Colorado Central Magazine: December 2003 No. 118
The Monthly Magazine for people who have a chimney for Santa Claus
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Western Patriots rebel against the Patriot Act
Essay by Jeff Milchen p. 2
On Mountain Time
Cartoon by Clint Driscoll pp. 4-7
Mostly, it was Just Say No on November 4
Brief by Central Staff p. 4
Briefs from the San Luis Valley
Brief by Marcia Darnell p. 4
Westcliffe working on a radio station
Brief by Central Staff p. 6
Blaurock and Ervin now official names
Brief by Allen Best p. 6
Mea culpa
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
Mancos, Mosca, what's the difference?
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
Regional roundup
Brief by Martha Quillen p. 8
Cactus Jack's View
Cartoon by Jack Chivvis p. 10
Restoring the Alamosa River
Article by Hal Clifford p. 14
About those bombs
Brief by Mike Russo p. 16
Hospital statues
Brief by Central Staff p. 17
About those saints
Brief by Ed Quillen p. 18
Those were different times
Article by Orville Wright p. 19
Celebrating the defeat of Referendum A
Essay by Ed Quillen p. 23
Building storage cheaply
Essay by Ralph "butch" Clark p. 27
The Mineral Palace, by Heidi Julavits
Review by Abby Quillen p. 28
Power with Nature, by Rex A. Ewing
Review by Steve Schechter p. 29
Pat Shroeder: A woman of the house, by Joan A. Lowy
Review by Ed Quillen p. 30
Some Personal Favorites from 2003
Review by Lynda La Rocca p. 31
Principled spelling
Letter from Dick Bulinski p. 33
Somehow they survived
Letter from Orville Wright p. 33
Build better next time
Letter from Bob Waber p. 33
More reasons for pessimism -- and optimism
Letter from Allen F. Chew p. 34
Forums, Forae, and Grouchy Old Men
Essay by Marcia Darnell p. 34
Missing spontaneity
Letter from Slim Wolfe p. 35
SWSI looks at future of San Luis Valley water
Article by Marcia Darnell p. 37
What is SWSI?
Sidebar by Marcia Darnell p. 37
Giving away the commons
Column by George Sibley p. 38
Ben Strawn
Article by Sue Snively p. 40
A mail-order house and a lot of local history
Article by Wynelle Catlin p. 43
About those Sears houses
Sidebar by Wynelle Catlin p. 44
Shake it off and head on out
Column by Hal Walter p. 46
Western Water Report
from Steve Glazer
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