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Snowboard Girl

January 19, 2016by Briana Powers 1 Comment

We took a family vacation to Breckenridge last weekend.  We visited family, went siteseeing, had some wonderful meals (if you go to Breck, have breakfast at the Columbine Cafe and […]

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Children, Colorado, Family, Raising Children, Travel

Potato Siren

June 5, 2015by Briana Powers Leave a comment

Last night, we were eating dinner.  Life as usual, and then, as we were talking, there was a pause.  The storm outside raged on, but over it, we heard the […]

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Colorado, Family, Flood

One Year Ago, It Started Raining

September 11, 2014by Briana Powers 2 Comments

Last weekend, we went up to Estes Park on the newly repaired highway, one year after the flood.  The city was jammed with people, all of the businesses appear to […]

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Colorado, Flood, flood recovery

Making Progress

July 10, 2014by Briana Powers Leave a comment

I’m proud to live in Colorado today.  Over the past weeks, the Boulder county clerk began to issue gay marriage licenses.  The Colorado Attorney General ordered her to stop, and […]

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Colorado, Family, Marriage, Politics, Raising Children

One Hundred Dollars

May 23, 2014by Briana Powers 2 Comments

A school district in my hometown has decided to offer free breakfast and lunch to high poverty families.  This seems like something everyone could get behind.  Kids having food during […]

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Children, Colorado, Education, Politics, Poverty, Raising Children, Teaching

Marijuana and Mennonites: 4/20 in Denver

April 28, 2014by Briana Powers 1 Comment

Colorado legalized marijuana recently; you may have heard about it.  The massive crime waves that were predicted have yet to emerge, and the pot shops have brought in tax revenue; […]

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Colorado, Politics

Come On, They’re Only Six

December 12, 2013by Briana Powers 2 Comments

You may have heard about the little boy who was suspended for kissing a little girl in Colorado.  Originally they had filed it as “sexual harassment,” which sent a lot […]

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Colorado, Raising Children, Sexism, Teaching

The Great Northern Colorado Flood: Aftermath

November 9, 2013by Briana Powers Leave a comment

Thank you Lyons, Wishing you well and a quick recovery. That’s the sign hanging from my favorite barbeque restaurant in Lyons, Smokin’ Dave’s.  It’s not open yet, but the building […]

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Colorado

Owen Hill’s Birther Joke

November 7, 2013by Briana Powers Leave a comment

Today I read this article:  http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=363324    Hill is playing the “everyone is oversensitive” card here, which is annoying, but bothers me in another way. I’m not a fan of […]

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Colorado, Politics

On the Failure of Amendment 66: A Challenge

November 6, 2013by Briana Powers Leave a comment

Well, well, Colorado.  I’m disappointed.  Not surprised at all, but disappointed.  Our education will continue to fall behind other states in funding, the class sizes remain huge and unwieldy, and […]

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Colorado, Poverty, Raising Children, Teaching

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