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In February, the Congress passed a bipartisan economic stimulus package to help families with high costs of gas, health care and groceries, and to jumpstart our slowing economy. Those recovery rebates will reach Americans starting in May. The past few months have seen the crisis deepen - including job losses, record foreclosures, and rising unemployment. The strain of the economic downturn on middle-class families demands a second stimulus and relief package now.
The Democratic-led House wants to help bring more relief to American families now:
The House voted on April 10th to remove the restrictive timelines in the Colombia free trade bill to allow time to develop bipartisan legislation boosting the economy and helping Americans cope with rising costs of gas, health care, and groceries, as Congress did earlier this year with the stimulus package.
The President should join Democrats at the negotiating table to strengthen the economy and create jobs:
Last Wednesday, the bipartisan leadership of Congress met with President Bush to discuss the economic crisis facing American families. Democratic Congressional leaders look forward to the President and Republican leaders scheduling another meeting to begin serious discussions on expanding the American economy, creating jobs, and bringing relief to American workers.
Below are a few facts about the economy facing hardworking families:
Facts about the Bush Economy:
- Foreclosures have jumped 57 percent over the past year with one in 538 U.S. households in some stage of foreclosure. [Bloomberg, 4/15/08]
- Gas prices have reached a record $3.39 a gallon - 53 cents more than a year ago, more than double in 2001--and recently oil prices climbed to $113.93 per barrel - an all-time high record. [AAA, 4/15/08; CNN, 4/15/08]
- "Inflation at the wholesale level soared in March at nearly triple the rate that had been expected as the costs of energy and food both climbed rapidly." [AP, 4/15/08]
- Food costs in the United States are the highest in 17 years and there is no sign of slowing. "Eggs cost 25 percent more in February than they did a year ago, according to the USDA. Milk and other dairy products jumped 13 percent, chicken and other poultry nearly 7 percent." [AP, 4/15/08]
- "Sharp rises in the cost of milk, grain and fresh fruits and vegetables are hitting cafeterias across the country, forcing cash-strapped schools to raise prices or pinch pennies by serving more economical dishes. Some school officials on a mission to help fight childhood obesity say it's becoming harder to fill students' plates with healthy, low-fat foods." [Washington Post, 4/14/08]
- The number of American jobs has declined in each of the past three months by a total of 232,000. [CNN, 4/4/08]
- The unemployment rate increased to 5.1 percent in March - the highest level since Hurricane Katrina. [Los Angeles Times, 4/4/08]
- Since 2001, premiums for family health coverage have climbed 78 percent, with workers paying more than $3,200 per year. A record 47 million Americans are without health insurance. [Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/11/07; CPS, 8/07]
- Since 2001, the real income of a typical family has fallen by nearly $1,000. [CPS, 8/07]


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January 3, 2014
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Sure, we've discussed the skyrocketing cost of college tuition on a daily basis and considering every other add-on you'll have to endure when it comes to paying for college – room and board, books and supplies – having to pay an outrageous application fee is downright cruel.
According to the U.S. News & World Report, the average application fee to apply to colleges is $38.39, which is a steal compared to the fees charged by the institutions listed below. At the top 28 schools with the highest application costs, the average application fee is $77! Check out the list below and share your thoughts. Let us know if these hefty fees will ultimately decide where you'll apply.
January 10, 2014
An important consideration when choosing a major is the possibility of gaining lucrative employment following graduation. In a perfect world, the best college major would simply be the one that interests you the most, period. Naturally, your level of interest in the field should be weighed more heavily than any other, as this is something of which you intend to make a career. If you're really passionate about a certain field that won't necessarily have you retiring early (social workers, for example, make an average of $39,400 per year), don't let a potential salary sway you. Helping others or entering a career you love is priceless, and many of the careers below will require some study beyond undergraduate school for you to advance in those fields. But if you have a particular knack for math or science and aren't necessarily sure where those skills would translate best, consider the kinds of careers that could offer a generous return for your investment.
Listed below are the 10 highest-paying college majors as of 2013. The list comes courtesy of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), which conducts surveys of college graduates' job offers.Data for the NACE survey are reported by employers, represent accepted starting salaries (not salary offers), and are produced through a compilation of data derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and a master set of data developed by Job Search Intelligence.
While in the process of conducting your scholarship search at Scholarships.com, you might want to consider one or more of the following majors, just to keep your options open. Our free college search can also help you find colleges and universities that offer programs in any of the top 10 highest-paying college majors.
January 21, 2014
Higher education has always been a top priority for President Barack Obama. Back in February 2009, he told Congress, "By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." Five years later, whether or not we as a nation will achieve that benchmark remains unseen but he believes that reaching out to low-income students may be just the key to getting there.
On Thursday, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with more than 80 college presidents and dozens of nonprofits committed to raising the number of low-income students who attend college. "We want to restore the essential promise of opportunity and upward mobility that's at the heart of America," he told the group. "To that end, young people, low-income students in particular, must have access to a college education." The participating schools have agreed to take action in one of four areas: connecting young people to schools that are right for them; early intervention to ensure a larger pool of students prepare for college; more college advising and test preparation; and more on-campus remedial education. And while President Obama's various education initiatives are ambitious, it doesn't appear to be lost on him that there is much more work to be done to get college degrees in the hands of more American students, regardless of their economic class. (For more on this story, click here.)
What do you think of the President's education push? Let us know in the comments section.
January 23, 2014
Six years after the recession began, the stock market is officially recovering. And while that's great news for investors, it hasn't translated into a thriving work force for recent college graduates. In fact, the unemployment rate for millennials ages 18 to 29 in the U.S. has remained in the double digits and the percentage of young workers without employment is close to double what it was when the recession first hit. But why?
