Colorado Central Magazine: May 2008 No. 171

The Monthly Magazine for People who used to believe in Spring

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• Just say No to driving for every little thing Essay by Alan Kesselheim p. 2

• South Ark Funnies Cartoon by Monika Griesenbeck pp. 4-7

• From Antonito to Denver, it's the Ralph Carr Highway Brief by Central Staff p. 4

• Briefs from the San Luis Valley Brief by Marcia Darnell p. 5

• Mine proposal back on simmer at Crsted Butte Brief by Allen Best p. 6

• Taos Pueblo gets biomass burner for its greenhouse Brief by Allen Best p. 6

• Ski towns riled up about proposal for tolls on I-70 Brief by Allen Best p. 7

• Boars favor golf course, sows prefer the ski area Brief by Allen Best p. 8

• Officials insist foreclosure rate is not so high Brief by Allen Best p. 8

• Summit County considers cleaning old mine Brief by Allen Best p. 8

• Regional Roundup Brief by Martha Quillen p. 9

• Move to Alamosa and camp out at home Article by Marcia Darnell p. 12

• Who owns the rain that falls on your roof? Article by Dan Fitzgerald p. 14

• Incite and Insight Letter from Chuck Downing p. 18

• Hal keeps getting better Letter from Paul Brown p. 18

• More insight and incite Letter from Stan Stanfill p. 18

• Speculative future history Letter from Ted Foureagles p. 19

• Advice on accents Letter from F.a. Rios p. 19

• But if you keep going west, you will get to the Dunes Letter from Bob Russell p. 19

• Who will fight the virus? Letter from Slim Wolfe p. 21

• Regional water update Column by John Orr p. 28

• A house is a house is a house Column by John Mattingly p. 30

• The principled politician, by Adam Schrager Review by Ed Quillen p. 32

• Listening to Cougar, edited by M. Bekoff and C.B. Lowe Review by Ed Quillen p. 34

• Drawings by Mel Strawn Review by Martha Quillen p. 34

• The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series stimulates and challenges Article by Lynda La Rocca p. 36

• The lecturers are: Sidebar by Lynda La Rocca p. 36

• Elitism and the American way Essay by Ed Quillen p. 38

• Jane Rhett, the 'Bag Hag' maker Article by Marcia Darnell p. 40

• Just another earth hour Column by George Sibley p. 43

• Donkeys in the midst Column by Hal Walter p. 45

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