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Jenn Kolb painting while Julia Massey plays her set on Saturday at Art in the Park. Gawd summer is great in Steamboat Springs.

Photo By: Paulie Anderson

Vol. 8 Issue No. 15

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Scotty's Idle Thoughts

Comments	737 Miles
	by Scott Glackman When Paulie hit send last deadline and our paper began its journey to the printers, I blasted out of the office like Luke and R2D2 leaving the exploding Death Star. Read more.

Paulie Sez

Comments	The Bike Thing
	by Paulie Anderson With so much controversy forever glowing in the background of Steamboat's facade, it was hard for me to choose just one topic to wag my editorial finger towards, but the bike thing gets my goat. Read more.

Dr. Dawn's Rx

Comments	Fill the Void with Spirituality
	by Dr. Dawn Obrecht M.D. Filling "The Void." This is what addiction is about. We try to fill the void with anything we can: with stuff, with alcohol, drugs or food, Read more.

Comics

Comments	Comics 8.15
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Props, Gripes, Smidgens

Comments	8.15
	Borrowed vehicles... Read more.

Audrey Rose

Comments	Messengers of the Soul
	by Dagny McKinley Audrey Rose decided to collect butterflies. There was something so graceful about them, the way their wings carried them through the air, sweeping and diving, sucking necta Read more.

Over Current

Comments	Kosovo: Stumbling to Independence, Pt. 1
	By Lance Eldridge On February 17, 2008, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced Kosovo’s (or Kosova if you’re Albanian) independence. Read more.

Over Current

Comments	Kosovo: Stumbling to Independence, Pt. 2
	by Lance Eldridge Kosovo's February 17, 2008 declaration of independence appeared to be an unlikely outcome for this former Serbian province. Read more.

'Scopes To Live By'

Comments	8.15
	by Chelsea Yapello This fortnight you will be slightly bewildered and confused when your powers of assumption lead you astray and get you in a fist fight with a complete stranger Read more.

'Scopes To Live By'

Comments	8.14
	By Chelsea Yepello Yes, average is better than bad. Hmm... But there has to be something better than in the middle. Read more.

Do you see what I see?

Comments	You Do Not Forget First Loves or First Cars
	by Scott Ford Looking for something to do while enjoying a summer afternoon? Read more.

Get Lit

Comments	Housing and Food, on (Not) Getting by in Steamboat
	by Michelle Dover DOWNTOWN ALLEY: Simplify your life; live in a shed. Rent your own piece of an Old Town alley Read more.

Far-Flung Correspondent

Comments	Paradox and Paranoia
	By Dean Tresner A piece on CNN International caught my eye tonight. It was about a rapidly developing struggle over offshore oil fields. Read more.

Far-Flung Correspondent

Comments	In Search of Home
	by Dean Tresner It is, once again, good to be home. Especially so this time. Read more.

Sports

Comments	Go Easy? Ok, sure.
	by Kat'NThaHat Turn up your iPod, DND [Do Not Disturb] your phone. Get yourself one of them thar mojitos, or a frosty BL Read more.

Localities

Comments	Skaters Unite!
	By Thomas Reuter June 21st has been designated national Go Skateboarding Day, and all across the country skateboarders will participate in many local activities and competitions Read more.

Localities

Comments	Homeless in Da ‘Boat Part 3: Murphy and Me
	By Nacho Neighbor For those of you in the ‘Biz’ you are well aware of a gentleman named Murphy. Read more.

Localities

Comments	Going Green in the Yampa Valley
	by Scott Glackman When you live in a natural environment there are many incentives to be green. Fortunately, there are also many opportunities to do so in the Yampa Valley Read more.

Localities

Comments	Homeless in 'da Boat pt 4 "Jim Beam or Moon beam?"
	by Nacho Neighbor "I went to back to my momma Read more.

Lessons Learned

Comments	Seriously Now
	by Alan Thomas So we meet again dear friends. You missed me, didn't you? I thought so. Read more.

Paleohippie

Comments	The Dems are Comin'
	by Art Goodtimes GET READY FOR 'DEM DAMN DEMS … They'll drive you crazy. Especially if you're Green and socially conscious. Read more.

Paleohippie

Comments	Living with the Gift of Tragedy
	By Art Goodtimes Life is such a complex weave of the comic and the tragic … I remember, years ago, watching Vince Bontempi Read more.

Paleohippie

Comments	Imagine celebrating New Year’s assaulting friends & strangers con agua
	By Art Goodtimes My most amazing daughter Iris Willow (24), having graduated cum laude from CSU in graphic design, has landed a job teaching English in an exclusive private school.. Read more.

Comunidad Integrada

Comments	Su proveedor de confianza para servicios e información sobre la salud reproductiva aquí en Steamboat
	By Aimee Leidich Durante más de 90 años, millones de mujeres y hombres han recurrido a Planned Parenthood en busca de servicios básicos de control de natalidad junto a cuidados de salud sexual, educación sexual e información sobre sexualidad. Read more.

Our Story

Comments	Colorful Women in Politics Part IV: Belva Lockwood, Presidential Candidate
	By Paul and Ellen Bonnifield “The general effect of attempting things beyond us, even though we fail, is to enlarge and liberalize the mind. Read more.

Our Story

Comments	Colorful Women in Politics Part V: Early Trailblazers
	by Paul & Ellen Bonnifield "Let tyrants fear . . . I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king . . ." Read more.

The Local Forum

Comments	Second Thoughts
	To Whom this Letter of Request Reaches: I need your help! Since 2004, until recently (December) I had/have been a resident of Steamboat. Late December (‘07) I was accused of a crime (assault) that I did not commit. Read more.

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