The New York Times reported that with millions still out of work, companies face little pressure to add employees while productivity gains allow them to increase sales. The result: a solidified golden age for corporate profits. So while buoyant earnings are rewarded by investors and make American companies more competitive globally, they are not converting into additional jobs at home. It's also important to note that the Federal Reserve has played a crucial role in propelling the stock market into record heights, even if that wasn't the intention. The Federal Reserve has made reducing unemployment a top priority but in practice, its policy of keeping interest rates low and buying up the safest assets to stimulate the economy means that investors are willing to take on more risk in search of better returns. "The Federal Reserve has done a good job stimulating financial conditions and lifting the market," said Ethan Harris, co-head of global economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "It's been less successful in stimulating job growth."
What are you thoughts on the unemployment rate among recent college graduates? What can be done to change the not-so-current trend? Let us know in the comments section.
January 28, 2014
For those of you that don't closely follow politics, tonight President Barack Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union address. If you aren't familiar, the address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda and national priorities. And with potentially millions of young Americans watching, we wondered what issues mattered most to Millennials? Fortunately, Generation Progress asked them just that! Check out some of the top responses below: (For the full list, head over to Generation Progress.)
What do you think of the top issues that Millennials want discussed? Any you would add? Let us know in the comments section.
January 30, 2014
Acceptance letters should be rolling in for the majority of high school seniors and the pressure of deciding where to go is definitely on. A lot goes into deciding what school is the right fit for you, but if you're interested in what schools have the highest graduation rates...then boy do we have the list for you. And sure, these institutions do have quite impressive graduations rates but keep in mind that high graduation rates don't necessarily translate into a surefire path to success. It's also important to note that the majority of schools that made the cut are prestigious and students accepted to the likes of Harvard aren't likely to dropout.
The study, conducted by College Results Online, a website which uses data from the National Center for Education Statistics and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, ranked U.S. colleges in terms of 6-year graduation rates. Check out the top colleges and universities with the highest national graduation rates below and click here for the full list as well as profiles of each school.
February 18, 2014
For a college student, an internship is viewed as a rite of passage, a box that must be checked, a prerequisite for future ambitions. And while obtaining an internship is a success in its own right, finding one where you'll be compensated in something other than experience and a reference is a challenge…but not necessarily impossible. A new report from Glassdoor lists the highest-rated companies that not only pay their interns but pay them extremely well. Check out the top 10 companies that made the cut below (for the complete list, click here):
February 4, 2014
When considering the true cost of a college education, students must remember to factor in not only tuition but mandatory fees, room and board, books, supplies and living expenses. That is unless you're from Tennessee, where the governor has proposed free community college for all high school graduates. That's right: All high school graduates in the state would have the option to attend a community or technical college for two years for free!
On Monday, Gov. William E. Haslam proposed using money from the Tennessee Education Lottery to fund an endowment that would cover all tuition and fees to two-year institutions for all graduating high school seniors. The proposal forms the centerpiece of his effort to increase the number of college graduates in Tennessee. "We are committed to making a clear statement to families that education beyond high school is a priority in the state of Tennessee," Haslam said. "Tennessee will be the only state in the country to offer our high school graduates two years of community college with no tuition or fees along with the support of dedicated mentors." In addition to the Tennessee Promise proposal, the governor laid out several other educational polices, including an expansion of a program meant to reduce the need for remedial math courses and a program to encourage high school students to take dual-enrollment courses. (For more on this story, click here.)
With the cost of a college education still on the rise, what do you think of Haslam's proposal? Should all states that participate in the lottery consider this option? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
February 28, 2014
Think you have what it takes to get into an Ivy League school? Let's be honest, few do but did you know that a some of your favorite celebrities studied at the most prestigious schools in the nation? It's true! Check out these 10 celebrities that attended an Ivy League institution below:
February 7, 2014
Figuring out how you're going to pay for your college education can be daunting. And while no one would argue that filling out the FAFSA is an important piece of the financial aid puzzle, it seems that some colleges might be making the process more complicated...and costly.
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland alleged this week that more than 100 universities – including dozens of elite and Ivy League institutions – may be violating the law by telling potential applicants that they have to spend money filling out an unnecessary form. In a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Cummings said 111 universities required a financial aid form developed by the College Board to be considered for any financial aid. Fifty-eight of the schools told applicants that they had to submit the $25 PROFILE form "in order to secure any type of financial aid, including federal student aid," Cummings wrote. The other 53 directed applicants to "submit both the FAFSA and the PROFILE to obtain federal financial aid, although they do not clarify what each form is used to assess." And while Cummings insists that these schools appear to be in violation of the Higher Education Act, some college officials have defended their use of PROFILE, stating that because it takes into account factors the FAFSA doesn't — like home equity and some business income — it allows universities to make fairer decisions on who needs aid the most. Meanwhile, Cummings has requested a meeting with Duncan to figure out what steps need to be taken to ensure that colleges are not creating unnecessary barriers to federal assistance. (For more on this story, click here.)
With all the outrageous fees students already must endure, what do you think of universities adding an additional one? Are you for filling out a form that costs you $25 if there is a chance you might get additional aid or against forking up more money than necessary? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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In 2007, Hayden Panettiere reprised her role as the lovely immortal Claire Bennet on the NBC hit show Heroes, turned 18, killed the internet, and appeared in a saucy photo spread for the December issue of GQ. In the coming year we look forward to seeing more of Hayden on Heroes and in the film Fireflies in the Garden, in which she'll appear alongside such Hollywood heavyweights as Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds and Willem Dafoe. All hail Hayden! Read more about Hayden Panettiere


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In addition to being a general guide to these basics, Fundamentals is part of a complete gaming platform. The other components are:
1. The Ouroboros Engine, a general engine for fantasy gaming.
2. Tenocha: The Old Empire, a fantastic setting for roleplay.
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In Montrose, activities will take place at Centennial Middle School during the mornings and available for students who will be entering grades 1-8. In Olathe, activities will take place at Olathe Elementary School all day and students who will be entering grades K-8 are welcome.
The programs run Monday through Thursday, June 3-27, with two two-week sessions available.
Registration forms are available at all of the schools and 21st Century Program offices. For more information for Montrose, call Diane Brueske at 970/209-1358. For Olathe, call Christi Tenney at 970/275-2379. For any other program questions call Erica Jiron, director of 21stt Century Programming, at 970/ 240-6439.
