http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/ The latest news from the coloradocommunitynewspapers.com website! Newsys Template Engine /highlands Ranch Herald/opinion/ http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-2006394290 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_jb_column_hr.txt When I was 11 or 12, I had a little dog that I trained through obedience school. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:06:18 -0600 newsys-2002275088 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_hr_column_larue.txt Douglas County Libraries has learned some things. Beginning with our experiments in Roxborough, then Lone Tree, we discovered that a combination of self-check technologies and displays meant that we could move far more books, movies, and music with the same staff and space. In fact, we have almost 7 percent fewer staff this year than last. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:05:31 -0600 newsys-1997311655 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_hr_column_duckworth.txt “Never judge a book by its cover.” Most of us have heard the adage countless times in our lives. It seems to make so much sense, and few of us would disagree. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600 newsys-1998482589 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_hr_column_norton.txt This is a special time of year for Colorado, when at sunrise, as that big ball is almost entering the eastern horizon, illuminating its brilliance only on those snow covered peaks high enough to embrace the sun’s glory, bouncing an orange glow against the majesty of the mountains, providing us early risers with the most amazing wake-up call to start our day. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600 newsys-1998482587 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_hr_column_kummer.txt Americans do not like being in second place — or third or fourth for that matter. Yet almost daily, we hear news of the U.S. economy slipping compared to other countries and the value of the dollar declining against other currencies. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600 newsys-1984160434 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//hrh12_cr_column_li.txt Overtly partisan races dotted the South Metro area landscape during last week’s election. Actually, they dominated in some communities. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:23 -0600 newsys-1985254255 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//hrh12_jb_column_li.txt A few months ago, I was in a hospital nursery looking after my daughter who was days old at the time and overheard a doctor on a rant about media coverage of swine flu. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:06:23 -0600 newsys-1998721127 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/21//highlands_ranch_herald/opinion//19_hrh_letter_emerson.txt Local paper not place for pot ad I was stunned to see the advertisement for the Hatch “Wellness Center” in the Oct. 29 issue of the Highlands Ranch Herald. “It’s No Myth,” the ad states in bold type, “Marijuana Works!” I wish this ad was around 20 years ago so that I could have convinced my parents that I was smoking pot to help my ADD and the buzz was nothing more than a pesky side effect. With ads like this I could have cut my losses upon being caught considerably. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:06:30 -0600