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This is the Year You’ll Meet Your Resolutions

February 6, 2008 Like 0 John Powell

Raise your hand and shout out in pride if you held true to your New Year’s resolutions over the last 350-someodd days. You said you were going to slim two inches from your waistline, volunteer time to charity and tell…

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$6 Million Dollar Democrats

February 6, 2008 Like 0 John Powell

As the shrimp thaws in the microwave in Paula Noonan’s kitchen, former Colorado Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald warms up her sales pitch for the dozen people gathered in the hors d’oeuvre-laden den next door.

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Falling Into a Self-Promoting Writing Trap

February 5, 2008 Like 0 John Powell

One of the types of columns I’ve always hated are those self-promoting diatribes from a publisher or editor telling how great their new content or cutting-edge a website redesign is.

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February Letters to the Editor

February 5, 2008 Like 1 John Powell

"You all are slipping, and getting more cynical…"

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The Green Glow of Uranium

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

The idea of a uranium mine within 11 miles of Fort Collins seems like a ridiculous non sequitur. On the one hand, you have the green glow of a university town known for its environmental friendliness. On the other, you…

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By Snowmobile: There’s Actually A $5 Lift Ticket Available

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

The cheapest lift ticket in Colorado is a mere $5. It comes at a winter recreation haven that never has a lift line and offers a virtual guarantee for fresh turns. And you don’t even have to slap on your…

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By Dog: Live Like Jack London Would

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

If you’ve ever read Jack London’s The Call Of The Wild or watched the screen adaptation, you’ve likely fantasized about saddling up behind a team of incredibly tough huskies and speeding through snowfields, mushing the dogs to reach incredible speeds.

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By Foot: It Was a Ski Resort for a Reason

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

Normally, a mountain boasting 1,530 feet of vertical drop and about 1,200 acres of skiable terrain wouldn’t blow anyone away.

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By Train: An Unfair Advantage

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

There have been rumblings around the state that voters will get the chance to approve a tax in 2008 to support another mass-transit train project that will have tracks lined all the way from Denver to Vail and beyond.

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