Weed Mitigation Alert: White Top
MONTROSE COUNTY – The Montrose County Weed Mitigation department would like to notify citizens of the invasive weed population known as white top also known as hoary cress. White top is unpalatable to livestock and wildlife, but more importantly, it will overrun native, agriculture and desirable plant populations.
Currently, populations are scattered throughout Montrose County and are on the rise. The areas surrounding Redvale and Norwood are heavily infested. Residents of the West End of Montrose County are eligible for up to 50 percent of white top management costs reimbursed (per the Uravan Mill National Resources Damage Fund Grant).
The most effective methods of treatment include eradicating populations before they can spread. First and foremost, white top is a perennial, so removing the root system is essential for effective management. The Colorado Department of Agriculture recommends the use of Escort XP or Telar (herbicides) at a one ounce per acre rate in the bud and early blooming stages. Other effective sprays include Cimarron Plus, Cimarron X-tra or Metcel, and should be coupled with a non-ionic surfactant mixed at .25 percent of mixed volume. During the late-flower to post-flower growth stage, the Colorado Department of Agriculture recommends the use of Plateau (or Panoramic) at 12 ounces per acre. For maximum results, both herbicides should be mixed with methylated seed oil or crop oil concentrate applied at two pints per acre. Please make sure to read and follow all instructions indicated on herbicide labels.
Contact the Montrose County Weed Mitigation Department with any questions or concerns at 970/249-5216.
Fuel Wood Permits for Sale
MONTROSE – The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service announced last week "personal use" firewood permits are available for purchase. Permits can be purchased for $10 per cord, with a two-cord minimum requirement. The maximum limit is 10 cords per household each year. Only Payment by cash or check is accepted.
Road closures may still remain in areas that some folks may wish to access for firewood cutting. Persons interested in access for fuelwood cutting and/or recreation are encouraged to check on road status and area closures before venturing out. Be aware of fuel and fire conditions in the area. Practice safe use and fueling with chainsaws and be prepared with a shovel and water should a fire occur.
For more information about fuelwood permits, requirements/regulations and current road closures please contact the following offices and/or visit the following Websites. The following information for each office includes the dates that permits will be available for purchase.
To view permit conditions and maps visit the Forest Service website at fs.usda.gov/goto/gmug/fuelwood or the BLM website at blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ufo.html.
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild awarded three students from the 2013 graduating class scholarships to be applied toward college studies, and one ninth grader received funds to further her dance studies this summer.
Meredith Mueller of Ridgway received $1,000 toward her first year of music study at Westmont College in California. Meredith, who has had roles in various school and community theater productions, has studied violin since she was a child and received regional awards for her vocal talents.
Also receiving $750 toward his studies at Montana State University is Eric Nunn of Ridgway. While planning to major in industrial engineering, his minor will be cinematography, something he has studied locally through the University Center of San Miguel. Eric has also distinguished himself through his instrumental music playing the piano and earning first chair clarinetist in Ridgway's honor music program. Daniel Degenhardt, graduating from Ouray High School, was given two awards, $500 in financial aid to attend the National Speech and Debate Finals in Birmingham, Ala., and a college scholarship of $500 for his studies at Truman State University in Missouri. Daniel intends to major in physics, but he will participate in the school's speech and debate program, audition for the a cappella chorus, and continue to play the piano and bass.
And finally, to encourage younger students to pursue summer performing arts programs, Hunter Clapsadl of Ouray was awarded $250 in financial aid to attend a Summer Dance Intensive at Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City. She will study jazz and modern dance there, adding to her already considerable dance skills.
Watson Awards Scholarships to Seven Western Colorado Grads
MONTROSE – Seven 2013 area graduates are the recipients of a scholarship from the Cindy Watson Scholarship Foundation, including James Prescott, Central High School; Paige Bowling, Delta High School; Ariel Lightsey, Montrose High School; Marissa Padgett, Norwood High School; Amanda Bollinger, Olathe High School; Heather Adams, Ouray High School; and Natasha Hill, Ridgway High School.
Watson, owner and founder of the Watson Insurance and Financial Group, which has been serving Montrose and the surrounding communities for 24 years, started the nonprofit scholarship foundation as a means of giving back to the communities in which she is involved.
The foundation hosts a golf invitational each year with the proceeds going to the scholarship fund. The intent of the scholarship is to recognize individuals who demonstrate accountability, contribute to their own goals, and plan to continue their involvement in their community after college graduation.
"You must contribute something of your own to truly realize the gifts you have been given," Watson says. "Recipients must plan to attend a four year accredited college or universities within Colorado, demonstrate community involvement, have well established future goals, and have a need for financial assistance."
All seven 2013 recipients were chosen by local selection committees as outstanding candidates. Three of the recipients, Prescott, Bowling and Padgett, plan to attend Colorado School of Mines to begin their studies in engineering; Lightsey, another engineering major, has enrolled at the University of Colorado/Boulder; Hill has enrolled at Regis University to study bio-chemistry; Adams has declared her major to be English at Colorado State University; and Bollinger will enter Fort Lewis College as an English major.
Montrose County Clerk & Recorder's Office Gets 100 Percent on State Audit
MONTROSE COUNTY – Montrose County Clerk and Recorder Fran Tipton-Long was proud to report last week that Montrose County scored 100 percent on the first application audit of 2013 as issued by the Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
Vital statistics include birth, death and marriage certificates, and the state audit verifies that the clerk and recorder offices follow protocol to obtain proper identification to release such information to family members.
"This is our fifth year receiving this distinction and it is a source of pride," said Long. "As one of 27 offices that scored 100 percent, I want to recognize the staff of the clerk and recorder's office for their diligent work."
The audit is conducted annually to ensure consistent practices in all 64 clerk and recorder offices throughout the state. Additionally, the audit provides a means for Long to review office practice and/or forms.
The Town of Ridgway and Weehawken Creative Arts are calling for Artists and "Creatives" who live, work and/or conduct business within the Town of Ridgway to join in hosting one open-studio event during the time period June 23, 2013-March 16, 2014.
