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RAISING ELLE
A State of the Lunchbox Address
by Martinique Davis
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When 4-year-old Elle wrote, “I like eating lettuce,” her mother knew a bridge had been crossed.
VIEW TO THE WEST
Cats Nap 20 Hours a Day
by Peter Shelton
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The underappreciated land of the afternoon nap.
SPORTS WATCH
I’m Siding With the Replacement Refs (for Now)
by Gus Jarvis
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Refereeing a football game at any level is hard but it isn’t rocket science.
GUEST COMMENTARY
More on Prairie Dogs
by William G. Gilmartin, Hawai`I Wildlife Fund, Volcano, Hawai`i
Sep 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I think the town of Telluride is to be commended for holding on to this remnant of the “wild” prairie.
RAISING ELLE
My Reality TV Show: ‘Life With Kids’
by Martinique Davis
Sep 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
OK, honey, let’s make this a real “adventure” TV show. Throw a few kids into the mix, and take a family vacation.
VIEW TO THE WEST
Political Sign Language
by Peter Shelton
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite the message on campaign signs, politicians are not all bad.
DISPATCHES
This Time, It’s Personal
by Rob Schultheis
Aug 30, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Schultheis roars back, writing about drivers of “those grotesque ‘recreational’ sarcophagi on wheels we see on the highways these days,” and about the Republican Party’s efforts to squelch the Afri...
SPORTS WATCH
Two (Alleged) Dopers Trying to Protect Their Legacy
by Gus Jarvis
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Lance Armstrong is giving up the fight to protect his legacy, while Roger Clemens just won’t quit his fight to protect his legacy.
GUEST COMMENTARY
Explaining the School District’s Proposed Mill Levy
by Paul Reich, Telluride
Aug 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
In the fall of 2008, the world economy underwent a severe downturn, the likes of which we have not experienced as a nation since the Great Depression. Paul Reich explains how this fact has adversel...
GUEST COMMENTARY
A Wildlife Officer’s Grim Duty With Problem Bears
by Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Officer Chris Parmeter
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
‘Some bears, no doubt, must be killed. But many of these incidents can be avoided if people used some common sense.’
SPORTS WATCH
Is Augusta National’s Female Membership Decision Monumental?
by Gus Jarvis
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Augusta National Golf Club is exclusive, and only a few are allowed in. It’s been that way for the last 80 years, and will always be that way, despite a recent decision to allow women to join.


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