I’ve seen that neon-orange, horseshoe-shaped light on my dashboard before. My Honda FIT is smart—it knows when any tire falls below the recommended pressure. The passenger side rear tire had leaked air a few days ago. My tire gauge confirms it. Filled to 37 pounds at the time, it’s back to 31. Better take it […]
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The time has come for those who support the right to abortion to admit that there is no short term political solution to keep abortion legal. The right to life movement has created a winning strategy of killing abortion rights by regulatory strangulation. Exhibit A is the Texas Abortion Law which makes abortion illegal for
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My dad used to play piano and occasionally sing in a band at the Colorado Opry. He started when I was about a year old. My mom would bring me to the show every night. On most nights, I would wiggle my way down the stairs to the front row so that I could see
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A few years ago, it was my privilege to attend a four-day writing retreat led by author Pam Houston at the Medano-Zapata Ranch that borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southwest Colorado. Pam, currently an English professor at the University of California-Davis, gained recognition with her first book Cowboys Are my Weakness, and
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A few friends and I show up to a nondescript Russian store in Colorado Springs. It sits on the corner of a busy intersection surrounded by food chains and major corporations. Waiting in anticipation for the store to open, we organize our reading material and discuss our plan for the day. Between the three of
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I stop the car by the open field and Cody jumps from the backseat. The beat-up retractable leash gives him 18 feet of roaming freedom. Cody, ¾ Lab and ¼ terrier is ultra-submissive. I can’t take him to the off–leash dog park because other dogs sense his fear and almost get in line to hump
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