In an effort to organize and promote creative industries with the Town of Ridgway, the Creative District and Weehawken Creative Arts are sponsoring monthly open-studio and special events throughout town. Individuals, organizations and/or businesses are welcome and encouraged to participate in one monthly event. Participation will include collaboration and coordination with other artists and creatives in your identified "area of town" in preparing, displaying, and merchandising your particular craft. The Creative District Committee will market and promote the event for you, and will work to make each event successful and well‐attended.
Each month the Creative District will focus on a subset of Creatives/Artists in one specific area of Town.
In addition, there will be two special events – a Starry Night and Lantern Parade on Oct. 16, and a Themed Community Open Art Exhibit in the downtown area on Mar. 16.
Each of the following areas of Town has been preliminarily identified for one monthly Studio Tour Event:
1. Alley Art and Alley Poems
2. River Park (residential)
3. River Park (industrial)
4. East of Hwy 550/Vista Terrace
5. Farm pod and bicycle tour
6. Historic Business District/ General Commercial Core
7. Historic Residential District (south)
8. Historic Residential District (north)
9. Solar Ranches
10. Culinary Tour
Each event will occur on the rising of the full moon. Times and dates are as follows:
Time: Summer Months (Apr.-Sept.) – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.; Winter Months (Oct.‐Mar.) – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
June 23 – Studio Tour: River Park Industrial
July 22 – Studio Tour: Historic Business District and General Commercial Downtown
August 21 – Studio Tour: Alley Art Tour
Sept 19 – Studio Tour: TBD
Oct 19 – Starry Night and Lantern Parade
Nov 17 – Studio Tour: TBD
Dec 17 – Studio Tour: TBD
Jan 16 – Studio Tour: TBD
Feb 15 – Studio Tour: TBD
Mar 16 –Themed Community Open Art Exhibit Downtown
April 15 – Studio Tour: TBD
May 14 –Studio Tour: TBD
Interested artists and creatives should call Ashley King at 970/708‐3855 with contact information including: individual or business/organization name, phone, email, physical location, and specifics about your particular creative endeavor.
DOLORES – The Bureau of Land Management's Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores, Colo., houses collections from one of North America's most important archaeological regions: the Four Corners area. The public is invited to explore behind-the-scenes, for an intimate glimpse into the curated collection in the depths of the museum's basement.
"When a person visits a museum, they only see a fraction of the items housed in the confines of the building," said Bridget Ambler, Anasazi Heritage Center Curator. "We are excited to offer the public an opportunity to see the wide array of objects and archives that represent 12,000 years of deep history in the American Southwest and, in particular, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument."
The weekly "Behind-the-Scenes" tours are on Thursdays at 2 p.m. from May 2, 2013, through October 31, 2013. Participants should reserve a place in advance by calling (970) 882-5600, as space is limited. The tours are open to the public and are included with the cost of admission to the Anasazi Heritage Center. Federal recreation pass holders and people under age 18 always enjoy free admission to the museum. For safety and security reasons, tours are limited to adults and upper-age children.
In addition to seeing portions of collections not on display, the public will learn about the research projects supported by the collections, understand how these collections reflect the cultural landscape of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and learn about collections care and preservation.
The Anasazi Heritage Center is one of only three federal repositories for archaeological materials managed by the BLM. Collections include artifacts from Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites that were excavated before construction of McPhee Reservoir, Ancestral Puebloan and other indigenous material culture from the Four Corners area as well as historic sites. Combined with the Anasazi Heritage Center's archives documenting the settlement of Colorado some 12,000 years ago to present, visitors get a glimpse of the deep history of this area and the BLM's efforts to preserve that past for the American public.
The Anasazi Heritage Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week through the end of October. For more information, contact the museum at (970) 882-5600 or go to www.co.blm.gov/ahc.
ARBOLES – Navajo State Park is open and ready for campers, boaters and summer fun.
The lake level is low, but the boat ramp is open and there's plenty of water for power boats and small pontoon boats. The marina store is open and gasoline is available. The boat dock, however, is closed for repairs.
Navajo State Park is located in southwest Colorado about 40 miles southeast of Durango.
Navajo State Park offers outstanding camping facilities and three cabins. To reserve a camp spot or a cabin, call 1-800-678-2267, or go to the reservation section of the Colorado Parks and Reservation website, http://coloradostateparks.reserveamerica.com.
Car Seat Inspections Available June 1
TELLURIDE – The Western Regional Occupant Safety Coalition is sponsoring a fit station Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in conjunction with the Telluride Early Childhood Center garage sale. The event, which is funded in part with a Just For Kids Foundation grant, will allow parents to have car seats inspected by Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
If parents cannot afford a seat, there will be a few in stock for a donation. The Coalition asks for $10 for booster seats and $25 for car seats.
During the event, parents are asked to bring children, cars, and the current car seats. These are all necessary in order to ensure the child is in the proper seat.
The event will also feature a few activities for children: a "bling your booster seat" station for kids to dress up their booster seats; and coloring pages to stress safety in vehicles.
The Car Seat Event takes place at the Telluride Elementary School at 447 W. Columbia Avenue.


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• May buy multiple vouchers to increase party size
• "Lil' Diva Package" includes a peppermint spa manicure/pedicure in a spa robe plus a gift bag with spa-themed stocking stuffers to take home
• Service includes removal of existing polish, shaping, filing, exfoliating, moisturizing hand and foot mask, new polish and four special nail designs
• Girls enjoy snacks and drinks during treatments
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TELLURIDE – After nearly 10 hours of presentations, discussion and deliberations on Wednesday at a quasi-judicial call-up hearing on a development application to expand a historic main street building, six members of the Telluride Town Council, acting as the Historic and Architectural Review Commission, were unable decide the fate of the so-called Steaming Bean project.
Council continued the hearing to Friday, June 15, with hopes that compromise can be brought into the process.
