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		<title>TMJ Commentary: The Podcast Revolution Hits Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local Podcasts Gain Growing Popularity in Ute Pass Region Trevor Phipps Back in the early 20th Century, families would often huddle around a radio at night to not only hear the news, but to be entertained by fictional episodes. In fact, popular television shows of the mid-1900s started as radio dramas, such as “Gunsmoke”, “Dragnet” and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Views from the Editor: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don’t Give Up the Right to Vote Rick Langenberg As we celebrate another Christmas and the final days of 2025, Teller County and the Ute Pass area have a lot to be thankful about Here are a few highlights of the good, followed by definite challenges. Cripple Creek, once a town that got crucified with criticism, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TMJ Analysis: A New Refreshing Atmosphere at Local School Board Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Welcome Pledge for Better Transparency and Community Interaction Ensues Tough Issues, Though, From the Past Remain Trevor Phipps Over the last four years, division within the Woodland Park community could be felt pretty much everywhere you went. It was clear to travelers and locals that the national red versus blue battle had infiltrated our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Don’t Let History Repeat Itself! Siding With the State in Fight Against Kroger/Albertsons Merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TMJ Editorial Locals Fear Closure of Woodland Park Safeway Store Trevor Phipps Ever since the potential $25 billion merger between grocery store giants Kroger and Albertsons was announced, people across the country cried foul, including many locals in Teller County. Union members, government officials and consumers all came out saying that the merger would give [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Live Music Dominates Pikes Peak Region’s “Summer of Fun”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prime Time and Place to See a Show Before the Noise Police Take Charge Trevor Phipps While it may not be as exciting as places like Las Vegas or Nashville, the Southern Colorado region is slowly getting its name on the map as a hub for live music shows, especially during the summer and fall [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WP Council Attitude Threatens Future of Local Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editorial/Commentary Time to End “Not in Our Town” Mentality By Trevor Phipps Now that the prime season in Teller County has arrived, I hope everyone has been enjoying all of the summertime festivities across the local high country just like I have. In fact, it is a good idea to embrace all of your local [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>County Commissioners Staunchly Oppose Ballot Initiatives 50 and 108</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 18:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s Note.  The following is a guest editorial, authored by Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams and Summit County Commissioner Tamara Pogue. It focuses on two proposed ballot initiatives dealing with what some have classified as drastic ways to reduce the high property tax increases Colorado residents have confronted.  These plans are drastically different from a bipartisan measure [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Enjoying the Summer of 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Views From the Editor Rick Langenberg As we cruise through the Summer of 2024, special events and politics are still the magic buzz words for local Tellerians and Ute Pass residents. No big surprises here, as we experience what appears like a bonanza tourist season, and then prepare for the presidential elections this November. This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Teller County Continues Dominant Status as Veterans’ Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editorial/Commentary Region Offers Slew of Tribute Events Honoring Those Who Fought for Freedom Trevor Phipps During a recent event I attended, a local veteran was speaking to a group of high school students and told them a quote that resonated with me. The veteran quoted Brig. General James Sehorn when he said, &#8220;To be born [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>“Summer of Fun” Bustling with Special Events/Festivals in Southern Teller</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 01:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What in the World is a Cripple Creek? &#160; Tracie Bennitt Cripple Creek Marketing &#38; Events Director &#160; Back in the late 1800s, a story was told about a rancher having a calf tripping while crossing a meandering stream, often referred to a “cripple” creek, in the grazing areas located west of Pike’s Peak. Cattle [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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