, and another is defending Bush policies – or maybe they’re one and the same.
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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)

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