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Steve Lipsher
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Lipsher: How the Leadville 100 saved a town and created a community
When Ken Chlouber created the Leadville 100, Leadville was experiencing 25 percent unemployment and he was looking for something to attract visitors and generate some revenue for local businesses.

Lipsher: The GOP platform’s Cliven Bundy plank
This is an attack on the American West, an attempt to take valuable land and invaluable landscapes away from all of us and turn it over to the states.

Lipsher: Those doggie bags are there for a reason, hikers
We all know itap gross enough picking up dog poop in our own backyard. But the real “ick” factor is dealing with other dogs’ detritus on hiking trails.

Lipsher: In search of camping tranquility
Although I'm becoming more accepting of creature comforts as I grow older, my idea of camping still involves a tent, a sleeping bag and a crackling campfire.

Lipsher: Coal rollers and their dirty tricks
Lipsher: Coal rollers and their dirty tricks

Lipsher: Looking past oil and gas industry spin
Lipsher: Looking past oil and gas industry spin

Lipsher: Guantanamo and the Republicans’ big secret
Lipsher: Guantanamo and the Republicans' big secret

Lipsher: The screwy reasoning behind the Oregon standoff
Lipsher: The screwy reasoning behind the Oregon standoff

Lipsher: Licensing and training for all gun owners
Lipsher: Licensing and training for all gun owners

Lipsher: Ignorance and early-season avalanche danger
Lipsher: Ignorance and early-season avalanche danger