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Leftward leaning
In Routt County, shift to the left has become a slide
Six days before Election Day, Randy Baumgardner stood in the Old Town Pub and took note of what he saw while driving into downtown Steamboat Springs that morning.
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by Brandon Gee
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10th Street Barber Shop brings The Victoria to life
The Victoria's first business opened Friday, but much of the commercial and residential space still is up for grabs.
Local continues lifetime of work in alternative fuels
In Fred Robinson's auto repair shop near Stagecoach, items that can run on alternative fuels abound. There's the H2-H2, a Hummer Robinson converted to run off a combination of hydrogen, natural gas, ethanol and gasoline. There's the H-racer, a tiny hydrogen fuel cell car made by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies.
Harriet Freiberger: Raising our flags in honor:
As we walk down Lincoln Avenue or through the grocery's aisles, enter the bank or leave the library, we'll look around, trying to identify the veterans whom this day honors, they who have stood in this nation's first line of defense.
Gary Hofmeister: Conservative in more ways than one
For those of you too young to remember the stratospheric heights of the value of gold, silver and many precious stones including diamonds in 1980-81, you may want to stop reading now.
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 9, 2008
Editorial cartoon for Nov. 9, 2008
Our View: Let's start sharing now
The results from Tuesday's election leave no doubt that Steamboat Springs voters are ready and willing to share revenues from the city's half-cent sales tax for education with neighboring school districts. That sharing should begin immediately.
Betty Leipold: Signal needed
Now that the nightmare at Third Street is almost over, isn't it time we have a left-turn signal to help drivers turning from Lincoln Avenue onto Third?
Stephen L. Rummler: Creation of jobs
Where do jobs come from? We have heard that jobs are created by tax breaks for small businesses. In my experience, as the owner and president of several small businesses, I have never hired anyone because I had more money.
Ken Collins: Obama's success
Back in the early '90s, a young Tiger Woods burst onto the PGA scene. There was lots of hoopla and expectations but also a lot of folks ready to toast him if he failed.
Kay Weinland: Proud of Routt
The historical 2008 Presidential Election is now a memory. Thanks to overwhelming countywide effort and support, the election was a success.
Funding decision taxing
Districts discuss when to start sharing sales-tax revenues
When the time comes for the Education Fund Board to share Steamboat Springs' half-cent sales tax revenues with neighboring school districts, Shane Antyr will be ready. Antyr, the technology coordinator for the South Routt School District, already has prepared a three-year plan for how to replace the district's aging computers, servers and technology.
Dylan Roberts: Yes, we did
Tuesday night was not the best night of my life because Barack Obama won the election. Tuesday night was not the best night of my life because Colorado went blue. Tuesday night wasn't even the best night of my life because I accomplished my goals as an organizer.
Janis Noyer: Rest of the story
I am writing to you in response to your irresponsible reporting of a story about my son, Ian Noyer, in the Nov. 6 Steamboat Today about his alleged burglary of a local business and "random act of violence."
The Record for Nov. 7
Friday, Nov. 7
Assistant DeWolfe set to take over SSHS hoops after Meek
There is a calm and cool collectiveness about first-year Steamboat Springs High School boys basketball coach Luke DeWolfe. He's casual before practice, often joking with his players, talking to them about classes and about whatever else might be going through a 16-year-old student's head.
Jail Report for Nov. 7
Saturday, Nov. 1
Steamboat football falls in opening round of playoffs
Playing on the road in the playoffs against a quality opponent is tough enough. Add in some turnovers, the inability to run the ball or stop the run and a plethora of bad breaks, and the Steamboat Springs High School football team had little chance Saturday in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs, falling to Pueblo County, 45-21.
Leftward leaning
In Routt County, shift to the left has become a slide
Six days before Election Day, Randy Baumgardner stood in the Old Town Pub and took note of what he saw while driving into downtown Steamboat Springs that morning.
YVHA pushes for cooperation
Agency discusses Elk River development, possible ballot issue
Cooperation will be crucial for the Yampa Valley Housing Authority as it confronts a challenging financial future, agency officials agreed.
Local ballot looms in '09
City council, school elections up next
The last of the McCain/Palin and Yes on 2A and 2B signs still stand in the snow in Steamboat Springs as remnants of Tuesday's election, when Colorado became a newly minted blue state.
Hunt of the Week: Kate Cooper
Kate Cooper
Class Notes for Nov. 9
Soroco Middle School announces honor roll
Joel Reichenberger: Playoffs may have been rough for Rams
The eight-man football playoffs continued Saturday as eight teams played in the second round.
Jimmy Westlake: Cetus: A whale of a constellation
Wedged in between the bright star Fomalhaut (pronounced fo-ma-lo) to the south and the glittering Pleiades star cluster to the east is the huge, lumbering constellation of Cetus, the Whale. It ranks fourth in overall size among the 88 official constellations; only Hydra, Ursa Major and Virgo cover more area of the sky. Yet, despite its large size, Cetus claims no star brighter than second magnitude and has only one of those.
Carl Herold: Economic slowdown
How does agriculture fit into these times of economic slow down? Where do you fit into the roll of agriculture? Regardless of how the economy is going, you have to have water, food and shelter to survive. Everything else is frills.
Students simulate success in stocks
Investors, take note: despite wildly fluctuating commodities and the turbulent stock market, four students at Steamboat Springs High School have managed to rack up $18,410 in five weeks.
Looking back for Nov. 6, 1958
County follows trend in election
Townhomes go green
Builder promises energy efficiency at Eco Corral
One of the most prolific homebuilders in West Steamboat has launched the first four-plex building in a new townhome project between downtown and the mountain.
Routt County Spotlight: Lynna Broyles
Lynna Broyles Age: 33 Occupation: Marketing director, Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association Place of birth: Amarillo, Texas
Counting down the days
Old Town Hot Springs' ski fitness class helps locals prepare for season on the slopes
Nearly two-dozen aspiring skiers and snowboarders crowded into a wide park near Steamboat Springs High School on Thursday afternoon.
Graystone developers streamlining process for golf course lots
Jerry and Shelley Stanford, together with their business associates, are trying to take the brain damage out of developing a golf course lot in Steamboat Springs.
Real estate transactions for Oct. 30 to Nov. 5
Seller's name listed first, followed by the buyer
On the Market for Nov. 9
Marabou announces 38th homestead sale
Police detective teaches krav maga self-defense
By the time she's a teenager, Nicole Bosick may be an expert at the fighting style used by the Israeli Defense Forces.
Business File for Nov. 9
Success Steps focuses on tough economic times
