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No More Light At the End Of Moffat Tunnel

Derailing the Ski Train that pulled skiers from Denver to Winter Park and back for 69 years is a big F-U from the rail transportation industry in general. The rich and powerful monopolies that own and dictate the use of steel rails around the country, as well as here in Denver, do so thanks to our public dollars and subsidies.
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February 2010

Closing Scene, Commentary, Magazine


Turning Ten

A look at Shavonne Blades, the woman behind Yellow Scene Magazine

They call her the Red Tornado.

She’s a fierce gust that never enters a room unnoticed, raising heart rates and blood pressure and leaving windblown those in her way. Her flash of red hair is more extension of personality than physical attribute. She’s unpredictable and unstoppable.

And I say that all with love.
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February 2010

Commentary, Magazine, Notes


A Mother’s Milk

Mom got me hooked on the white stuff

Mom knew it was good stuff—she’s a CU (Ski-U) grad, after all. So every year following my first high at age 6, a jones for the white stuff would start around Thanksgiving and peak about the time hockey games broke out on the pond down the street in January.
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January 2010

Closing Scene, Commentary, Magazine


Notes: Imagine the Possibilities

Yellow Scene adds a new feature: A review from a unique cast of characters

Stephanie, the one female student in the small class, was reading aloud when I walked in and took a seat at a large table along with six students. Despite the interruption, she plugged away, scooping words off the page like a persistent snow-shoveler.
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January 2010

Commentary, Magazine, Notes


Pine Away

Cutting your own Christmas tree is still possible, and it can help reduce wildfire risk

When I was a kid, I knew it was Christmas when after going to church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my parents loaded up my brother, Danny, and I (and later David) into the blue, ’60s vintage Buick Skylark station wagon and drove out to Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm. It seemed like it was in the boonies of Jackson County, Mo., and to a little kid, the acreage seemed huge.
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December 2009

Closing Scene, Commentary, Magazine


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