Author: Kevin Simpson
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Wet spring brings explosion of wildflowers in high country
Wet spring conditions through most of Colorado’s high country have ignited an above-average explosion of wildflowers. “It’s high elevation, good conditions and lots of birds and bees happy to live here and spread the pollen,” said Wildflower Festival spokeswoman Janet Martin, explaining the abundance of color. Wildflower photo gallery In some areas above 11,000 feet,…
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CU ski star dies in fall on Maroon Peak
A 20-year-old climber died Saturday near Aspen after being struck in the head by a rock and tumbling about 600 feet into a culoir. Spencer James Nelson, a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a member of its nationally-ranked ski team, already had summited one of the 14,000-foot Maroon Peaks and was…
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Marine impostor’s deception began years ago
A tattoo of an angel illustrates his right leg. A devil decorates his left.But an elaborate web of deceit has left Richard Glen Strandlof with another indelible mark: fake military hero who misled veterans, politicians and others. All had bought into the story of Rick Duncan, the wounded soldier rallying opposition to the Iraq war…