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Lyons: Rock Solid
There is a certain clarity of sound early in the morning. Each step I take brings a satisfying crunch as my foot strikes the dirt trail. It’s dawn, and I’m hiking up the hill at Rabbit Mountain Open Space on…
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The Best North Metro Fishing Spots
Explore Colorado and maybe even improve your mental health, catching a fish is only one of the benefits The lapping of the water against the shoreline has always felt like home. The mere thought of the water’s constant flow energizes…
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The Modern West: Mending the Hoop weaves together historical atrocities and current indigenous issues
Photos by Ana Castro Wyoming Public Radio’s The Modern West podcast’s latest season, Mending The Hoop, examines the intertwined and inseparable story of Indigenous people’s history and present, specifically focusing on the Plains Indians’ experiences from the Sand Creek massacre…
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A Different View of 9/11
9/11 changed this country profoundly. Not for the better. As another anniversary passed with the usual – and appropriate – grieving and remembrances, my thoughts went back to that day and its aftermath. I stood on the plaza as Calhoun…
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The Best Places to Leaf Peep in Colorado
By: Mary-Beth Skylis Fall is often a two-month operation across the state of Colorado. Due to the varying elevations, leaf peepers get the chance to witness the changing hues in the high country as early as the beginning of September,…
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Update on Colorado State Highway 7 Project
The proposed expansion of Colorado State Highway 7 (CO 7) between Boulder and Brighton has been discussed for years and it appears, despite the slow burn of the project, its heartbeat continues steady and strong. It has been a process…
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Thoughts On Good Friday While Having A Late Afternoon Drink At Doc Harper’s | Whiskey and Words
I have never frozen to death while passed out in a snow bank but I’ve gotten hypothermia sitting next to a loved one. The worst place to puke is in the shower still drunk while Conway Twitty sings of Linda…
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Perfectly Flipping Eggs | Whiskey and Words
I love breakfast foods / bacon, hash browns / two eggs over easy / with an English muffin. / It’s my favorite breakfast / and my second favorite dinner.
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Theater Kids Rule!
A recent New York Times piece cited the perhaps surprising frequency with which so-called “theater kids” occupy lead roles in a surprising range of vocations and avocations. As the article notes, the skills and collaboration developed in theater are superb…
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Lost Words
Maybe when you hear me speak You miss my despair so bleak, My person, my one true love Can’t hear me from way high above, He’s left, and I’m not sure if he’s coming back I pray and wish for…
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