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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Colorado’s Petrified Past

Analysis, News / By a featured contributor

Colorado’s mountains hide many secrets, from crystal lakes to amazing rock formations. However, to a paleontologist, Colorado’s greatest secret lies just below the surface. The state has a very rich diversity of fossils, from Ice Age mastodons to Jurassic dinosaurs. In fact, the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found was discovered in Morrison, Colorado, and […]

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Park Living

Park living in Colorado Springs was part of General William Jackson Palmer’s dream. He bought and set aside areas for a park system and surrounding wilderness in and around the city. His will states that these parks would remain intact and untouched for the enjoyment of the city’s residents. In essence, we are all caretakers

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Hard Living: Colorado Homesteaders

Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, DeLyn Winters / By DeLyn Winters

I’ve got it so easy. Here I sit in my comfy chair sipping a cup of flavored coffee, thinking about my ancestors. Those people were homesteaders, and they had some hard living! My great grandfather, Lester Dudley “LD” Moore, came to Colorado in 1910. He and his brothers and father, and some other relatives, came

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Castlewood Canyon State Park: A Hidden Wonder

DeLyn Winters / By DeLyn Winters

Hidden in the rolling prairie on Highway 83 near Franktown, Colorado, is Castlewood Canyon State Park. Don’t drive by too fast, or you’ll miss it. Many people don’t even know it’s there. It’s worth the drive from Denver or Colorado Springs, because this park has several unique features other local parks don’t have, such as:

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A Second Set of Eyes

Analysis, DeLyn Winters, Nonfiction / By DeLyn Winters

Before I submit anything for publication, I make a concerted effort to look over my work and ensure that my editor receives a thoroughly proofread article. I take the time to check my facts and my grammar very closely because they are open to public view. It is my job to be accurate. I edit

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Colorado Springs: Jaywalking Central

Nonfiction, Student Writings / By a featured contributor

Welcome to Colorado Springs, the jaywalking capital of America. It’s a community where pedestrians take great pride in committing multiple jaywalking violations by crossing major intersections and streets. They even wander across highly trafficked roadways like Academy Boulevard, which is essentially a highway disrupted by traffic lights. Downtown Colorado Springs is a jaywalker’s dream, too. At the Tejon Street and Pikes

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