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- Debate about civil unions bill sour for Northwest Colorado candidates
- May 15, 2012
- It got a second chance in a special legislative session Monday, but a bill that would have established civil unions for same-sex couples died once again at the Capitol in Denver. The renewed debate about the bill that would have granted gay couples in Colorado rights similar to ones enjoyed by married couples proved sour for Northwest Colorado legislators who stood on both sides of the issue. For state Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Cowdrey, and Republican House District 56 candidate Chuck McConnell, the debate was a distraction from jobs and the economy. Both men oppose civil unions. “We have an economy that is not robust right now, and to me, one of the most basic things that attention needs to be placed on is jobs and the economy,” McConnell, a Steamboat Springs resident and head of the Routt County Republican Party, said Monday morning. “I really would love to see the energy of the Legislature be directed and focused on an area that is truly hurting people now in our communities.”
- At the Movies: ‘Five-Year Engagement’ — First comes love … then what?
- May 15, 2012
- If there’s one part of a relationship that’s nearly universal, it’s powering through a movie you hate just to please your significant other. A film like “The Five-Year Engagement” presents a conundrum since it’s hard to tell who’s doing it for whom.
- On the Record for May 15, 2012
- May 15, 2012
- On the Record for May 15, 2012
- Longtime aide looks back on career in Moffat County School District
- May 15, 2012
- The story of how Julia Foster got where she is today sounds commonplace at first. The usual career twists are there. Foster, now an instructional aide for Moffat County High School and Craig Middle School, studied to be an English teacher before she came to Craig with her husband, Steve, nearly 40 years ago. In 1999, she found herself in the aide’s position where her job included playing accompaniment for the schools’ choir, band and theater departments. As she reflects on her upcoming retirement, the memories are there, too. “I will miss the kids,” said Foster, 61. “I will miss them very much.”
- More than 120 turn out for youth track meet
- May 15, 2012
- Sadie Smilanich has a few points of pride in her athletic skills. Besides winning back-to-back blue ribbons Monday afternoon, the 7-year-old also loves to bring up the fact that she can outrun her older brother. But, the competition isn’t the only thing that’s important to her when she’s out on the field. “It’s mostly all about having fun and trying your hardest,” she said.
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Question of the week
News this week showed snowpack in the Yampa River basin has reached 94 percent of median for the date. Do you think Moffat County is out of the woods as far as drought concerns?
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