Tibetan Adventure
Somewhere north of India lies the high mountainous terrain of Tibet. The small plateau in the middle of China claims only two-and-a-half million people. And, as far as my research was able to tell me, they eat a great deal…
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Pizza Challenge
It’s been months since we published our Best of the West winners (April), so getting a phone call a few weeks ago questioning one of our picks seemed a little out of the blue. We love hearing from readers, and…
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Get a Brain, Get in the Game
Polls are jet fuel for the news media. They give the partisan pundit gasbags something “new” to talk about—who’s ahead and by how much, how the latest political ad is changing opinions—and analyze ad nauseam on nearly a daily basis.
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Locally Incorrect
It should have been a milkbath, but instead, one gutsy pet cow held her own and lived to boast about chasing off a big, bad, wild black bear. The interspecies cockfight went down in Hygiene when Jack McDonald saw his…
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One Really Long Ballot
Sure, the whole Obama vs. McCain battle gets all the glory, but voters in Colorado need to be prepped on so much more than the race for the White House.
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Check Out a Firestone Strip Mall
Hark, there is life on the other side of I-25. This is not just another big grocery anchored mall, the mom-and-pop shops offer top-notch eating, grooming and fitness options within easy reach of home.
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There’s Diamonds in These Hills
Think Africa has diamonds? Phff, those mining outfits have nothing on an area just outside of Fort Collins.
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