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GUEST COMMENTARY | Don’t Smoke in Public, and Other Advice Regarding Amendment 64
by Michael Grady, Co-owner of Alpine Wellness, Telluride
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
This is a historical period for our country, state and local community; we have finally initiated the beginning of the end of marijuana prohibition.
VIEW TO THE WEST | Keep the World Cup
by Peter Shelton
Dec 24, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Telluride’s third SBX World Cup last weekend represents an investment that Telski should continue.
SPORTS WATCH | A Run in the Playoffs Starts With Two Simple Wins
by Gus Jarvis
Dec 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Nobody wants to play against that speedy and suffocating defense. Nobody wants to get picked apart by the meticulous Manning. And no team wants to face the Broncos in Denver – especially the playoffs.
DISPATCHES | Do We Have a Foreign Policy?
by Rob Schultheis
Dec 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A nation’s foreign policy is a reflection of its philosophy, and the U.S. gets an “F.”
UP BEAR CREEK | Learning the Ecosystem Services World
by Art Goodtimes
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Out with Generation X and in with Generation Responsible.
Ask a Scientist
by Dr. Christopher Crockett
Dec 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
As with anything involving the Mayan calendar and the end of the world, take any claim about what to expect on Dec. 21 with a healthy dose of skepticism. Dr. Christopher Crockett, a science writer ...
RAISING ELLE | Fairy Tales Draw the Line Between Good and Evil
by Martinique Davis
Dec 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Raising Elle, raising fairy tales.
VIEW TO THE WEST | Birthdays: Telluride 40, Alta 75
by Peter Shelton
Dec 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
As the Telluride ski area gets ready to celebrate 40 years, Alta looks back on 75.
UP BEAR CREEK | Exploring the ‘Carbon Ranch’
by Art Goodtimes
Dec 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
We’re certainly lucky, in San Miguel County, to have Alpine Hospice available to help family and friends provide that level of care for our terminally ill loved ones.
DISPATCHES | R.I.P. The Truth
by Rob Schultheis
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
In Dispatches, Rob Schultheis writes that “expecting a corporation to have a conscience is like asking the same of a Great White Shark, or a virus.”
GUEST COMMENTARY | Mayor Bob Delves Steps Down as M.V. Mayor
by Bob Delves
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“I intend to fulfill my Town Council term through June, but look forward to doing so from the back bench,” M.V. Mayor Bob Delves writes, in a letter to his Town Council. Dan Jansen will become mayo...

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