The Town Council call-up, requested by councilmembers Chris Myers and Bob Saunders, came after a 2-1 HARC approval of the Steaming Bean project last January. The project, which is being proposed by 221 Colorado, LLC, aims to restore the front façade of the historic building at 221 Colorado Avenue, while adding a residential addition to the rear of the building. Wednesday's hearing followed an equally contentious hearing put forth by the applicant on May 15 challenging Myers' and Saunders' ability to hear the application without bias.
In essence, the six members of council (Councilmember Brian Werner is recused because of a conflict of interest) could have ultimately gone in any of three directions on Wednesday: Affirm the previous HARC approval, deny the project's application or remand the project, with conditions, to HARC for another review. Mayor Stu Fraser opened up council deliberations urging council to make a decision rather than remanding it to HARC because "it would set the same situation again."
But as the clocked ticked past 9 p.m., council found itself deadlocked.
Myers made a motion for the project to be remanded to HARC that was seconded by Saunders, but the motion died when the two councilmembers couldn't agree on a growing list of conditions the remand would include. Nor could Councilmember Thom Carnevale, who said he was amenable to a remand, agree to the conditions attached the remand motion, and it eventually lost in a vote.
Myers said that a remand was the only way he could see a "win-win" emerging from the call-up.
"Do we say no or do we say we can come up with a better project?" Myers asked, before making his motion. "To me it's very simple. Remand this back to HARC so the entire product can be preserved in accordance with RE 3 [Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings], with the condition that the building be set further back to the ally."
With that motion dead, council continued to deliberate, with Myers continuously trying to convince other members of council that an affirmation of the HARC approval will be a detriment to the "social fabric of this town."
Fraser, and councilmembers Ann Brady and Kristen Permakoff, all spoke out in favor of affirming the HARC approval.
"I feel that the applicant made an excellent presentation," Brady said. "I think they have made a great deal of concessions. I truly admire the people that are so committed to our Historic District but I have to place my vote with an acceptance of this."
"I feel like after reading all of these books, there was a lengthy and due process that was followed through," Permakoff said. "I feel like part of my job is to support the people who had the experience and knowledge on HARC. I feel like the applicant, and I agree with Ann, that there were some major renovations to their plans to accommodate all of these points. The bottom line is I think it went through a lengthy and due process and I agree with HARC."
Myers, however, was not moved by their arguments.
"Are you, Ann, willing to risk our historic designation by taking off a historic part of the building?" Myers asked Brady. "Will you protect the viewscape…?"
"I appreciate your point of view," Brady answered. "I have expressed mine."
A motion was eventually made by Brady to affirm HARC's approval ,and it was supported by Fraser and Permakoff, but not by Saunders and Myers. The deciding vote came down to Carnevale, who said he was still split and frustrated at the lack of compromise.
"I think this is the reason people get frustrated with government," Carnevale said. "People are so dogmatic in their views and beliefs, instead of saying let's try to make it a better situation. I think it's the responsibility of elected officials to not be so dogmatic in their views and I believe that on both sides of this issue. I am in the middle on this apparently."
"There has been more than thirty months of compromise," Fraser responded, speaking of the more than two and a half years the project has been in the HARC review process.
"The whole project seems like a compromise," Permakoff added.
With that, Carnevale voted against the motion and it died on a 3-3 tie. Eventually, after some discussion, council agreed to continue the hearing to June in hopes that everyone on council and the project developer can come back with new compromise ideas.
For Saunders, an allowance of the project as approved by HARC would set a precedent that would eventually detract from Telluride's historic character. Any notion, he continued, that this building won't make a big difference is completely wrong.
"If the attitude is that one building doesn't make a difference, pretty soon we won't have a historic district anymore," Saunders said. "If we deny that, we are not doing our jobs as HARC."
For Myers and Saunders, the biggest point of contention is the rear of the building is or is not a part of the original historic structure, or was a later addition. Both councilmembers took issue with the applicant's representative, Dirk de Pagter, and his interpretation of historic photos. De Pagter contends that the building was added on over time and subsequently destroyed in the 1914 Cornet Creek flood. After heated discussions over the matter, which included a lot of talk on which way the flood actually went and whether it could destroy a brick wall or not, the two sides agreed to disagree.
And while it was reiterated throughout the hearing that council was only to review the Steaming Bean project that was before them, there was a lot of discussion on what type of impact the proposal would have on the historic nature of the New Sheridan Hotel building, which is neighbor to the Steaming Bean. It became very apparent throughout the hearing that the ownership of the New Sheridan Hotel is not in favor of the project as well.
"This will eat away at the social fabric of the town," Ray Farnsworth, general manager of the New Sheridan Hotel, said. "This building does not comply [with historic design guidelines] and there is no way it should be approved. If you study it, it is non compliant."
The sharp division on council was mirrored by members of the public who spoke at the meeting were somewhat divided as well. Tallying an informal count of those who spoke, there were eight members of the public who spoke in favor of the project and 13 who spoke against it.
As Myers noted later in the evening three of those who spoke in favor of the project were related in some way to the applicant. Three others who spoke against the project were affiliated with the New Sheridan Hotel.
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El Salvador – The Less Fortunate
While we have plenty of people living in poverty here in the United States, it usually isn't quite so visible, especially if you live in the suburbs.
Going to El Salvador was eye-opening for the boys, and it reminded Carlos and I to be thankful for what we have, too. There were two encounters we had with people that have especially stuck with me.
The first one happened on our way to a mini-carnival. During the first week of August, carnivals pop up all over El Salvador. This one wasn't well-known or in any way special, but it was close by so we thought we would walk over and ride a few rides one day.
As I climbed the sidewalk which curved up and around into a parking lot where the carnival had been erected, a half-empty 2 liter bottle of Sprite came rolling to a stop at my feet. I picked it up, and awaited the owner, who I knew must only be seconds behind, chasing it down the hill. Sure enough, the owner of the bottle arrived. A little girl, maybe 8 years old, stood before me. Her hair looked like it hadn't been brushed in days, her face had smears of dirt on it, and her clothes were little more than rags. Next to her stood a little boy, probably her younger brother. He was in a similar condition. Both stood wide-eyed, looking at me, their arms filled with remnants of food they had dug from the trash. I situated the bottle back into the crook of her arm so she wouldn't drop it. Before I could say anything, she whispered "gracias" and they both disappeared into the crowd.
