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People make difference for those with disabilities

When people with intellectual disabilities and their families come to Community Connections, we offer them services. These services are defined by the state of Colorado and provided through ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Steps can help protect your credit score

Credit-protection companies have been popping up that promise to help you lock down your credit information and protect your identity. While these services can be valuable and worth the subs...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

U.S. Rep. Gardner changes his tune on state water issues

Recently, both of Colorado’s U.S. Senate candidates, Rep. Cory Gardner and Sen. Mark Udall, spoke at the Colorado Water Congress’ summer conference. According to local news reports, they bot...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Understanding premarital and marital agreements

The Colorado Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act became effective on July 1, replacing the previous law in its entirety. It mandates various procedural requirements in order to cre...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fifty years of wild places

Conservation Corps, The Wilderness Society partner on stewardship

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

A little rain can’t dampen Girls Night Out fun

Girls of all ages turned out for Girls Night Out, one of the big fundraisers for the Women’s Resource Center, at the end of August. That included Mother Nature – hey, she’s a girl...

DATE: Sep 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Digging into the past, finding future sounds

Denver remains a city with one of the better music scenes in the country. While surrounding areas like Boulder and into the mountains are fertile jam-band communities, Denver proper has it a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Pagosa Springs races work to get kids outdoors

The Devil Mountain Ultra 50-mile, 50K and half-marathon races took place Aug. 23 with the addition this year of 10K and 5K distances. This event is one of a group of races that supports GECK...

DATE: Sep 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Share your garden’s bounty with community’s hungry

Our gardens are thriving this year. Are you tired of green beans and squash yet? Well, I have a suggestion for that extra produce. The Colorado State University Extension Office,...

DATE: Sep 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Enjoy exercise without a stable of pricey gadgets

I’m not sure just how I wound up taking a semester of rope skipping to fulfill my 1960s-something college freshman physical education requirement. Suffice it to say that once I found myself ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

20,000 calories a day: Get ready to hibernate

Cooler weather has always been a stimulus for eating warm food. Quite the opposite of summer’s heat causing a drop in calories, a chill in the air often makes me think about the ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

The fruit of the grape supports a safe haven

A glowing September evening, some good eats, a chance to sample red and white wines and a group united in a cause – to provide a safe place so women or men who are subjected to domestic viol...

DATE: Sep 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors