http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/ The latest news from the coloradocommunitynewspapers.com website! Newsys Template Engine /news Press/opinion/ http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-2002906493 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//26_dc_column_reed.txt I’m thankful. Despite everything that’s going on in this country and around the world, I’m thankful. It is easy to overlook blessings, so I invite all of you to take stock of what you have. Health, family, friends, a roof over your head. If you think about it, you have something to be grateful for. It’s easy to focus on the negative. Today, focus on what is positive in your life. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:58 -0600 newsys-2005363362 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//19_jb_column_dc.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-2002275028 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//19_dc_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 22:05:32 -0600 newsys-1995228567 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//19_dc_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 15:05:59 -0600 newsys-1997390797 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//19_dc_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-1989776659 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//12_jb_column_dc.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 17:06:01 -0600 newsys-1989776658 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/11/22//news_press/opinion//12_cr_column_dc.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 17:06:01 -0600