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I’m not usually a corn-on-the-cob kind of girl. Corn is not my favorite vegetable, probably a result of too many cans of Delmonte corn growing up. But these looked irresistible. The stalks were a vibrant green and the green husks were fresh looking, not dried out. The Trader Joe’s employee…
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One hundred forty years ago, it happened. In 1876, what was a territory became a state. Colorado is frequently called the Centennial state, because it gained statehood the same year our country celebrated its 100th birthday. The original Colorado natives were Native Americans. First the Ancestral Puebloans inhabited cliffs down…
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“Leslie, something’s killing my pine trees. They are all turning brown, and we have to keep cutting down trees. Do you know what it is?” My neighbor calling me gave me the first hint that something was infesting pine trees. In that moment, though, I thought hers to be a…
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539% of normal. That is just plain crazy. But this week, the snow pack totals for the entire state of Colorado were 539% of normal. If that sounds like a lot, just take a trip to the San Juan Mountains near Durango. It’s over 700% of normal there. Yes, we…
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