The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Rob Douglas: Council stumbles on Lincoln Avenue

Friday, May 16, 2008

On Tuesday evening, local gadfly Bill Jameson challenged the Steamboat Springs City Council to be visionary in redesigning Lincoln Avenue through downtown Steamboat Springs.

Margaret Hair: Goodbye to Mountain Theater

Friday, May 16, 2008

On Saturday night, Steamboat Mountain Theater will close its doors for destruction.

Joanne Palmer: Confessions of a Lacrosse Mom

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I’m a Lacrosse Mom. Before my son started playing lacrosse, I knew nothing about it. After the first season of lacrosse, I still knew nothing about it. Read story.

Tom Ross: North Park eagle provides awe-filled moment

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

We had to suffer for it, but a couple of buddies and I witnessed a National Geographic moment Saturday in North Park.

Luke Graham: Full of maroon and white

Monday, May 12, 2008

No school travels to track and field meets like Soroco. Friday and Saturday at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, there may not have been a more visible and loud presence than the fans from South Routt. Read story.

Deb Babcock: Currant news

Monday, May 12, 2008

Looking for a great shrub for your Steamboat Springs area garden? Look no further than Ribes spp, commonly called the currant bush. It’s a great Zone 3 to 5 (we’re USDA Zone 4) plant that grows well both in the garden as well as in a patio container, for those with little or no garden space. Read story.

Conservative commentary: Ideas never are to be feared

Sunday, May 11, 2008

To fear an idea, any idea, is unworthy of a free society. To suppress an idea from debate is more cowardly still. How does our country measure up?

Reichenberger: Weiss a worthy hero

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Molly Weiss doesn’t have the make of your average hero. Read story.

Jimmy Westlake: Mars month

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Silently and without much fanfare, NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has been speeding toward the “Red Planet” Mars at 74,000 mph for the past nine months. When it arrives May 25, it will attempt a powered soft landing near the north polar ice cap to drill for water and determine whether the conditions ever were suitable to support life as we know it.

Tom Ross: Who knew college professors could be this much fun?

Saturday, May 10, 2008

If you know how to get a hold of Fats Domino at his temporary home outside New Orleans, do me a favor. Give Fats a call, and tell him Kerry and the Hartbeats didn’t mean no disrespect.

Margaret Hair: Fighting for a funktified universe

Friday, May 9, 2008

“That’s a good question,” Steamboat music producer Todd Leestma says, trying to buy time to arrive at a reasonable response to, “Why did you decide to record music as the Intergalactic Funk Cowboy?”

Rob Douglas: Horrific crime rekindles debate

Friday, May 9, 2008

She was 8. I was 26. She was calm, and her answers were matter-of-fact. I was nervous, and my questions showed it.

Mary Walker: Saying goodbye — for now

Thursday, May 8, 2008

I’m in Nairobi but will head back to the United States today after spending the past two days accompanying a girl from the Tasaru Girls Rescue Centre back to her boarding school in Eldoret, Kenya. Eldoret was the site of some of the most unimaginable and brutal violence after the national elections in Kenya at the end of December. Although the violence has ended, the evidence and repercussions of the unrest are everywhere, particularly in a town such as Eldoret. Read story.

Joanne Palmer: Hair mousse and toe cleavage

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

I forgot to pack my cleavage! I’ve taken a few trips out of Steamboat recently and after spending time in airports and the “real” world, I’m here to tell you every woman who is ready, willing and able is sporting cleavage.

Tom Ross: Factory outlet fishing just looks strange

Anglers on hold as spring comes slowly to the Yampa Valley

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The sight of fly fishermen clad in bulky waders waddling past the Ann Taylor and Jones of New York fashion stores in Silverthorne on Sunday was a little surreal. But the anglers were hooking trout, and I guess the shoppers were netting bargains.