February 2012

Editor’s note: Reverend Pat Bailey is the pastor of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church. He is currently working on his PhD. These posts are based on themes he is exploring for his advanced degree. For more on Pat, see Our Writers. Last week I began to discuss...

When discussing the current state of affairs of our planet and the challenges we face as individuals, a community and a country, I would wager that rarely, if ever, has one of the many solutions being proposed to address what's in our faces been an...

It's not all fun and games, fabulous art, and sexy models. The Telluride AIDS Benefit is dead serious when it comes to awareness and education, so serious the launch of TAB's big week starts at Telluride Middle School/High School. The Student Fashion Show takes place at...

The importance of play, especially for puppies, and making training fun are consistent themes when Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel discusses his philosophy of working with dogs. Watch this week's video as Jade, a young Australian Shepherd pup, enjoys a training session with...

Run—quick!—and hide the Kellogg's® Special K® Chocolatey Delight cereal. It’s not for my stash, never had a bite. We have one teenager left in the house. You know how it is. Not that I can blame our 15-year-old daughter for any possible visit from the health police, who would,...

Welcome to Earth Matters. I will be sharing this space weekly with Billy Mason, who will introduce himself in a future column. The essential point is  he and I will be writing for Telluride Inside… and Out on a wide range of issues related to...

 February 16 to 23, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars and Saturn  Evening: Venus and Jupiter The sense of belonging, the feeling of comfort, the familiar kitchen sink and rose-colored antique stove. My bunkhouse sanctuary, the Guadalupes, Lise's memorial wreath. My own bed, the crackling fire, the melting...

In honor of the upcoming President's week, Two Skirts is celebrating fashion in red, white and cobalt blue. Chemically the color is cobalt aluminate, which is toxic when ingested or inhaled. But when worn on the body it’s intoxicating. Cobalt blue breezed on the scene last...

Raising Money in thanks for Telluride’s One to One, with Joint Point When Jenn Riley’s husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she knew needed a distraction for her six year old son. She hunted around for a mentor in Ridgway, where she and her family lived...