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Writer was first woman to make a living from fiction about the West
Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938), an early and prominent Western author and illustrator, was one of the first women to make a living writing fiction about the West. The following is an excerpt from the introduction of my book, “Social Class in the... more...
02/08/2010 12:05am
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  02/04/2010 11:21pm
CMC sees another increase in enrollment with spring semester
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Colorado Mountain College student enrollment increased even more to start the spring semester than it did in the fall, continuing an upward trend that's being experienced by community colleges across the...
  02/02/2010 10:25pm
State higher education department wants CMC to wait on four-year degree plan
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The Colorado Department of Higher Education wants Colorado Mountain College to hold off on its request before the state Legislature to offer four-year degree programs, until a new statewide higher education strategic...
  02/02/2010 10:23pm
Stories from Coal Ridge school paper
Editor's Note: Following are articles from Coal Ridge High School students that appeared in their December publication.

By Chelyn McCain
  02/01/2010 12:58am
Program raises readers — and literacy rates — one little book at a time
Educators in area school districts are starting to collect hard data to help prove the driving theory behind a popular program begun six years ago to put books in the hands of preschool students from Parachute to Aspen.
  02/01/2010 12:47am
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  01/26/2010 11:15pm
Spring Valley CMC blogger wins Microsoft national contest to cover the Winter Olympics
Dylan Derryberry is headed to Vancouver to cover the 2010 Olympic Games.
  01/26/2010 11:04pm
Poetry on Parade
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  01/22/2010 11:50pm
Tell your school board members you appreciate them month
January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month — a time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education.
  01/17/2010 11:52pm
Music directors form children's chorus from Glenwood Springs to Aspen
A longtime dream by two downvalley school choir directors to bring together the best young voices in the Roaring Fork Valley for a valleywide children's chorus is becoming a reality.
  01/17/2010 11:39pm
Getting the job à la español
One of the top reasons people take classes at Colorado Mountain College is that they want to boost their job skills. You might guess that business, computer and accounting courses are subjects that top the list of résumé builders. But a simple look...
  01/10/2010 11:36pm
CMC courses being assessed amid budget concerns
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Some smaller Colorado Mountain College courses could be phased out over the next couple of years if efforts to boost enrollment aren't successful.
  12/30/2009 9:08am
Sheriffs group offers up to $1,500 scholarship
Thirty students in Colorado, including one in Garfield County, are eligible for up to $1,500 in scholarship assistance from the County Sheriffs Of Colorado, to be used in the coming school year.
  12/27/2009 11:39pm
Glenwood mom overcomes barriers to graduate
Now serving as a registered nurse at Valley View Hospital
  12/28/2009 4:28pm
Hiring locally on library projects
I get asked frequently if we are using local contractors on the Rifle and Parachute Branch Library projects. The answer is an unequivocal yes! In hiring Adolfson and Peterson (A&P) as our General Contractors, we asked them to pay special attention to...
  12/24/2009 11:44pm
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