I had this romantic notion about gathering wood for the winter, our first winter with a wood stove. I envisioned us traipsing through the forest, the kids in wool mittens, picking up freshly cut rounds of aspen and oak and piñon, breathing in the scent...
Editor’s note: In his doctoral dissertation, Pastor Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church is claiming the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its understanding of mission, the need for a more natural, integrative theology and for an earth-focused, contextual approach...
The long presidential campaign and the election are behind us. I won't try to predict what will happen, but I know what must happen: as a nation we must get to work on climate change. The deniers have not gone away; just yesterday a writer in...
The first storm of the season has entered the San Juan mountains with 4" overnight on RMP. Western Colorado will see rain in the lower valley's today and snow in the higher elevations, but the real meat of the storm won't kick in until later...
November 8 to 15, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Mars It’s a new day, a new era, a new age. From the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius in the ‘60’s to the ‘90’s Carlos Santana song Era Nueva, to now -...
[caption id="attachment_24938" align="alignright" width="300"] Riff on Rodin's Thinking Man[/caption] Geography is everything. It is the granddaddy of all academia. Geography entails the exploration of the interactions and interrelationships between space, place, and environment. In terms of academic Geography, space represents a location, place symbolizes the cultural significance...
Editor’s note: Year after year, the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, has designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. TheWilkinson Public Library ranks fifth in the nation among public libraries with annual budgets of $1 – 5 million, hence...
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
Game over. OBAMA WINS! Good news? The following imbed will buoy your already soaring spirits. Not thrilled? Forget your troubles. Go on. Get happy. On a whim, Blues & Brews market director Bill Kight sent me the following video. Watch it. Think back on that gorgeous fall weekend –...
Imagine having a dinner party in an art gallery, walking among dynamic paintings and intricate sculptures while sipping wine and nibbling on tasty hors d’oeuvres. How would it be to sit down to a four-course dinner in presence of the artist, leisurely chatting about which...