The second encounter was on our last day. We had walked around the mall buying some last minute souvenirs and then decided to get some paletas. Our youngest son had ordered a paleta de uva and rejected it after his first bite. "This has real grapes in it!" he said, disgusted.
"You ordered grape!" Carlos said angrily.
"But I wanted just regular purple grape," he said looking sadly at his paleta.
I touched Carlos's arm gently. "Nene, he didn't know better. He was expecting artificial grape flavor like American popsicles," I said.
Carlos sighed, took the paleta for himself even though he didn't want it, and bought our son another one.
We headed back to the hotel while we ate our paletas. By the time we reached the pasarela stairs, the boys and I had finished ours but Carlos still had a few bites left on the stick.
"Chele," a woman said to Carlos, as we started up the stairs. She looked up at us, her face pressed between the railings.
"Regalame su paleta," she said. [Gift me your popsicle.]
Somehow I could tell, the woman wasn't terribly old, but a rough life had aged her prematurely. She was thin and wrinkled, her hair unwashed for a long time.
Carlos handed her the popsicle.
"Disculpe," [Forgive me] she said, as she turned away and finished off the paleta.
Carlos and I exchanged looks. We turned back around and rushed to the first fast food counter we could find, ordering her a hot dog and a soda.
When we went back to the pasarela, the woman was still in the area, just down the street a little. I gave our younger son the hot dog and our older son the soda. I wanted them to be the ones to hand it to her so they would remember it.
"Hot dog para usted," our youngest son said, giving her one of his infectious smiles. Our older son handed her the soda wordlessly.
The boys say her face lit up with a smile and she thanked them.
From the top of the pasarela we watched her for a few minutes. She opened the bag that contained the hot dog and stared into it then closed it up tight. She did this several times. The soda she hid under a nearby bush. We couldn't really make sense of what she was doing. I told Carlos we should keep walking. Regardless of what she ended up doing with the lunch we gave her, we left feeling that we had done something good and that we had given the boys one of the most valuable souvenirs ever.
Posted on August 17, 2011, in Corazón, Culture, food/drink, kindness, niños, Salvadoreños, travel, wisdom. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
Yes. This is so important for them to learn, especially in contrast to their very, very privileged life here in the US (by Salvadorean standards).
And you know what? I think this totally goes a long way in counteracting the "$20s-falling-to-the-floor" of your last post. Karma, ya know.
It's so sad to see the poverty in our home countries! Sobre todo cuando son niños. I've seen it a thousand times and I still can't get over the fact that a 6yr. old can live on the streets without a family to care for him or her. It really makes you appreciate what you have and I'm sure your kids learned something very important. After a trip to Tijuana my little sister saw hundreds of kids begging when we were waiting to cross the border. Next time she went there, she took a bag full of clothes and shoes that didn't fit her to give them to the kids. As soon as she gave a kid some shirts, about two dozen more surrounded the car until all the stuff was gone. She kept saying: "did you look at that kid's face?" She was 7 at the time and until this day every time we go down to Tijuana she takes bags of stuff to give away.
Ay amiga, this is sad every single time, no? En México you see this very often, sadly. Your kiddos are lucky to have parents that teach them to value what they do have. Un abrazototote!
I love the fact that you had the experience and recognized its value. It reminded me of the time I was on the bus some years ago and a kid asked me for a drink of water from my water bag.
I can't phantom how people can turn such a blind eye towards the poor, specially in places like El Salvador.
I was fortunate to have been born in a family that was always relatively economically stable, but even more fortunate to have been born in one with generations of people that taught me that our economic fortunes didn't make us better than anyone else and that helping others is the right thing to do.
I always remember the story of one of my uncles. He won the lottery many years ago and used a large portion of the winnings to buy toys and other things for the poor kids in town. That was one of many things he did over his life. Today, the street he lives on carries his name and people still remember him, although he's been dead for many years now.
Thanks for sharing. It's something your boys will never forget (although they may need reminders in weaker moments). Moments like these are always good at bring life some perspective, no?
What a wonderful thing you did for that woman…made me wonder if she was saving it for her babies or something. About 6 years ago I went to El Salvador. On one of those nights my hubs and I escaped the rest of the fam and went out to eat alone on the way back (around 11pm) we stopped at a red light and a little girl knocked on the window. El esposo no queria abrir (he felt someone could've been using her to rob ppl)…eventually he did era una niña a esa hora solita pidiendo limosnas I emptied out my change and a few dollars and handed it to her…su carita blanquita negra with dirt, su cabellito all over the place but what still haunts me to this day were her bright blue eyes when she received that change. I haven't been able to forget her I told my husband I wanted to just grab her and bring her home with me!
Mi Tracy, sometimes I wish you would write todo el dia. No me aburro de tus posts.
Fijate que tu paseo al El Savador me ha dado grandes ganas de regresar a mi pais. Ya son 20 anos que no regreso. No se si son los rumores de lo peligroso que es o si nada mas es falta de mi parte por ser tan dejada y nunca renovar mi pasaporte… Lo bueno es que en Noviembre me voy!!
Thank you Tracy!
Cuentame como te fue en El Salvador? En Abril mi hermano que tiene 52 (ciudadano americano desde 2011) se va a vivir a El Salvador. Aca en US tiene un trabajo estable pero se le ha metido que quiere regresarse a El Salvador, y tiene fe que va encontrar trabajo a su edad.???
Definitely the best souvenir ! Great post!
I've seen such poverty in Latin America and in Asia and it's hard to forget. It exists here too, even though we probably have better structures to take care of people, or at least try to.
I'm so glad you did that :)


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Fargo Park District redefines "family"Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- Fargo's Park District is broadening its view on what it considers a family.
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Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- Fargo's Park District is broadening its view on what it considers a family.
This morning, park officials showed overwhelming support for a proposal allowing same-sex couples to qualify as a family. Gays, lesbians and even single-parent families would be able to purchase a season-pass to a Fargo public golf course.
