Tag: From The Editor
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Appreciating our mothers | From the Editor
Mother’s Day was Sunday. Did you remember her? I did. David Gates wrote the poignant and soulful song “Everything I Own” as a tribute to his late father. His band, “Bread,” recorded the haunting ballad in 1972. When I hear it, I think of Mom, whom I lost to cancer in 2001. I’d give anything…
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Appreciating our mothers | From the Editor
Mother’s Day was Sunday. Did you remember her? I did. David Gates wrote the poignant and soulful song “Everything I Own” as a tribute to his late father. His band, “Bread,” recorded the haunting ballad in 1972. When I hear it, I think of Mom, whom I lost to cancer in 2001. I’d give anything…
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A family goes to war | From the Editor
When World War II forced itself upon the United States, the Ward family answered the call. Until that time, the family had been hard-pressed just surviving. Farming on land originally acquired through a Civil War veteran’s grant was the Ward family. They had six boys. The Patteson family, which worked an adjacent farm, had six…
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A family goes to war | From the Editor
When World War II forced itself upon the United States, the Ward family answered the call. Until that time, the family had been hard-pressed just surviving. Farming on land originally acquired through a Civil War veteran’s grant was the Ward family. They had six boys. The Patteson family, which worked an adjacent farm, had six…
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Draft likely to bring future stars | From the Editor
The Broncos don’t have a first-round pick in the NFL Draft, which will be held April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. So if you’re a fervent following of this event like I am, you can take Thursday night off. Friday might be a yawner, too, since Denver will pick only once. Their second round pick is No.…
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Draft likely to bring future stars | From the Editor
The Broncos don’t have a first-round pick in the NFL Draft, which will be held April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. So if you’re a fervent following of this event like I am, you can take Thursday night off. Friday might be a yawner, too, since Denver will pick only once. Their second round pick is No.…
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UCCS playing the name game again | From the Editor
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is thinking about changing its name. Again. This has been a long, strange journey. Established in 1965 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the school has long been know as UCCS. It’s established, it’s known and it’s the only UCCS in the United States. That makes it…
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UCCS playing the name game again | From the Editor
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is thinking about changing its name. Again. This has been a long, strange journey. Established in 1965 as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the school has long been know as UCCS. It’s established, it’s known and it’s the only UCCS in the United States. That makes it…
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Rockies looking for redemption by looking to 1993 | From the Editor
The Colorado Rockies are turning the clock back to 1993. That’s when they assembled a group of players in the expansion draft and through trades and signings that were all on the fringes of being good major leaguers. Some, like Alex Cole, Jerald Clark and Freddie Benavides were just adequate. Others actually became stars. Those…
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Rockies looking for redemption by looking to 1993 | From the Editor
The Colorado Rockies are turning the clock back to 1993. That’s when they assembled a group of players in the expansion draft and through trades and signings that were all on the fringes of being good major leaguers. Some, like Alex Cole, Jerald Clark and Freddie Benavides were just adequate. Others actually became stars. Those…