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Peter Shelton has lived through the nightmare of having the subsurface mineral rights to his land sold out from under him. Here, he reports on the new documentary film about subsurface mineral righ...
A man-hug bigger than a winning touchdown.
There’s no hope for the CU Buffalos as long as Coach Hawkins keeps his son on as starting quarterback.
Nostalgic recollections of picking pears from an old tree in the grandparents’ backyard.
Old skiers, young skiers and middle-aged skiers wearing very nice sweaters come together for ‘The Edge of Never.’
Thank you for standing up for health care reform.
From Thucydides to Rysard Kapuściński on Herodotus and beyond: How much we are like the ancient Greeks and Persians.
Suddenly it’s fashionable to go deer-hunting again, and not only for the well-heeled.
When it comes to supporting early childhood education, Mountain Village and the Mountain Village Owners Association are well ahead of the national curve.
Football fan and Brett Favre hater Gus Jarvis has a change of heart about the Viking’s quarterback.
Helper and Green River, Utah may seem run-down but their futures look bright.
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
dispatches
By Rob Schultheis
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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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