I am waiting for someone to convince me that carbon offsets aren’t stupid. I’ve just returned from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, the world’s biggest outdoor industry tradeshow, where companies are trying to go green with a vengeance. Which is great, that’s something I love about the outdoor industry. Outdoor companies are beating the heck […]
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THE HANDS The Hands (Selector Sound) Against the swagger of classic acts like the Stones (vocals, woah woah!), Seattle export The Hands masterfully fuse modern influences, ranging from the last five years of the best dance/pop, to the punked-out flavor of fellow locals the Whore Moans. A winning combination, they easily edge out much of
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Deep Economy Bill McKibben Henry Holt, 2007, 272 pages In December Sorbonne students protested the disconnect between economic theory and reality. Their disillusion is palpable every time the Fed howls its quarterly screed: cast the interest rate net, cage the inflation beast, and the economy will grow. What of the export of manufacturing jobs, underemployment,
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The Iron Bridge is not a well-known bridge to most folks who live in Spokane. If you travel the Centennial Trail from Riverfront Park to Mission Park, the Iron Bridge is the big black rail bridge you see as you come down the Hamilton Street overpass. In fact, if you were to continue down the
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Want to be a professional skier? Step One: Learn to ski as soon as possible. Step Two: Continue to seek mountains that will challenge you. Step Three: Get your picture taken. Step Four: Keep pushing yourself. At least, that’s what Cheney-grown Micah Black did. The freeskiing superstar got his start in the world of skiing
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I am waiting for someone to convince me that carbon offsets aren’t stupid. I’ve just returned from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, the world’s biggest outdoor industry tradeshow, where companies are trying to go green with a vengeance. Which is great, that’s something I love about the outdoor industry. Outdoor companies are beating the heck
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“SO WHAT’S THIS COLD SMOKE POWDER FESTIVAL ANYWAY?” A dreadlocked, lip-ringed snowboarder chick blurted this question at me half way up the Summit Chair on day three of last year’s debut of the Cold Smoke Festival at Whitewater Resort. She had noticed my laminated media pass flapping in the wind, and I admitted that I
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Many are familiar with the literary accomplishments of former United States’ poet laureate Robert Hass. His five collections of poetry have all garnered critical acclaim; in fact, his most recent book, Time and Materials, was the 2007 National Book Award winner. A book of essays published in the eighties, Twentieth Century Pleasures, is the most
