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Monday Medical: Do the right thing with flu shot
Three weeks ago, our Monday Medical column encouraged local residents -- particularly those at high risk -- to get vaccinated against influenza. The next day, everything changed with the announcement that Chiron Corp. was forbidden to ship its approximately 47 million doses of flu vaccine to the United States.
Branding takes new meaning
It wasn't too long ago that, to most ranchers, the word "branding" meant a hot iron, a herd of cattle and a hard day's work.
News in brief for Oct. 25
Winter sports club hosting certification clinics The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club is hosting two clinics to certify ski race officials. The first is at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the fireplace room in the Howelsen Hill Lodge. The cost is $5.
Speech team starts out strong
The Steamboat Springs High School speech and debate team opened its season Saturday with a strong performance, despite missing more than half of its members.
The Record for Oct. 25
Saturday, Oct. 23 1:48 a.m. The Routt County Sheriff's Office responded to a one-vehicle accident at Routt County Road 129 and Seedhouse Road, where a Subaru rolled over in slick highway conditions. The driver wasn't injured.
CMC student found dead in home
The Steamboat Springs Police Department is investigating the death of a 24-year-old Colorado Mountain College student who was found dead in a Steamboat home Saturday afternoon.
Tom Ross: Traditional holiday candy tough to find in 2004
Trick or treat ... got anything in your bag besides chocolate bars?
I went shopping for treats yesterday on the odd chance that a dozen costume-clad tricksters might venture into our pitch-black neighborhood Sunday. The lack of variety was enough to make a 51-year-old kid say "boo." Back in the day, if we found a half-dozen nickel candy bars scattered amid our haul, we counted ourselves very fortunate indeed. Today, the giant candy makers dominate the shelves at the obvious places to shop for sugar handouts so thoroughly that chocolate bars have become the norm. If I didn't know better, I might think the chain retailers had made a sweetheart deal with Nestle's and Hershey's.
