How much will 18 holes really cost Salida?

Article by Ed Quillen

Salida Golf Course – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazin

In this municipal election, Salidans will vote on two questions related to expanding the municipal golf course from nine to eighteen holes: 1) Can the city sell 4.6 acres and use the proceeds for golf-course expansion? and 2) Can the golf course be used as collateral for a loan of up to $1.4 million to build nine more holes?

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What does ‘Saguache’ mean?

Letter from John D. Krugman

NomeNclature – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Editor:

We would like to ask for your correction of an error noted in your July issue, No. 17. On page 21 in the article entitled “The Pass Between the Rockies” by Ed Quillen, it states, in part, “Saguache, for instance, is green place.”

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The Environment Church

Letter from Lisa S. Dolby

Environment – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Mr. Quillen,

I certainly enjoyed your article, “The Pass Between the Rockies” [in the August, 1995, edition of Colorado Central]. We don’t appreciate enough, the history and geological origin of the world around us. The forces that created this geological make-up are certainly nothing to scoff at.

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Who’s really angry?

Letter from Lindell Cline

Book Review – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Ed Quillen:

Although I truly appreciate your review or critique of my book Me and the Law [published in the September, 1995, edition of Colorado Central], I must take issue with its obvious implication that anger is some unacceptable and does not allow me to be reasonable.

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Thanks, and good luck

Brief by Central Staff

Business – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Before a single copy of Colorado Central had ever been printed, Richard Harris bought an ad for his Waggener’s Pharmacy, “the corner drugstore serving Central Colorado since 1887,” and he stayed with us ever since.

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Growing Pains

Brief by Central Staff

1995 Election – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

If there’s a theme to this off-year election in the mountains, it might be “Growing Pains.”

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Tar Heel State of Consciousness

Brief by Central Staff

New Age – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Tar Heel State of Consciousness

Even if UFOs keep popping up in the sky over Salida, our state could be losing its attractiveness to some segments of the population.

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Overwhelmed in Alaska

Brief by Central Staff

Tourism – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

The feeling that your town is being overwhelmed by tourists is not unique to Central Colorado. National Public Radio recently carried a report from Juneau, Alaska, a popular destination for cruise ships. On a summer day, the city’s 30,000 people can be joined by 10,000 visitors fresh off the boat.

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Plan? What Plan?

Brief by Central Staff

Transportation – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

A year ago, Allen Best of Vail and our own Ed Quillen were collaborating on an article about possible abandonment of the Southern Pacific rail line through Central Colorado, local consequences, and uses for the corridor.

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Expect a mild winter

Brief by Central Staff

Climate – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

As we went to press, the days were clear and warm, and if history is any guide, then this winter should be among the warmest on record.

Why?

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