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Afternoon
Gas leak postpones Swanson's space shuttle launch
Steamboat Springs astronaut could take off today aboard Discovery
NASA postponed Discovery's launch just hours before it was to head to the international space station Wednesday because of a hydrogen gas leak that could have been catastrophic at liftoff.
Early Morning
Tread of Pioneers celebrates local women
Caroline Lalive joins historical luminaries at museum event
Olympian Caroline Lalive is joining Charlotte Perry, Portia Mansfield and Margaret Crawford in presentations today at the Tread of Pioneers Museum. If you missed the noon event, there is still time to catch the 5:30 p.m. performance.
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by Zach Fridell
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Sailors hockey, basketball players receive All-State honors
After making the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in years, the Steamboat Springs High School hockey team raked in the postseason awards.
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by Luke Graham
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Stories
Gas leak postpones Swanson's space shuttle launch
Steamboat Springs astronaut could take off today aboard Discovery
NASA postponed Discovery's launch just hours before it was to head to the international space station Wednesday because of a hydrogen gas leak that could have been catastrophic at liftoff.
Tread of Pioneers celebrates local women
Caroline Lalive joins historical luminaries at museum event
Olympian Caroline Lalive is joining Charlotte Perry, Portia Mansfield and Margaret Crawford in presentations today at the Tread of Pioneers Museum. If you missed the noon event, there is still time to catch the 5:30 p.m. performance.
Thurston reaches 6th checkpoint of Iditarod
Oak Creek resident Tom Thurston made it to the sixth checkpoint of the Iditarod on Tuesday, conquering the 48-mile trip from Rainy Pass to Rohn.
Chix with Stix finish 1st
Women's hockey team ends division competition on top
On the eve of the Chix with Stix's final division games, coach Tim Shorland told his team he expected three things: forechecking, possession and to play as a team.
Sports briefs: Nordic JO team does well in Alaska
Despite sickness and some jet lag, the Steamboat Springs Nordic Junior Olympic team came away with seven podium finishes during the weekend in Alaska.
4 youth hockey teams headed to state
Four Steamboat Youth Hockey teams advanced through their respective league tournaments during the weekend and into Friday and Saturday's state championships.
Sailors hockey, basketball players receive All-State honors
After making the second round of the state playoffs for the first time in years, the Steamboat Springs High School hockey team raked in the postseason awards.
District hires task force manager to improve security
Dennis Freeman to compile emergency plans
Dennis Freeman said it's not that the schools in Routt County aren't safe, and it's not that the schools don't have a plan in place.
Trout Creek Bridge tops grant requests
Hayden High School remodel, Yampa loader also considered
A Routt County committee deemed replacement of a failing bridge 12 miles southwest of Steamboat Springs the most worthy local project seeking a grant from the state's Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance program.
City Council cuts $2.5 million
Reductions range from snowplowing to police vests
There will be less police and more snow on the streets of Steamboat Springs after the City Council unanimously approved $2.5 million in budget cuts Tuesday.
Steamboat briefs: Curves food drive for LIFT-UP ends March 31
Curves is holding its annual food drive for LIFT-UP of Routt County through March 31. Anyone can drop off non-perishable food and/or donations for LIFT-UP from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Curves, 2432 Lincoln Ave., west of downtown near Big O Tires. Call Curves at 870-7877.
Magee takes over Wolf Mountain Pizza in Hayden
Stacy Magee planned to take time off from work to enjoy her son's senior year of high school. Instead, she and her husband bought a restaurant. Stacy and Trea Magee took over Wolf Mountain Pizza in Hayden on March 1.
The Record for March 9
12:18 a.m. A drunken pedestrian was reported in the 1500 block of Shadow Run Frontage, where a 19-year-old Steamboat Springs woman was arrested for minor in possession and false reporting. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers also sent one person to detox.
John C. Doolittle: Cut the budget bill
I am opposed to the omnibus budget bill that was delayed from last year by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi primarily because she thought it would be easier to pass after more Democrats won re-election. Nothing but unadulterated partisan politics here.
Joanne Palmer: Sorry, can't talk - I'm on Facebook
I'd really like to write this column but I'm busy socially networking. Hang on just a second while I check my Facebook page. It's been more than 10 minutes since I last looked at the status updates of my friends.
Our View: Digging deep for worthy causes
It's no surprise that local nonprofit agencies are feeling the weight of a struggling economy on their backs. But while charitable giving is down - not only locally, but nationally - the need for many of the essential services provided by our nonprofit sector is at an all-time high.
Murray Tucker: Economic equations
There are two ways to look at macroeconomics, one called Keynesian (government spending to prop up the economy) and one most recently related to Milton Friedman (monetary policy as the best way to manipulate the economy). From an accounting perspective, both yield the same answer (GNP), but they diverge in how each leads to its result.
Students, Rotarians team up for trivia
Knowledge Bowl participants share competition at lunch meeting
A round of cheers and applause rose from the crowd each time a Rotary member answered a question correctly during the lunch meeting of the Steamboat Springs Rotary Club on Tuesday.
Commissioners approve traffic code, all-mail-ballot election
Fines to boost government funds
The Routt County Board of Commissioners gave final approval Tuesday to a Sheriff's Office request to implement the Colorado Model Traffic Code, which will increase traffic violation fines and county coffers.
Baumgardner expects House to amend oil and gas regulations
State Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, said there likely will be several "substantive" changes to Colorado's new oil and gas regulations before the House approves them later this week.
