Colorado Central Magazine: August 2005 No. 138
The Monthly Magazine for people who can't go much higher to escape the heat.
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The American Dream, sans gasoline
Essay by Michelle Nijhuis p. 2
SouthArk Funnies
Cartoon by Monika Griesenbeck pp 4-7
'Takings' and our water law
Brief by Central Staff p. 4
Briefs from the San Luis Valley
Brief by Marcia Darnell p. 5
Colorado house-price increases are lagging
Brief by Central Staff p. 6
There's another Pike's Peak
Brief by Central Staff p. 6
Agua con Gato Muerto
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
Capt. Gunnison's photo comes to Colorado
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
A medium rare flat iron?
Brief by Central Staff p. 8
Our wettest season arrives
Brief by Central Staff p. 8
Some 14er trails involve trespassing
Brief by Central Staff p. 9
Regional Roundup
Brief by Martha Quillen p. 10
Cactus Jack's View
Cartoon by Jack Chivvis p. 12
First Church of the Higher Elevations, by Peter Anderson
Review by Ed Quillen p. 13
Earth: An intimate history, by Richard Fortey
Review by Christy Bulkeley p. 14
Living, Loving, and Other Heresies, by Zsolt
Review by Lynda La Rocca p. 16
April future's day?
Essay by Allen Best p. 18
Hubbert's Peak
Letter from Harvey N. Gardiner p. 20
Weed for thought
Letter from Margy Robertson p. 20
It wasn't a case of animal cruelty
Letter from Suzanne Macdonald p. 21
How was Mt. White named?
Letter from Virginia McConnell Simmons p. 22
The language of lawyers
Letter from Laird Campbell p. 23
Ward Churchill, the flat-out hypocrite
Letter from Deric Pamp p. 23
Superb essay on hypocrisy
Letter from Abbot Fay p. 24
Self-reliance is the key
Letter from Slim Wolfe p. 24
Embarrasments of timing
Essay by Ed Quillen p. 26
A day in the life of a raft-guide trainee
Article by Brad Goettemoeller p. 36
Confessions of a pack-burro racer
Article by Hal Walter p. 42
What's a pack-burro race?
Sidebar by Hal Walter p. 42
Mining and Resorts
Column by George Sibley p. 45
Antique facets of Leadville's Tabor Opera House
Article by Sharon Chickering Moller p. 47
Performances for 2005
Sidebar by Central Staff p. 48
Facts and Figures
Sidebar by Sharon Chickering Moller p. 50
Do you want to help restore the Tabor Opera House?
Sidebar by Sharon Chickering Moller p. 51
Leadville Scenery Project
Sidebar by Sharon Chickering Moller p. 51
Bibliography
Sidebar by Sharon Chickering Moller p. 52
Trying to reason with wildfire season, again
Column by Hal Walter p. 54
Western Water Report
from Steve Glazer
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