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A Wild West newspaper rivalry: guns, threats and plenty of trash talking

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff residents get divergent views — and drama

Mediation efforts are underway for the feuding editors of the Wet Mountain Tribune and the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel in Westcliffe. Attorneys for both newspapers are attempting to defuse tensions. Recent copies of the two newspapers are seen here, arranged on fence at a ranch outside of Westcliffe for a photo by the photographer. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Mediation efforts are underway for the feuding editors of the Wet Mountain Tribune and the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel in Westcliffe. Attorneys for both newspapers are attempting to defuse tensions. Recent copies of the two newspapers are seen here, arranged on fence at a ranch outside of Westcliffe for a photo by the photographer. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
By | bfinley@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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“We have a diversity of thought here. Thatap good. I sure hope it doesn’t lead to violence. But it could."
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