Colorado Central Magazine: April 2007 No. 158
The Monthly Magazine for People who keep hoping for something green
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Lessons in Making-Do from a contrarian nonagenarion
Essay by Alexa Mergen p. 2
Rocky Mountain High where the Columbines Grow
Brief by Central Staff p. 4
South Ark Funnies
Cartoon by Monika Griesenbeck pp. 4-7
Briefs from the San Luis Valley
Brief by Marcia Darnell p. 5
Granite loses post office, but will still be an address
Brief by Central Staff p. 6
Colorado Trail will get new route by Clear Creek this summer
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
Properly answering the call of nature
Brief by Central Staff p. 7
The big wind of 2007
Brief by Allen Best p. 8
Minnesota lapse enables Fraser to reclaim Icebox title
Brief by Central Staff p. 8
Resort wages high, but still can't keep up
Brief by Allen Best p. 8
Water conference season starts
Brief by Central Staff p. 8
Regional Roundup
Brief by Martha Quillen p. 9
Cactus Jack's View
Cartoon by Jack Chivvis p. 11
Woody Weeds: The shrub forest of our high desert
Article by Susan Tweit p. 12
Felt like screaming
Letter from Laurae Essman p. 16
A fan of farmer John
Letter from Andy Burns p. 17
GOP candidate will need to pretend Bush never existed
Letter from Laird Campbell p. 17
The best cover
Letter from Ray Schoch p. 17
Not exactly leftists
Letter from Slim Wolfe p. 18
Walking the Talk
Essay by Ed Quillen p. 19
Life after shopping II
Column by George Sibley p. 29
The nagging issue of subsidies
Column by John Mattingly p. 31
Pioneer Joseph Lamb hunted Texas steers and serial killers
Article by Kenneth Jessen p. 33
Joseph Lamb Sources
Sidebar by Kenneth Jessen p. 35
As if the world really mattered, by Art Goodtimes
Review by Virginia McConnell Simmons p. 36
The family that couldn't sleep, by D.T. Max
Review by Martha Quillen p. 37
The Nature of Southwestern Colorado, by Paulson and Baker
Review by Virginia McConnell Simmons p. 39
Robin James: Singing life to the fullest
Article by Marcia Darnell p. 41
Hometown Faces lyrics
Sidebar by Dianne James p. 42
People Say lyrics
Sidebar by Robin James p. 42
Comments on commentators
Essay by Deric Pamp p. 44
Mud Season brings road issue to surface
Column by Hal Walter p. 46
Western Water Report
from Steve Glazer
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