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On the Goe: Skilled MCs challenge status quo

Generally, I try to avoid classifying music into genres or oversimplified terms. Talking about a song or an artist in a couple easy words creates preconceived limitations and bias before you ...

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Jussel: One owner, two very different franchises

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association are a work in progress. The Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, not so much. Both are owned by the same man, Stan ...

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Your Town, April 14, 2013

This time of year, our meal menus shift from the hearty comfort foods that previously warmed us from the inside-out, to lighter fare that is more compatible with the shift to outdoor activity ...

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Winter drought can sometimes cause spruce trees to brown

I have four blue spruce that are about 25 years old, and one seems to be stressed. I water them several times a year and especially in late fall. One of my trees has browning needles that we ...

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A plan for attack on alien plants

Coming to a yard near you ... plants that can blister your skin with their milky sap, grab onto your car’s undercarriage, and even use human clothing for transportation. Don’t ...

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Quilt ambassador makes sure it plays in Paducah

The story of Meredith Schroeder and her connection to quilts is a real page-turner. From a publishing company she and her husband, Bill, started in 1974 was born the now-famous American ...

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Surviving the holiday on our diminished food pantry

I survived our first potluck of the season, using only the resources we have and strictly adhering to the Armageddon Pantry Challenge rules. I resisted the urge to go buy some deli salad, plop ...

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The Art of Quilting: Creative punch boosts artist in battle against disease

Garnet Hoover is a fighter and her gloves rarely come off. A fabric artist who lives in Clifton, her opponents are not of the human variety. She battles instead the constant, throbbing pain in ...

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Broncos’ draft strategy is anyone’s guess

Feeling a draft? Yes, the National Football League draft — annually the most anticipated event of the year with the obvious exceptions of Black Friday, the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day ...

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Your Town, April 7, 2013

I offered to help my mom last fall in hauling a load of discarded items and hazardous waste to the landfill. In all the years she’s lived in the Grand Valley, she’d never been out ...

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