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Pikes Peak Courier View: Opinion

Opinion

Wouldn’t it be good if nothing went bad?

Don’t you just hate it when you take your car in for a simple oil change and they find a bunch of other things wrong with it? This is where that question that starts with “We can put a man on the moon, so why can’t we ...” comes in.

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With this, I say ‘fare thee well...’

Things happen for a reason. Those words have come up a lot lately in my circle.

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AeroShot provides calorie-free caffeine

Just when I was beginning to think that the entire nation was whacked-out on Xanax and Valium, along comes inventor David Edwards with a product to amp-up America. Edwards, a Harvard biomedical engineering professor who gave the world br...

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Ode to Wolff

It was with great sadness that citizens of Woodland Park learned that Jim Wolff had passed away. He gave of himself in so many ways –— family, church, community and country.

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Myths used for good, evil

Have you ever noticed that even when we know the facts, what often sticks with us is the myth? I call this the “persistence of myth” but I didn’t coin the phrase. It’s actually everywhere on the Internet.

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Are you a well-versed voter?

On Nov. 6, 2012, our country will hold one of the most important national elections of this generation.

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CSAP preparation is important

CSAP testing will be March 13-15 in the morning only. Makeup testing for this series will be on March 19. The second testing series will be March 20-21 with make-up testing on March 22.

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Sugar intake is more toxic than thought

One of my favorite lines from the 1996 movie “Michael,” in which John Travolta plays the archangel, is when Michael is sitting at the breakfast table with two tabloid reporters who are checking out a report of an old lady who thinks she ...

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A look back at the election of 1972

The 1972 election was the first time 18-year-olds could help pick a president and George McGovern was facing off against Richard Nixon.

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Community bond crucial for papers

Today begins a new era for my family and the communities our newspapers and websites serve.

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A dangerous precedent

On Jan. 20 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reaffirmed a rule that under the new health care law, virtually all private health-care plans must cover sterilization, abortifacients, and contraception.

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Love is in the air

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and millions of couples everywhere are already planning on how they’ll spend the day with that special person who holds the key to their heart.

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Recognizing 10 years of valuable service

Our community is filled with people who quietly go about their day, mostly unsung and unnoticed, making this place better for all.

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Music therapy

A tiny infant lies in a neonatal ward. An incubator replaces the warmth of her mother’s arms; tubes filled with nutrients replace her mother’s milk and every breath is a struggle.

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The dangers of juice fasting

As Joe Cross’s documentary film “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” picks up steam in 2012, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit juice fasting or, more accurately, the wisdom and safety of losing weight and/or detoxing one’s body t...

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We can all be giants

February is the first of the annual hyphenated-American heritage and history months. February celebrates the major and minor contributions of African-Americans to all our lives.

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