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The Legacy of the 10th Mountain Division, Part 2: Ski Towns and Industry

In the second of a three-part series, guest author Mary Stevens highlights the accomplishments of America’s 10th Mountain Division, a specially-trained Army unit that succeeded in combat in ways no one else had before. Post-war veterans set about changing Colorado’s image and economy well into the future. Look for “Part 1: Formation and Warfare” and […]

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Net Neutrality: Protecting the First Amendment

The possible loss of net neutrality threatens our First Amendment rights. Powerful forces want to limit the information citizens can access on the internet. This would affect the way the press communicates with the public. The First Amendment freedoms promote equality. When they are violated, corporations, in collusion with government agencies, oppress anyone they wish.

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The Legacy of the 10th Mountain Division, Part 1: Formation and Warfare

In the first of a three-part series, guest author Mary Stevens highlights the accomplishments of America’s 10th Mountain Division, a specially-trained Army unit that succeeded in combat in ways no one else had before. Post-war veterans set about changing Colorado’s image and economy well into the future. Look for “Part 2: Ski Towns and Industry”

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The Widefield Aquifer, Pollution, and Remedies

The Widefield Aquifer serves as a cautionary water pollution tale for Southern Colorado and beyond. It supplies drinking water to over 80,000 people in Widefield, Fountain, and Security, or Southern El Paso County. The first documented case of water pollution in the Widefield Aquifer occurred in 1982. Since then, humans have contaminated it incessantly. This

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Funeral Attire

I      The twenty-two guests, having been treated to some very good wine and hors d’Oeuvres, were now cautiously descending the wide and elegant staircase of Imagone Funeral Home to the main parlor on the first floor. A spring snowstorm was fussing outside, with large flakes blowing every which way under an ambivalent late afternoon

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Microtransactions and the Video Game Industry

I love video games. They allow me to connect with friends, talk on a headset, strategize to eliminate the opposition, and so on. But there’s trouble in paradise. A recently adopted business model involving microtransactions mixes poorly with video gamers. Microtransactions are small online financial transactions. They’re useful to some industries, but in the world

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