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Heard Around the West
Touring a brothel for college credit; Sherpas in Salt Lake
City; one hot cat in Washington; bikers vs. drivers in Larimer
County, Colo.
by Betsy Marston,
Jun 23, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Biodiesel pirates; dinosaur bones for sale; archaeological
developments; hot weather and cool bankrobbers; what to do with a
big dead moose.
by Betsy Marston,
Jun 09, 2008
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Heard Around the West
The boatmen’s quarterly review revisits the wet
spring of 1983 and the terrifying whitewater the rafters
encountered deep in the Grand Canyon; “Smart fortwo”
car coming to town; the wit & wisdom of Ted Turner.
by Betsy Marston,
May 26, 2008
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Heard Around the West
John Slemp takes the ride of his life, into a volcano;
Douglas Bruce strikes again; cow-pie tossing and other delights;
imposter dog?; “jingle mail”; and “virtual”
border fence is a botched-up bust.
by Betsy Marston,
May 12, 2008
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Heard Around the West
A field guide to obnoxious housing; April Fool’s in
Aspen; Ruby the turkey vulture; how to curb immigration; and
please, baby boomers, don’t all retire at once!
by Betsy Marston,
Apr 28, 2008
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Heard Around the West
No smoking onstage in Colorado; a really rotten trick;
wheat field in the Big Apple; it’s hard to charge a dead man
with a crime; Brian Schweitzer and Montana just say no to Homeland
Security.
by Betsy Marston,
Apr 14, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Spring is around the corner, even in Wyoming;
toilet-to-tap without a “yuck” in Orange County; Utah
lawmakers say the craziest things; how nonprofits deal with stress;
pink poodle kerfluffle in Boulder; and pterodactyls in
Washington.
by Betsy Marston,
Mar 31, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Utah Republican Chris Buttars just doesn’t know how
to talk to “those people”; stupid poachers in pickup
trucks; earliest recording of “Howl” discovered; more
guns in schools – and national parks; and great rental deal
in Logan, Utah.
by Betsy Marston,
Mar 17, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Karen Claver delivers the mail in remote, rural northern
Montana; The Duane B. Hagadone Heliport Blues; neighbor vs.
neighbor over Arizona “pop-ups”; and New York’s
famous Moondance Diner moves to Wyoming, blizzards and
all.
by Betsy Marston,
Mar 03, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Jackson Hole needs a brand-new slogan; trees vs. solar
power in environmentalist California; trees vs. the view in Lake
Tahoe; Arizona’s “extreme commuters”; drunk
driver protects his beer; Barry McCahill loves SUVs even though he
doesn’t drive one.
by Betsy Marston,
Feb 18, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Jim Stiles asks about perfect moments; rent-a-pet; Douglas
Bruce behaves like a jerk; Forest Service meeting gets nasty in
Montana.
by Betsy Marston,
Feb 04, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Remembering Beverly Allen, an 80-something showgirl;
nation’s largest Sitka spruce dies; all religions are weird
to non-believers; Ted Turner vs. Nebraska; the benefits of being a
resort town; growing pains in the West.
by Betsy Marston,
Jan 21, 2008
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Heard Around the West
Arborcide outside Las Vegas; repossessing a family; Merry
Christmoose in Alaska; interior earthworks in New York; snowplowing
on Red Mountain Pass.
by Betsy Marston,
Dec 24, 2007
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Heard Around the West
Bicyclists under attack in Seattle; cleaning up oil with
human hair; underwater mushrooms; cows flee McDonald’s;
Dalton Trumbo gets a statue; Bad Ass Coffee.
by Betsy Marston,
Dec 10, 2007
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Heard Around the West
Lucky the elk was not so lucky; unhealthy health treats;
little kid literally drives folks crazy; 90-year-old volunteer
finally retires; stories about heat raise temperatures;
Tahoe’s bear troubles.
by Betsy Marston,
Nov 26, 2007
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