The original resolution calling for the Continental Congress to declare the United States free from British rule was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on June 7, 1776. Three days later, a committee headed by Thomas Jefferson was appointed to prepare a document appropriate...
Thursday, July 2, 2020 marks the second Telluride Arts’ Art Walk of the summer season. Throughout the month, Slate Gray Gallery Telluride is featuring the work of artists in its stable from Colorado and Texas. Go here to check out a major story about Slate Gray and Telluride Arts...
During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favor of a single holiday: Parents’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, pro-Parents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park – a public reminder, said Parents’...
Jeff Price is a screenwriter best known for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Doc Hollywood,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Shrek III.” He also directed and co-wrote “For Cryin’ Out Loud” and co-wrote “My Brother’s Keeper” for “Tales From the Crypt.” Jeff’s debut novel, “Improbable Fortunes,”...
Thursday, June 4, 2020 marks the first Telluride Arts' Art Walk of the summer season. Through the month (and opening with Art Walk), Slate Gray Gallery Telluride is featuring the work of furniture artist Paul Russell. Go here to check out a major story about...
Thursday, June 4, 2020 marked the first Telluride Arts' Art Walk of the summer season. For the month of June, the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art is featuring the work of Emmi Whitehorse, Tony Berlant and Elizabeth Garvin. And please note: Until July 5, the...
This story about the backstory of Mother’s Day was written a few years ago by Brian Handwerk and published in National Geographic. Turns out the holiday started out as an antiwar statement, but turf battles over who owned Mother’s Day kept on keeping on. And Mother's...
Request assistance here. Frequently Asked Questions about the local response to coronavirus. If you still have questions or need assistance, visit the County’s COVID-19 Response site or call their hotline for non-medical questions: 970-728-3844. If you have a medical question, or need non-urgent health care, call the medical center: 970.728.3848. If...
And now for yet another time-out for tongue-in-cheek relief - following on the heels of Jeff Price's latest spin on the Age of Corona about the ruckus in Michigan and blessed indolence. (That initial post is here. Don't miss it!). Having read Jeff's piece, a...
Request assistance here. Frequently Asked Questions about the local response to coronavirus. If you still have questions or need assistance, visit the County’s COVID-19 Response site or call their hotline for non-medical questions: 970-728-3844. If you have a medical question, or need non-urgent health care, call the medical center: 970.728.3848. If...
