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Soroco Middle School students run the South Routt chess scene
The key to any successful gathering is popcorn.
Rick Dowden: A political cancer
In the words of Alice, the debate about DeVincentis' e-mails gets "curiouser and curiouser".
Best of the Web for April 29
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School limits to expression
Expression is perhaps the most valued and exercised freedom of all Americans, and can be seen everywhere, in art, literature, poetry, clothing, music and protesting, throughout history.
Speechless: Public speaking
It's said that more than half of Americans would rather die than speak in front of others.
Small-town gossip and living with surnames
Familiarities, such as waving to strangers on the street, walking to school daily and never experiencing traffic jams have always been a part of my life.
Community Agriculture Alliance: Noxious weeds
One of the most common misunderstandings about weeds is what qualifies as a noxious weed. When most people think of weeds they picture annoying plants that make their lawn look less than perfect. Dandelions, prostrate knotweed, purslane - all can be a problem when trying to grow a nice turf-grass lawn in the arid West. But none of these pests qualify as noxious weeds. We aren't talking about dandelions, and even crabgrass doesn't make the grade. Noxious weeds are the 900-pound gorillas of plants. They take over meadows, right-of-ways and forests, displacing native vegetation, degrading habitat and ruining hay.
Jimmy Westlake: Conquering the serpent
What has nine heads, poisonous blood, deadly breath, and stretches nearly one-third of the way around the whole sky? It's the dreaded sea serpent known as the Hydra, defeated by Hercules in the second of his twelve labors and now forming the largest of our 88 constellations.
Tips on letting loose
Do you ever feel like you aren't being true to yourself? Do you have a secret desire to run through the halls dressed as Wonder Woman (or am I alone in this wish)? Either way, here are a few tips on how to express yourself fully and fearlessly, because in high school, it's sometimes difficult to do.
CULTURE Club combats racism
Anyone in the Steamboat Sprngs High School CULTURE Club will tell you there is something missing at our school: diversity. Worse, there is a serious lack of acceptance for diversity.
Casey's Pond area eyed for project
The development group that built The Antlers and Cimarron Townhomes has plans to develop two lodges and up to 61 townhomes on a parcel immediately east of Casey's Pond on the south side of Steamboat Springs.
'Intertwined' with Steamboat
New SmartWool president presides over 25 percent growth rate
It's hard to mistake the buoyancy that pervades the SmartWool offices this spring. Maybe it has something to do with the max bonuses received by the company's employees after a robust 2006.
Changing plans just part of life
The plan was simple.
Players, leagues grapple with safety issue of 'super' bats
It's a memory that continues to bother veteran umpire John Richmond.
Dave Shively: On the wild side
I always told the folks I was taking down the Piedra River that they were on one of the country's few rivers designated as "Wild and Scenic." What does this mean? No one really seemed to care. The near-vertical walls of the First Box Canyon that squeezed the early-running Southern San Juan runoff into a gauntlet of tight rapids were cause for distraction. Then there was the mellow run-out that featured a very occasional river otter and stops at natural riverside hot springs.
Steamboat Springs High School honor roll
GPA of 3.5 or higher
Lowell Whiteman students pilot community service project program
Sean Kuusinen has spent the past four weeks in the Routt County wilderness catching pike to dissect their small intestines, spleens and kidneys, corralling grouse to send to southwest Colorado, trimming trees and mending fences.
Triple Crown study shows dollars behind the diamonds
From June 29 to July 2, the Summer Nationals softball tournament hosted by Triple Crown Sports will bring more than 100 teams from across the country to Routt and Moffat counties.
Director looks down art track with confidence
Marion Kahn has a broad definition of art.
Spring limbo
Hikers and bikers find ways to beat the mud-season blues
It's an odd time of year when you can look out at the sun-soaked green valley floor and decide to go for bike ride, only to have it inevitably shut down the second you head off-road, up the mountain and onto the melt and the mud.
Steve Ross, M.D., and Janice Poirot, R.N.: Vaccinate children
As parents, we want basic things for our children. We want them to grow up knowing that they are loved. We want to provide them with opportunities in life to reach their fullest potential. And we want them to be healthy and happy. There are many things parents want to give their children. But good health is perhaps the greatest gift. Vaccination is one of the most important ways a parent can protect their child's health.
Steve Lewis: Letter skewed
I would like respond to Michael Craig's letter about this "comical council." Thanks Michael, for signing your letter. Unsigned letters are a waste of ink.
Carol O'Hare: Where is the outrage?
In this time of war, I ask, "Where is the outrage?" In the past 10 days, the Democratic leaders in Congress, and in particular Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, have, for all intents and purposes, advocated surrender in Iraq, despite the fact that a military defeat in Iraq is really only possible if we abandon our effort.
Our View: If you build them ...
The economic impact study released this week about a regional sports complex in Hayden underscores that it is a good idea.
Michelle Madderom Mackey: A second chance
I was asked by the Pilot & Today if I would like to comment in Wednesday's article about my husband Mark Mackey, but I felt I needed to clear the air in my own words.
Championship event, favorites highlight 2007 running series
After a year away from the Steamboat Springs Running Series, former director Heather Lyman is back on a committee looking to re-energize the 2007 series for one simple reason: a love of running.
Real estate transactions for April 18 to 24
Real estate transactions for April 18 to 24
Hayden players make waves at MCHS in Craig
When it comes to baseball at Moffat County High School, a storied program that's enjoyed a run of recent success, there's a pipeline of players coming in from an unexpected source.
Gun control sparks debate
Leaders agree regulation isn't always the answer
The local, regional and national debate about gun control inevitably re-sparks itself in the wake of tragic shootings, whether school- or not school-related.
The Record for April 27
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