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By Plane: Extreme Everything

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

Regardless of what type of skier you are, it’s worth the five-minute traverse to the top of Corbet’s Couloir. Inch your skis over the edge of the 15-foot drop at the entrance of the trail and imagine what it’d be…

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Have it All to Yourself

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

You live in Colorado because of that beautiful playground just to the west. Each winter, the peaks are coated with an ever-so-pristine layer of snow.

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This is the Year You’ll Meet Your Resolutions

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

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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January Letters to the Editor

January 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

"You have hit the high points, pointed out the flaws and helped readers understand what is at stake with this huge LifeBridge project..."

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Covet Thy Christmas Newsletter

December 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Coveted Spencer Family Christmas Newsletter. The title is obviously a joke. As a genre, Christmas newsletters are the laxatives of literature. They move you in ways that provide more relief than enjoyment.

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A Moment of Clarity

December 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

A Jew, a Catholic and a pharmaceutical company vice president walk into a bar. The Catholic buys a round of vodka drinks, and the VP cracks a joke of Jewish nature.

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Separation of Church and Real Estate

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

However you describe LifeBridge Church’s Union project, never call it the city of Longmont versus the Lord. The battle over a giant planned unit development on the outskirts of the city is not about the Almighty. It’s about the almighty…

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An Inconvenient Office To Hold

November 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

The Yellow Scene’s statement (Letters, October) about the state legislature trying to pass a “meaningless resolution” opposing the Iraq war was the most misinformed comment I’ve ever read in The Yellow Scene.

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November Letters to the Editor

November 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

"The Yellow Scene’s statement (Letters, October) about the state legislature trying to pass a 'meaningless resolution' opposing the Iraq war was the most misinformed comment I’ve ever read in The Yellow Scene."

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October Letters to the Editor

October 1, 2007 Like 0 editor

"In a country that raises its eyebrows disapprovingly at the name 'Jesus' thus an uphill battle for the church to interest youth. I think that meeting kids where they are at is indeed a great marketing strategy."