Author: Deb Acord
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Driving test: How much do you remember?
Most adult drivers are happy to view their test-taking days in the rearview mirror – and it shows. One in five U.S. drivers couldn’t pass a written driving test if they had to take it today. The National Drivers Test survey by GMAC Insurance found that 16.4 percent of drivers – nearly 37 million people…
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Ted Haggard to appear in ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’
Ted Haggard’s life was already a sort of reality show. Well, now it’s official. Producers of “Celebrity Wife Swap” confirmed Wednesday that the former New Life Church pastor and his wife, Gayle, will appear in the new ABC reality series, on which they will swap partners (without sex) with actor Gary Busey and his partner…
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Ted Haggard to appear in ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’
Ted Haggard’s life was already a sort of reality show. Well, now it’s official. Or almost official. According to unconfirmed reports, the former New Life Church pastor and his wife will star in the new ABC reality series, “Celebrity Wife Swap,” on which they will swap partners (without sex) with actor Gary Busey and his…
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Eco-safe: New electric autos deliver safety benefits, green cred
The 2011 Nissan Leaf has gotten a lot of press for its most obvious feature – it’s all-electric and gets 100 miles per charge. But it’s also winning praise for something else: its safety system. Automakers are always looking for ways to make their cars safer. Technologic advancements and safety features on new models offer…
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HELP: A survivalist shares tools for getting through the worst
Note: This story originally was published in The Gazette on June 30, 2006 You’re lost. Hopelessly, dizzyingly lost. Somewhere, somehow, you got turned around in the forest. The shadows are deepening and the air is cooling. Thunder rumbles in the distance. Something — you can’t see what it is — crashes through the trees behind…
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10 adventures close to home
I’m standing at the water’s edge at Eleven Mile State Park. Stark white gulls wheel overhead, squirrels chatter from the depths of ponderosa pines, and waves lap at the gravel shore. I’m only a mile from where I parked my car and about 25 miles from home, but the cove, with a backdrop of granite…
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Two favorite places to hike amongst the fall colors
1.) Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area between Fairplay and Buena Vista. Take a part or all of the Rich Creek-Rough and Tumbling Creek loop trail. Elevation: 9,200 feet to 13,326 feet, the summit of West Buffalo PeakGetting there: Take U.S. Highway 24 west, head north on U.S. Highway 285. For the quickest access to Buffalo Meadows…
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Off-roading tips to see fall colors away from the crowds
For every four-wheel-drive road in Colorado, there’s a driver in a Ford Taurus station wagon willing to give it a try. But if you care about your car, you might not be willing to take it off the highway. Or, you might not know how much your car or your nerves can handle. So every…
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Canine controversy
Let’s review: Some horses don’t like dogs. Some dogs don’t like other dogs. Some people don’t like dogs. Some dogs don’t like people, especially people on bicycles. Some dog owners don’t pick up after their dogs. Knowing that, one might wonder how people, dogs, horses and bicycles manage to share area trails and open space.…