Vail Daily columnist Allen Smith: Stuck in purgatory

Source: Vail Daily

I plunged to my death last week, so I had to write this month's column from purgatory. purgatory! Can you believe it? You'd think with all of the opportunities I've had to excel or fall from grace, I'd have gone either straight to h ...
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Federal protection sought for lower Farmington River, Salmon Brook

Source: Foothills Media Group

Photo by Scot Allyn. From left, John Larson, U.S. Representative for Connecticutâs first district; U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman; Dan Esty, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection; Simsbury Fir ...
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Senate candidate Bob Kerrey stands above the partisan fray

Source: The Seattle Times

WASHINGTON — By endorsing Deb Fischer — the surprise winner of Nebraska's Republican Senate primary — Sarah Palin let a competent candidate slip through her normal screening process. Fischer is no Sharron Angle or Christine O'Donnell — tea- ...
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Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Coke FRIDAY!

Source: Daily Kos

Class of 2012! Hands up! You're surrounded! Ha Ha! Just kidding! Your west coast-friendly edition of Cheers and Jeers starts below the fold... [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!] [Remarks delivered at the Unive ...
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Is Congress `Dumbing Down,' Or Becoming More Plainspoken?

Source: Hartford Courant

Ever wonder which members of Congress are most inclined to engage in sesquipedalian loquaciousness? To find out, the Sunlight Foundation has put together a fascinating analysis of the Congressional Record, running pol ...
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Testing the Technology-Laden Caddy

Source: MSN Autos

A fleet of big, shiny Cadillacs roamed Los Angeles this week, but unlike any other week in LA, these cars were being shaken out by journalists on Mulholland Drive, the insanely twisty road where big Caddys once feared to tread. ...
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WWE Stands Up to Critics

Source: Hartford Courant

WWE is continuing to aggressively defend its brand from critics. The Stamford-based wrestling and entertainment company is again striking back at Journal Inquirer Managing Editor Chris Powell. “It is with ...
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Epic Drives Episode 5: Scotland in a Pair of Bentleys

Source: Automotive Blogs

What would you do if you won the lottery? It’s a question that rolls around the minds of virtually anybody who doesn’t already have a lottery-sized bank account, and usually the answer has something to do with a ...
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Books on Books: The Painted Version

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

Book Patrol is a place where you can share in Michael Lieberman's passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact. Talk about a book on books! Can anyone help identify the piece? There are some ment ...
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