UP BEAR CREEK | Springtime in the Rockies
by Art Goodtimes
03:00 AM, Sunday, May 19
It’s mud season but it doesn’t mean things are slow. Thoughts on water, cannabis, a supposed war against the West End and drone strikes.

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DISPATCHES | Do We Have a Foreign Policy?
A nation’s foreign policy is a reflection of its philosophy, and the U.S. gets an “F.”
03:00 AM, Friday, December 21
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UP BEAR CREEK | Learning the Ecosystem Services World
Out with Generation X and in with Generation Responsible.
10:17 AM, Thursday, December 20
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Ask a Scientist
As with anything involving the Mayan calendar and the end of the world, take any claim about what to expect on Dec. 2...
03:00 AM, Tuesday, December 18
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RAISING ELLE | Fairy Tales Draw the Line Between Good and ...
Raising Elle, raising fairy tales.
03:00 AM, Monday, December 17
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VIEW TO THE WEST | Birthdays: Telluride 40, Alta 75
As the Telluride ski area gets ready to celebrate 40 years, Alta looks back on 75.
03:00 AM, Sunday, December 16
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UP BEAR CREEK | Exploring the ‘Carbon Ranch’
We’re certainly lucky, in San Miguel County, to have Alpine Hospice available to help family and friends provide that...
03:00 AM, Friday, December 14
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DISPATCHES | R.I.P. The Truth
In Dispatches, Rob Schultheis writes that “expecting a corporation to have a conscience is like asking the same of a ...
01:34 PM, Thursday, December 13
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GUEST COMMENTARY | Mayor Bob Delves Steps Down as M.V. Mayor
“I intend to fulfill my Town Council term through June, but look forward to doing so from the back bench,” M.V. Mayor...
03:00 AM, Thursday, December 13
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RAISING ELLE | Thanksgiving Marred but not Tanked
Despite all of my father’s seemingly careful forethought in compiling the elements for this Thanksgiving’s dinner, th...
03:00 AM, Sunday, December 09
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UP BEAR CREEK | Freckles
This week’s Up Bear Creek is a poem for Mary Friedberg, who died on Sunday, Nov. 26.
03:00 AM, Saturday, December 08
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VIEW TO THE WEST | Lindsey Vonn, Drama Queen
Reigning World Cup overall champion, and drama queen, Lindsey Vonn won three straight races last weekend in Canada.
12:35 PM, Thursday, December 06
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MARY FRIEDBERG, who died on Sunday, Nov. 25. (Courtesy photo)
UP BEAR CREEK | A Poem for Mary Friedberg
mf danced off/ last night/ in my arms/ as i ommed / to an almost full moon/ above a raging sea of mountains. 

11:19 AM, Friday, November 30
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UP BEAR CREEK | Giving Thanks for What We’ve Been Gifted
If it hadn’t been for military might, we might not exist as an independent nation.
11:15 AM, Monday, November 26
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VIEW TO THE WEST | Giving Thanks, With Reservations
From election results to the weather to the Gaza Strip, ‘tis the season for giving thanks, with reservations.
05:26 AM, Thursday, November 22
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LOCAL PERSPECTIVE | City Mouse, Country Mouse
Rural: Romney. Urban: Obama. Or, states with a bigger urban population than a rural one: Blue. States with a bigger r...
05:23 AM, Thursday, November 22
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