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Coffee Talk

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Karen Ray

Although I only met him once, eight years ago, I recognized him right away. Derek Engebretsen is a math and science teacher in Telluride and before I came to town I zipped him an email. Here we are at the … Continue reading →

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Oprah Gail Winfrey

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Karen Ray

“You become what you believe.” Sounds like it ought to be on a poster, doesn’t it? But nope, it’s Oprah live and in person talking to me. Well, me and 649 others, but it sure feels like she’s talking to … Continue reading →

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Oprah comes to town

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Karen Ray

“Oprah is the special guest this evening!” enthused Linda as we huffed from the Telluride’s Palm Theater to toward town after our morning movie. I mentally started to rejigger my schedule. In addition to moving films like Tigerland, about saving … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 27, 2019 by Karen Ray

It’s been a year since I was last here, 35 years since I was first here, nearly five years ago that we sold our house. I wasn’t thinking about that, though, as I did the drive from Grand Junction to … Continue reading →

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Bear Dines and Dashes

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Karen Ray

“People think we don’t have any chain stores here, but we already kinda did,” said Dan Jansen, mayor of Mountain Village, a tiny ski community a gondola ride up from Telluride Colorado. “We had a Shell gas station and a … Continue reading →

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