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Damn the Man
“I don’t have anything to hide.” I’ve heard that said more times than I care to count in the last decade or so. The politics of fear that have permeated American culture since 9/11 gave rise to the argument that…
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Challenging Elements: Comida Cantina
When the sun comes out and the temperature rises, I start craving grapes and margaritas and pretty much anything that can wake my palate up from hibernation with sweetness and bright flavors. And of course mangos, with their earthiness and…
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Music Education My Way
In 1972, I earned my first paycheck, took my first guitar lessons, bought my first rock albums and fell in love (and got dumped) for the first time, all at the end of my third-grade year. The girl I fell…
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Eleven Questions with Funny Lady Tricia McAlpin
What do Amy Poehler, Adam McKay and Horatio Sanz all have in common with Tricia McAlpin? None of them have ever slept with a Colorado senator. Also, they all happen to be members of the Upright Citizens Brigade collective; the…
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Top 25 Places to Stay in Colorado, End
Hotel Jerome Aspen Reputation: From John Wayne and Hunter S. Thompson to today’s locals, welcome to the historic icon that still draws crowds. In Aspen, there is no lack of luxury, dollar-dropping or collar-popping. It’s not unheard of to see Goldie…
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Top 25 Places to Stay in Colorado, Cont.
Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge Glenwood Springs Reputation: The world’s largest, natural mineral hot springs pool, with seasonal waterslides, a spa, an athletic club, restaurants and mini-golf all adjacent to the hotel. The iconic Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge has just undergone…
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Top 25 Places to Stay in Colorado, More
The Armstrong Hotel Fort Collins Reputation: Cool and casual, staying at the Armstrong is the second best thing to being a local. For years, Fort Collins lacked the one thing that good downtowns need: a hip boutique hotel. Eight years…
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Top 25 Places to Stay in Colorado
The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain Avon Reputation: Home to Cima Restaurant and smack-dab in the middle of the outdoor action From the live bluegrass musicians in the lobby to the doormen who spend a few…
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Happy Feet
My high school track career came to an end on the second day of practice, with a well-timed but poorly acted sprawl across the roots of a tree. I didn’t have to fake the hobbling because both of my knees…
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The Iron Woman
Just two years after Chrissie Wellington began training for triathlons, she qualified for the World Triathlon Championships. “I got a coach, trained really hard for 10 weeks and somehow managed to win the (2006) world amateur title,” she says. “I…
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