columnists

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OA: Rock Cesario Columnn November 21, 2008

At the end of the day last Friday, I had a gentleman in the store from South Carolina. I was the only one in the store and we acknowledged each other when he came in and I asked if I could ...

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OA: Pollux Columnn November 21, 2008

Want to add a blast of color and style to your winter wardrobe? If so, it’s time to stock up on colored tights. These brightly hued tights can transform the most mundane outfit into a ...

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LS: History Here and Now November 21, 2008

“I wanted to be buried in a tomb, on the hill over looking the Grand Valley.” That was the request in the will of George A. Crawford, founder of Grand Junction, who died 10 years ...

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FD: Dixie Burmeister Column November 19, 2008

Say it isn’t so! Can Thanksgiving really be next week? The answer, of course, is a resounding “yes!” The Fasken family from Palisade is going over the mountains and through ...

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LS: Art of Quilting Column November 16, 2008

So important were cotton fabrics to men and women in the late 1600s that the British government banned their import from India. Those politicians, much like our 21st century legislators, found ...

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SPORTS: Rick Jussel Column November 16, 2008

Is it possible — even by the remotest of scenarios — for a team to finish 7-9 and earn a playoff berth in the National Football League? It’s not only possible, it’s ...

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LS: Your Town Column November 16, 2008

Have you made your list and checked it twice? Ho, ho, ho ... heavens no! Not that list (although it won’t be long before it’s time to compile the Christmas list). I’m ...

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HG: Homegrown Column November 15, 2008

We have two very large globe willows that have (just in the past few weeks) decided to have dead leaves. This is not the usual fall changing of colors and falling leaves, these are in ...

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OA: Rock Cesario Column November 14, 2008

In my opinion, I would not be in the business that I am in if it were not for Smokestack Records. Smokestack was a record store started by Frank Elenz and Michael Lindsey in the mid-1970s here ...

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OA: Pollux Column November 14, 2008

The notion of folk art and fashion may conjure up thoughts of cross-stitched purses and quilts made into jackets. Although utilitarian, it’s hard to imagine this style making its way ...

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