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You can call me ‘Cowboy’
There’s no promise of rain on the horizon, none of those bloated blue-black clouds that might deliver a wall of water.…
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He Made An Issue Out Of Pottery
If you’re too young to remember, or if maybe the ’70s are just a blur, here’s some of what was happening back in…
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This Isn't Going To Be Easy
Don’t look down,” I mutter to myself as I look down. My stomach plummets at the dizzying view, and a chill shoots to my…
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The Advent of Spring
Demeter was furious. Discovering her daughter, Persephone, had been kidnapped by Hades, king of the underworld, she…
Western Spirit and Women's History Month
WHAT: Women in the Spotlight for Women’s History Month
WHEN: March 1-31, 2023
WHO: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s…
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Please Don't Make Light of This
Stars were so dense, there was hardly space for sky.
I was late coming up the Bright Angel Trail. It wasn’t on…
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The Cabeza de Baca Paper Trail
Don Luis María Cabeza de Baca would never know what he started. Married three times, the wealthy New Mexico sheepherder…
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Coming to an End
Twice, it looked as if the route would not go, but a careful scramble to the edge always revealed a stairway through,…