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Find your summer adventure | Library Limelight
We’re in the midst of my favorite season in Colorado, with warmer and longer days, flowers and fauna in bloom, and so much to do across the Pikes Peak region. Even in my youth, I remember eagerly awaiting summer (break); yet, right around this time, one three-word sentence would begin to go on repeat: “I’m…
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Truth be told | Northeast Notes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most people I know would rather read positive and inspiring news than negative and disturbing articles. That’s part of the reason why I often write about people who have created something new that benefits others…
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Truth be told | Northeast Notes
Most people I know would rather read positive and inspiring news than negative and disturbing articles. That’s part of the reason why I often write about people who have created something new that benefits others or improves society and culture. My most recent column, ”Understanding the opposite view” (July 7), was about Darryl Davis, a…
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What’s Your Take On … Fireworks going off at all hours well beyond July 4th
Editor’s note: Last week I put out a request for your take on “the nightly neighborhood fireworks show.” Here are your responses: Illegal fireworks are unnecessary form of celebration that can be very traumatic to some people and most pets. This year these fireworks started earlier and have lasted well past the Fourth of July.…
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The pickleball effect | Outsider’s View
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are so many reasons to feel good about our region and the direction we’re heading. Let us count a few: the new, Pikes Peak Summit House; a refurbished Cog Railway resuming operation, and a spectacular pedestrian bridge now connecting America the Beautiful Park to…
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What’s Your Take On … Fireworks going off at all hours well beyond July 4th
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: Last week I put out a request for your take on “the nightly neighborhood fireworks show.” Here are your responses: Illegal fireworks are unnecessary form of celebration that can be very traumatic to…
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As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up | Writers on the Range
On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full, which gave me the unique opportunity to free-dive through an underwater bridge that was now suddenly within reach. I eyed the 100 feet of sheer sandstone rising out of the water.…
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As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up | Writers on the Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full, which gave me the unique opportunity to free-dive through an underwater…
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Help with the scary stuff | Northwest Notes
Around the middle of May, I found out that I had basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. I learned a lot about the condition since then, but most surprising to me was how many people I know who have had it, too. Once I started talking about it, it seemed everyone had a…
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Help with the scary stuff | Northwest Notes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Around the middle of May, I found out that I had basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. I learned a lot about the condition since then, but most surprising to me was how…