The process was driven by extremist environmental groups and anti-motorized activists within the forest service, plaintiff Patrick McKay says
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SunLit Excerpt: In “Magic and Misrule,” an impromptu job fair draws mostly inept hero candidates
Becky let Vola and Henri spend the night in front of the fire in the common room since she didn’t have any rooms to rent. In the morning, Vola set herself up at one of the tables at the back of Tea and Tap Room, and Becky kept her tea cup full throughout the day. […]
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SunLit Excerpt: “The Diamond Diva Vendetta” spins an adventure on the streets of Rio de Janeiro
Prologue “Samantha, how can you leave me like this?” “But Fernando, I’m only going to the john.” “Do not be long, my dear! I cannot live without you!” Rita brushed her brunette layers out of her eyes, sipped her Caiperinha, and shifted her gaze to the next group on the beach that she’d give voice […]
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Three Denverites scaled cliffs, galloped horses and raced across Canada to win a million dollars. Were they successful?
On their first day, they scaled a 1,400-foot cliff that took several hours. On the following dozen-plus days, the Denver trio trekked more than 3,000 grueling miles across Canada, every step captured by a gaggle of camera operators. But the biggest challenge for Denverites Dave Bacon, Mindy Murphy and Paul Montague Jr. wasn’t the obstacles […]
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In the novel “The Cryptid Catcher,” the main character wonders if he’ll find evil
Lija Fisher was raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She received her BFA in Performance Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and has performed in theatres across the country, including Alaska, where she was chased by a bear. Her debut novel, “The Cryptid Catcher,” was published in 2018. It received a starred review […]
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How a Charlie Sheen news story ushered a Colorado author into the world of cryptids and adventure
Lija Fisher was raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She received her BFA in Performance Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and has performed in theatres across the country, including Alaska, where she was chased by a bear. Her debut novel, “The Cryptid Catcher,” was published in 2018. It received a starred review […]
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A talented 16-year-old painter is given a chance to “merge minds” with a dying master. Should he take it?
Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl are a husband-and-wife team who write Young Adult novels and stories of mystery and adventure from their cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Their stories and articles have been published in literary journals in the U.S. and England. Jim and Stephanie are world travelers who seek out crop circles, obscure historical […]
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The escape of an Egyptian princess provides the underpinnings of a trademark Cussler novel
Dirk Cussler is the co-author, with his father Clive, of seven previous Dirk Pitt adventures: “Black Wind,” “Treasure of Khan,” “Arctic Drift,” “Crescent Dawn,” “Poseidon’s Arrow,” “Havana Storm,” and “Odessa Sea.” Cussler serves as president of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit organization devoted to shipwreck discovery and preservation of our maritime […]