Before, the park only considered families who could jointly-file their tax returns.
Roger Gress with the Fargo Park District says, "our job is recreation. And our job is to get everybody involved. And we are not the police for this, or we're not the police for that, or we're not the police for this."
The park board will revisit the issue during a meeting scheduled for March 12th.
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West side residents concerned about a proposed mixed-use development along University Parkway packed into the Vanderburgh County Commission Chambers on Tuesday.
"I'm just asking for you to give me one more minute to tell me what it is you would like to do about what I just gave you," the group's spokesperson said.
"We will address this as we go along through Area Planning Commission. That's what we do. This is not about... meeting is over," Abell said.
Some opponents say they will take their concerns to Wednesday night's traveling city hall meeting.
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I was in a guitar shop one day browsing for anything decently priced and playable, and I was drawn to the telecasters. I had picked up a Nashville deluxe once and really enjoyed it. I was looking for something a little more classic looking but still as playable and versatile as the first one. I walked to the used rack and saw the Acoustasonic in its gorgeous sunburst. It was love at first sight. If you see one of the in your guitar shop, buy it. It's so playable that it's hard to describe. To summarize in two words, BUY IT. Worth every penny.
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One of the things I really like about this guitar is its versatility. As a solo artist, I appreciate taking one guitar to a show. This telecaster is at home playing across a large range of musical genres. I can play both acoustic and electric songs. Also, when using a looper, I can mix both acoustic and electric sounds, live, and in real time. Another big plus is that I don't have the feedback troubles of playing an acoustic / electric on a loud stage. With a band, it's a treat to have an acoustic solo cut through an electric mix. Another benefit is weight. This guitar is very light. It is very easy to play for hours. The fingerboard and neck are comfortable. I find this guitar less fatiguing to play than my acoustic guitars.
The tone is very good. The acoustic tone imaging has an impressive range of options. I have many double takes from listeners who expect to see a jumbo or dreadnaught, but realize I'm playing an electric guitar. The neck pickup, a twisted single coil, has a classic telecaster sound. I find it playable and responsive.
I must say, side by side, this guitar does not match the sound of my high end acoustics.
And, it won't match the chunky sound of a guitar with a bridge hum bucker pickup.
That said, with this guitar's unique range of tones and sounds, I will use it both, on stage, and in the studio.
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There are several things I like about this guitar. First of all, it emulates pretty accurately the tone of a plugged-in acoustic guitar - I haven't heard a piezoelectric pickup that sounds better or closer to the real thing. It's also nice to have a variety of tones to choose from when it comes to the acoustic playing (there are 4 for instance, ranging from the pretty bright dreadnought to the very warm and hollow jumbo).
Another interesting feature is the possibility to plug in your guitar in stereo with the electric signal going one way and the acoustic the other way. You can then combine both sounds simultaneously by using the middle position in the pickup selector or using just one of them by selecting any other position.
Nevertheless there are too some things I regret. First of all, to attain this fabulous acoustic tone you have to sacrifice a lot of playability. The action is pretty high just as it would be on an acoustic guitar, and the instrument is adjusted and designed to be played with pretty thick strings and a wound g string. Frets are pretty wide too. All of this compromises a lot of playability. It is not your regular go-to-shred guitar, then again, it's not meant to be either.
On the other hand, all of this acoustic ramble is a handicap to the electric side of the guitar too. The electric pick up sounds fantastic, but you only have a neck pick up so it is not the best suited guitar for distortion or heavier playing. I miss a little bit more versatility on this point. It's sad to have a telecaster and not being able to attain the country-ish tone you get on a normal telecaster in the middle position. However it does have the potential to achieve a great clean tone on the electric side of equation.
In all I think it is a great guitar for acoustic/melodic blues, bluegrass or folk playing, even for jazz, but i wouldn't recommend it in other styles because of it's limitations. It is a very original and unique guitar, beautifuly crafted and with great possibilities but it will never be my first choice instrument for regular playing. I think it suits me best as a back-up choice to change the mood at a certain point and surprise the audience, but it's not as useful or handy as your regular telecaster/stratocaster.
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Maine Medical Center in Portland. Owed $484 million in overdue Medicaid reimbursements, Maine's 39 hospitals are pushing state lawmakers to find a way to start paying off a debt that's forcing some hospitals to reduce staffing, delay capital improvements and borrow money to pay bills. Maine Medical Center is owed $68 million.
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The Legislature moved the state to a pay-as-you-go policy in July, ensuring that the DHHS would start paying its Medicaid bills on time. The transition had been in the works for a while, said Austin, who credits Republican Gov. Paul LePage and a Republican-led Legislature for making it happen.
Now, with Democrats back in the majority, the Legislature prepares to return in January with a $120 million shortfall in the current MaineCare budget, which the LePage administration has attributed largely to technical miscalculations.
"Certainly the state needs to pay its bills and we are sensitive to the financial challenges facing the hospitals," said Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, in a prepared statement. "It's important that we plan with the hospitals how we are going to pay for the work they've done and continue to do.'
Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, has served for the last eight years on the Legislature's Appropriations Committee.
"We know we need to pay this debt," she said. "We've been working hard over the last few years to pay it down."
Hospital officials have suggested tapping the state's lucrative liquor distribution contract, which is set to expire in 2014. Lawmakers hope to negotiate a better deal than the current 10-year exclusive agreement, which gave the state $120 million up front and $40 million in revenue sharing.
Senate Minority Leader Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, said that whatever the Legislature does may be compounded by federal spending cuts that have been proposed to combat the so-called fiscal cliff.
"We want to be mindful of the fiscal situation in D.C.," Thibodeau said. "Our hospitals have rendered services in good faith that the state of Maine would pay them. It's unconscionable not to pay people the money we owe them."
The federal share of Medicaid reimbursements spiked to nearly 75 percent in fiscal 2009-10 as a result of President Obama's economic recovery funding. It has fallen back to 63 percent for fiscal 2012-13 and is expected to drop to 62 percent for 2013-14, said Adrienne Bennett, the governor's spokeswoman.
