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BY KENT SINGER When I was a kid growing up in eastern Kansas, my family would drive west on I-70 every couple of summers to visit relatives in Denver. I remember the sign at the Kansas-Colorado border welcoming us to “Colorful Colorado” and the sense of anticipation I experienced waiting for that first glimpse of the majestic Rocky Mountains. 
Once we arrived, I was always amazed that my aunt and uncle and cousins lived in a house that did not require air conditioning. I loved Colorado, and the more we visited the more I knew that I wanted to live in Colorado when I grew up. Since moving here more than 25 years ago, I have come to fully appreciate our great state, and I totally agree with Frederick Bonfils, one of the founders of The Denver Post, who said, “’Tis a privilege to live in Colorado.”
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BY AUDRA DAUGHERTY  Saying you’re having fun behind a couple of “Fat Chicks” will raise some eyebrows until people get to know the just what Fat Chicks you’re talking about. These particular “Fat Chicks” are part of an all-mare hitch of spotted, pinto draft horses owned by Brett V. Barker that he affectionately nicknamed.
Barker tells people that as he sits behind them, what he mostly sees of them is their nice, round, colorful behinds and that is “phat” excellent and that is how they became the “Fat Chicks.” People remember the story and tend to remember the nickname. The real names of these sisters are Abby, Gail, Maude, Molly, Trixie, Stella and Lilly.
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Waves of thunder rumble then roar toward your home as strong winds whip through the trees. Lights flicker, then fade, as errant tree limbs crush power lines. Another Colorado storm has announced itself and then doused your lights.
Other times, the storms come silently. Last winter it might have been the softly falling layers upon layers of snow that collected on trees and spread slowly over power lines, dragging them to the ground.
Other times the staccato tap of ice against windowpanes may have heralded a growing problem with your electric lines. One inch of ice on a single span of electric wire weighs as much as 1,250 pounds — a force capable of causing far more damage than wind as the weight drives tree branches and power lines to the ground.
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