ACADEMY IN ACTION: A CHILD’S UNIVERSE
“Teaching children about the natural world should be treated as one of the most important events in their lives,” Thomas Berry The fearlessness and fascination in children
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TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: IT TAKES A VILLAGE
Telluride High School Class of 2012 held their graduation ceremony Friday afternoon at the Michael D. Palm Theatre. Today, Saturday, June 2, there was another celebration at the Pa
EARTH MATTERS: DEAD ZONES IN OUR WATERS
Every state is an ocean state. I have said it before – in this very column, Earth Matters – and it is a common refrain among those who work on ocean issues. This is not just be
SAF’S 21ST ANNUAL WILD WEST FEST: OVERVIEW
The Sheridan Arts Foundation celebrates the beginning of the summer season by putting out the welcome mat for 45 inner-city youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The gr
FASHION FRIDAY: NEUTRAL SHOES
With summer around the corner, are you ready to strut your stuff in the nude? I am talking about nude-colored and other neutrals in footwear of course. Can’t decide what
ECOACTION PARTNERS LOOKS BACK AT MOUNTAINFILM
Mountainfilm in Telluride is such an incredibly important event. It kicks off our very full summer season here in Telluride, but more than that, through its programs we get to expe
SUMMER SUNDAY: HEY LADIES, CODE WORD “RACE”
Have you noticed that a lot of women, and more specifically moms, are entering weekend races? The moms I know seem to always be training for and planning excursions to participate
SPIRITUALITY WITH RELIGION: INTEGRATIVE THEOLOGY
Editor’s note: Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, has been claiming in his doctoral dissertation (and in this weekly column) the the need
MEDICAL MOMENT: TEN WAYS TO LIVE TO 100
Telluride Inside… and Out is proud to feature the Telluride Medical Center’s MEDICAL MOMENT, a weekly column that answers common medical questions in pop culture. Have
EARTH MATTERS: 6 STEPS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING
In spite of a La Niña climate pattern this past year, which typically lowers global temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Climatic Data Center calculated that the nat
PAT BAILEY’S SPIRITUALITY WITH RELIGION
Editor’s note: With Mountainfilm in Telluride fast approaching – the Festival takes place over Memorial Weekend – the preservation of the earth and all things endangered,
HUNTING & GATHERING: SHARON SHUTERAN’S CARROT CAKE
Editor’s Note: Last week, our regular contributor and friend Jennie Franks (of the Telluride Playwrights Festival) wrote a wonderful tribute to Judge Sharon Shuteran, who die
“PLASTIKI” FEATURED AT MOUNTAIN FILM
“Plastiki” screens Saturday, May 26, 9.pm. and Sunday, May 27, 12 p.m., Sheridan Opera House In a way, David de Rothschild’s “Plastiki,” the documenta
EARTH MATTERS: WHEN BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT MIX
Corporations and government do mix. But the result can be a toxic concoction. Quite literally, especially when transactions involve agricultural and food policy. While corporations
FASHION FRIDAY: LITTLE WHITE DRESS
A few weeks ago, the subject of Fashion Friday was white jeans. We were bold. We overruled old-fashioned etiquette mavens, even grandma, when we gave the green light to sporting wh
CARRYING YOUR OFF-SEASON TRIP BACK HOME
Editor’s Note: With only one week to go to Moutainfilm in Telluride, May 25 – May 28, TIO brings our coverage of off-season travel to a close with Emily’ story about
EAR: INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS
Last Friday’s EcoAction Roundtable (EAR) had attendees buzzing with new ideas while making great connections. The subject was Waste Stream Innovations. Short videos about the Blu
SUMMER SUNDAY: SEXY BIKES AND WEDGE SANDALS
Bikes are sexy. This is not an opinion; it’s a fact. And, I have evidence to prove it. Once, standing outside a Crested Butte coffee shop, in tight bike clothes with my yellow La
EARTH MATTERS: AIR POLLUTION KILLS
In the summer of 1982 I was a young mountaineer cutting my teeth on the steep slopes and hard rock of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Sitting atop Hesperus Mountain (13,232 ft.
FASHION FRIDAY: DAISIES FOR MOTHER’S DAY
It feels like the 1960s all over again. Flower power is one of the trends of the hour. (Along with color blocking, which we discussed in this column – what was it? – a month
ANNA AT THE PITTSBURGH CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Though a lifetime has happened since the great afternoon Susan and I spent with our beautiful, long-legged Granddaughter, I had to take a few minutes out to give a shout-out to the
ECOACTION ROUNDTABLE: WASTE STREAM INNOVATIONS
Green Business Roundtable is changing its name along with The New Community Coalition. While TNCC is becoming EcoAction Partners, the GBR is becoming the EcoAction Roundtable (EAR)
HUNTING & GATHERING: THE RAIN IN SPAIN & FABADA
Sorry Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, the rain in Spain has absolutely nothing to do with the plain. It much prefers the hilly lands of the country’s northern coast. Remin
EARTH MATTERS: UNDERWATER ART HELPS SAVE REEFS
Academic and professional conferences, in my experience, produce very few “WOW” moments. So when I came down to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Coastal Counties Summit this we