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Former San Miguel County Commissioner writes, “It is greatly to the town's benefit and probably their legal responsibility to insure that lift 8 and the Telluride Trail are open as they have tradit...
This particular clash between the New West and the Old ended without real resolution.
From his early years as cofounder of Seeds of Change, Kenny Ausubel has been working to show us how we can learn from examples in nature to thrive as humans.
In these days of budget woes, SMARTS Park ‘an essential public service’
Cutting wrestling from the Olympics is a stupid, stupid idea.
District 59 Rep. Mike McLachlan writes: “Overwhelmingly, my constituents and many others have been distressed about my votes in favor of expanded background check for firearms and magazine limitati...
The Old West and the New collided on South Cora Street three decades ago.
AT FLEETWOOD'S – John McGill (left to right), Mick Fleetwood and McGill's partner Mark Hopper, at Fleetwood's. (Courtesy photo)
“I should not have been surprised when the waiter at a street café in Maui brought my check with a pen that had the Telluride Ski Resort logo on it,” writes GSW Co-founder John McGill.
Goodtimes will relinquish his title of Poet Laureate of the Western Slope when a new Laureate is named at the Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival in Carbondale.
Skiing? It was out of the question; on his last attempt, three winters ago, he had fallen into a tree well beside the trail and found that he couldn’t get up, no matter how hard he tried.
You meet the most amazing people on chairlift rides, especially long, slow doubles.
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By Martinique Davis
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By Art Goodtimes
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By Gus Jarvis
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By Rob Schultheis
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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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