1976 winter olympic games
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Out West Roundup: Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird
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Wyoming Motion-activated cameras capture animals being wild, weird CHEYENNE – How does a bighorn sheep say “cheese?” Some charismatic critters caught by motion-detecting wildlife cameras seem to know how to strike a pose. But it’s not just show business. As these devices get ever smaller, cheaper and more reliable, scientists across the United States are…
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Politics of skiing: As Colorado eyes Winter Games, world politics, climate change share the podium
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VAIL – Snow sports – and the ultimate competitive form of them, the Olympics – are supposed to be apolitical, right? If NBA superstar Michael Jordan had been a snow skier, he might have said, “Republicans buy skis, too” – if in fact he ever really uttered his infamous line about sneakers. But the reality…
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YESTERYEAR: Mock convention held to crack open Colorado’s Constitution
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Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: An advisory board, which consisted of four dozen office holders, journalists, business leaders, as well as the governor and chairmen of both the state Democratic and Republican Parties, proposed a model constitutional convention to be held in Denver. The purpose of the “mock” convention was to evaluate…
