commentary
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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 w...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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The Telluride Town Council deserves a lot of credit for forging ahead with a consideration of “horizontal zoning” even in the face of strong opposition from main street property owners and even sk...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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Jack Pera
First, a warning: This is not your ordinary election evaluation.
1) Voting is an exercise in futility.
So the Democrats won big. Thrilled? The gutless, worthless and hopeless political ...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 11 |
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Those of us who favored the 91 percent compromise solution for preserving the bulk of the Valley Floor as preferable to proceeding with what we saw as a risky path of condemnation were absolutely ...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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Peter Shelton
It’s amazing what a difference a new administration makes.
I wish I were talking about Washington. But no, this is Denver we’re discussing. And the changes being put in place by a De...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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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 r...
May 25, 2007 | 0 | 8 |
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I didn’t mind hearing my annoying alarm clock blaring at 2:30 Friday morning. Yes, I woke up the whole house, but they quickly went back to sleep while I prepped for my five-hour ride to Pueblo fo...
May 24, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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TOM SHADYAC … While it took several thousand folks to make it happen, including Mayor John Pryor, town elders Phil and Linda Miller, Jane Hickcox’s fundraising crew, and second-homer Meg Whitman, ...
May 24, 2007 | 0 | 4 |
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In the face of all of the advertising and letters stating that “voting yes on 2A will never raise your taxes,” as your Mayor, I simply have to be honest with you. Perhaps this perspective will be h...
May 24, 2007 | 0 | 9 |
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Ol’ Heraklitas was right, change is as inevitable as gravity and the cooling of the universe; but that doesn’t mean it’s always OK. In fact, sometimes it’s a damned shame. In this case, a classic T...
raising elle
By Martinique Davis
up bear creek
By Art Goodtimes
sports watch
By Gus Jarvis
dispatches
By Rob Schultheis
photos
DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)
GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)
HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)
PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)
TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)
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