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'Last Lecture' an inspiration

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Mark Beardsley
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Thursday, July 31. 2008
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By Hasco Craver

How does an individual handle the news of a way-too-early and unwanted death?

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Council should stand firm on its sign ordinance

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 30. 2008
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Editor:

I was quite surprised to learn that the Commerce City Council has refused to turn down Walgreens’ request for a variance in the sign ordinance.

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A glossary of terms from political speak

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 23. 2008
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By Mark Beardsley

It became clear to me the day after the primary elections that I’d been greatly remiss. With all the campaign rhetoric out there, everyone needs a political phrase interpreter.

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Kudos to Benton for opposing House speaker

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 23. 2008
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Rep. Tommy Benton certainly raised some eyebrows last week when he announced he is among the key supporters of a challenger to House Speaker Glenn Richardson. Most local observers believed that Benton was not willing to oppose the speaker, who is known to punish those legislators who dare cross him.

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Council lacks courage to reject sign variance

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 23. 2008
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The Commerce City Council’s refusal to turn down Walgreens’ request for a variance in the sign ordinance bodes ill for the regulation of signs in the future.

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And The Cat Came Back

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008
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By Susan Harper

Sitting at my parents’ breakfast table a few weeks ago, I commented on the fact that I hadn’t seen “that cat” in a while. I was referring to a feral black cat which had crossed our garden paths often enough in the past year to bring us all lots of bad luck if we believed in that sort of thing, which of course we don’t. I believed, in fact, that the cat was bringing us good luck by keeping the local mouse population down. My parents observed in an off-hand way that they hadn’t seen the cat lately, either, and we thought no more about it.
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The Lonesome Writer

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008
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By Willis Cook

Writing is not very highly regarded as a profession. People tend to look down on writers as being unemployed (and perhaps many of them are). After all, you rarely see a writer actually writing; when you do see one, he is out gallivanting about and socializing, so it does look like the writer is a footloose ne’er-do-well.
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The political conventions don't inspire confidence

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Mark Beardsley
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Thursday, July 17. 2008
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The local primaries are (almost) over. It’s like a root canal, but the pain lasts longer and is located in another part of the anatomy. It’s nice when it’s gone.
But at least most of our elections were resolved with the primary, so we can turn our focus to the presidential campaign, the highlight of which will be watching the Democrats and Republicans at convention.
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Blood is thicker than anything

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 16. 2008
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By Susan Harper

Twenty years ago I was reading an issue of Poets & Writers Magazine when I came across a review of a book of poetry by Leonard Trawick. I sat down and wrote him a letter saying that my grandmother, Mera Trawick, had told her grandchildren that we did not come from a large family. “If you meet folks whose last name is Trawick,” she used to say, “be sure to introduce yourself; they’re most likely kin to you.”
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New reservoir to require tough decisions

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, July 16. 2008
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Two hundred ninety-four thousand dollars is a lot of money, particularly when it isn’t budgeted, but the decision of the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority, Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority and Jackson County Board of Commissioners to spend that sum is well warranted.

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