"The hospitals are right," LePage said in a prepared statement. "The state needs to pay up. The health care industry is depending on that money and the longer Maine waits to pay its bills, the more our economy struggles."
LePage noted that hospitals, taken as a whole, are Maine's largest employer and could be a source of economic growth.
Hospitals provide jobs for nearly 30,000 people, but several have eliminated a total of nearly 200 positions in recent years through attrition, buyouts and layoffs, according to the Maine Hospital Association.
"Health care careers that Mainers need and are qualified for are not being filled," LePage said. "It's time we make good on what's owed so we can kick-start our economy."
At Maine Medical Center, the state's second-biggest Medicaid creditor, the situation is less dire than at other Maine hospitals, said Al Swallow, vice president of finance.
That's because Maine Med has a larger proportion of patients with private health insurance and is less dependent on Medicaid, Swallow said. However, if the $67.7 million debt remains unpaid, it could hurt Maine Med's bond rating and increase interest rates on future borrowing.
"It's still not good," Swallow said. "It's money that's owed to us."
Swallow said he's concerned about how the Legislature might pay the Medicaid debt, given few public revenue sources.
"We would be worried if that payment came at the expense of a reduction in rates paid for services we provide in the future," Swallow said. "(Legislators may) get to a point where they're stuck between a rock and a hard place."
CORRECTION: This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, to show that in the last fiscal year, the seven hospitals in the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems lost a total of $4 million in interest they would have earned on savings used to cover operating expenses.
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St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Owed $484 million in overdue Medicaid reimbursements, Maine's 39 hospitals are pushing state lawmakers to find a way to start paying off a debt that's forcing some hospitals to reduce staffing, delay capital improvements and borrow money to pay bills. St. Mary's is owed $88 million.


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TELLURIDE – "With my first child, I lost my interests. With my second child, I lost my identity," is how one woman describes her personal transformation during motherhood.
How do we lean into motherhoodís paradoxical blend of miracle and loss? Writing can help. And a workshop sponsored by Bright Futures for Early Childhood & Families and the Wilkinson Public Library's Tell Mama program aims to show mothers (and even dads) how helpful writing can be. Lost in Motherland: Writing to Discover Who We Are(n't), takes place four Thursdays, March 10, 17, 24 and 31, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Wilkinson Library. The class is free, and childcare is available.
As James Pennebroke writes in Opening Up, writing "clears the mind" and helps us "understand and reorient our complicated lives" and "helps keep our psychological compass oriented."
Local mothers and writers Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Ellen Marie Metrick will lead other mothers in a writing practice that also includes moving meditation, mapping, reading and other pathways that help us reorient ourselves and meet the moment as it is.
Telluride-area resident Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, mother of Finn (6) and Vivian (2) and stepmother of Shawnee (27), is the award-winning author of numerous poetry collections. Her work has appeared in O Magazine, Prairie Home Companion, and The Telluride Watch. For 10 years she directed the Telluride Writers Guild. Since becoming a mother, Trommerís favorite one-word mantra is "adjust."
Norwood resident Metrick is mother of Mari (7.7) and Spot-the-dog (2), and is the current editor of The Norwood Post. But it is poetry that is Metrick's passion, something she struggles to keep ahold of in "motherland" – which might become the title of her next collection, "If I ever write it," she confesses. Metrick published pOETISATTVA in 2001, and she teaches writing, poetry and performance.
The four-week workshop is meant to explore how, amidst the blessings and challenges of motherhood, we transform. What happens when we ask, "Who am I?" As Hindu spiritual teacher Ramana Maharshi said, "The purpose of that question is not to find an answer but to dissolve the questioner."
For more information about the class, call Elizabeth at the Wilkinson Library, 728-4519 x14.


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Once upon a time, after a dark and stormy night, when Atlanta and its suburbs were blanketed with snow, ice and whiny residents, it came to pass that my street was filled with emergency vehicles.
Now, as the favorite honorary girlchild to more than one elderly neighbor, this set my heart athumpin'. I love these people — from their invocation of the name of their savior to their suggestions for what I should do to change my career path from professionally ill — there are ladies on my street who have helped fill the void my grandparents have made with their inconvenient natural deaths.
As luck would have it, however, there was not a single old-lady-hip-breaking-ice-slipping incident. Oh, no. we save those for the young here.
Indeed, a minor house fire at a lovely family's home down the street left everyone shaken but unstirred and safe.
Still, there were flashing lights, men in uniform and many walkie-talkies. I was worried.
So I did what I do: I cooked. I cleaned out the freezer and made winter bean & barley soup with pesto, pureed cream of spinach soup and stone soup — the best of its kind.
This is an advantageous predilection of mine. Not only does it calm my nerves and give me something to do, but it endears me even more to the lovely neighbors who, in turn, think I'm really fucking fabulous.
God, I love me.
Anyway. So. I made soup. Oohhhh, I made soup. I probably made around four gallons of soup, a Tupperware each for my ladies and one for the family of the garage fire. Oh, and for us. Lots of soup.
Around six that evening, I poured the cooling soups into their Tupperwares and set out to drive the hundred yards to the first neighbor's house, as the roads were still very icy.
Safety first, people.
And. Then.
I stepped out of the car; I picked up the soup; I took my first step onto the driveway.
And I went down.
I landed on the tailbone bruised this fall with a tumble down the stairs.
I landed on the wrist and hand I use for writing. Which, you know, I do.
I smacked the back of my head on the car door.
And I spilled the soup.
But I didn't just "spill." I got soup on the roof of the car. On the back windshield. On the front windshield. In the wheel well. In the foot well. Down the side of the car. On the inside passenger door. In the groove of the window between the door and the glass.
I spilled, spectacularly.
And so, once I got over the shock of the fall and the tears of the pain — I am professionally ill, after all — I laughed. And laughed. And laughed.
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P Marquette King and WR Rod Streater participated in the San Jose Earthquakes Friday practice.
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The Oakland Raiders begin their 2014 offseason workout program Tuesday, April 22.
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