The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Conservative commentary: Ideas never are to be feared

Sunday, May 11, 2008

To fear an idea, any idea, is unworthy of a free society. To suppress an idea from debate is more cowardly still. How does our country measure up?

Reichenberger: Weiss a worthy hero

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Molly Weiss doesn’t have the make of your average hero. Read story.

Jimmy Westlake: Mars month

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Silently and without much fanfare, NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has been speeding toward the “Red Planet” Mars at 74,000 mph for the past nine months. When it arrives May 25, it will attempt a powered soft landing near the north polar ice cap to drill for water and determine whether the conditions ever were suitable to support life as we know it.

Tom Ross: Who knew college professors could be this much fun?

Saturday, May 10, 2008

If you know how to get a hold of Fats Domino at his temporary home outside New Orleans, do me a favor. Give Fats a call, and tell him Kerry and the Hartbeats didn’t mean no disrespect.

Margaret Hair: Fighting for a funktified universe

Friday, May 9, 2008

“That’s a good question,” Steamboat music producer Todd Leestma says, trying to buy time to arrive at a reasonable response to, “Why did you decide to record music as the Intergalactic Funk Cowboy?”

Rob Douglas: Horrific crime rekindles debate

Friday, May 9, 2008

She was 8. I was 26. She was calm, and her answers were matter-of-fact. I was nervous, and my questions showed it.

Mary Walker: Saying goodbye — for now

Thursday, May 8, 2008

I’m in Nairobi but will head back to the United States today after spending the past two days accompanying a girl from the Tasaru Girls Rescue Centre back to her boarding school in Eldoret, Kenya. Eldoret was the site of some of the most unimaginable and brutal violence after the national elections in Kenya at the end of December. Although the violence has ended, the evidence and repercussions of the unrest are everywhere, particularly in a town such as Eldoret. Read story.

Joanne Palmer: Hair mousse and toe cleavage

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

I forgot to pack my cleavage! I’ve taken a few trips out of Steamboat recently and after spending time in airports and the “real” world, I’m here to tell you every woman who is ready, willing and able is sporting cleavage.

Tom Ross: Factory outlet fishing just looks strange

Anglers on hold as spring comes slowly to the Yampa Valley

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The sight of fly fishermen clad in bulky waders waddling past the Ann Taylor and Jones of New York fashion stores in Silverthorne on Sunday was a little surreal. But the anglers were hooking trout, and I guess the shoppers were netting bargains.

Luke Graham: From coast to coast

Monday, May 5, 2008

It was a common conversation that spoke to a point. Earlier this year, after a Steamboat vs. Summit lacrosse game, I was searching for the Summit head coach. I ended up talking to one of Summit’s assistant coaches for at least 20 minutes.

Deb Babcock: This weed makes a dandy salad

Monday, May 5, 2008

At the risk of annoying everyone who hates dandelions, I have to say that I think they’re pretty. And for a lot of people, dandelions are pretty tasty, too.

Jimmy Westlake: The Kafzah al Thiba

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Ilove star lore. The legends and stories attached to the stars carry us back hundreds or even thousands of years and tell us not only about the stars but also about the stargazers of old.

Coservative commentary: Taxpayer transparency: Why not?

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Suppose you had a business partner and he wouldn’t let you see the checkbook. You would think he’d gotten a big head, or no longer respected you, or forgotten the promises made to each other. You might even think he was stealing from you. Lots of people are serving time for doing just that.

Jack White and Stephen Aigner: A negotiation plan for Steamboat 700

Sunday, May 4, 2008

The city is negotiating a pre-annexation agreement with Steamboat 700 LLC. On May 6, Steamboat’s citizens can comment on the city’s pressing needs they want the pre-annexation to address.

John F. Russell: End of the road for tradition

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Another little piece of Steamboat Springs will die this summer.