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Listen to an interview with anti-nuclear activist Harvey Wasserman Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m. on Mountain Public Radio, 88.7 or 100.7 in Summit County or live on the web By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — On the surface, building nuclear power plants as part of the good fight against global warming may seem to make sense. Bu … Read More

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50th anniversary foray of North American Mycological Association set for Aug. 12-15 near Winter Park.

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Mid-June brought a dusting of snow to the Colorado high country.

The last snow of the season? A June storm lifts off the craggy Tenmile Range SUMMIT COUNTY — After a couple of days of wild weather, skies calmed down again Tuesday. It feels like we're settling in for whatever Mother Nature will offer us for a summer, at best a couple of months without snow and sub-freezing temperatures at nigh … Read More

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Climate scientists and leading journalists discuss how to report responsibly on the linkage between extreme weather and climate change.

Experts say warmer atmosphere increases chances for extreme precipitation events By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — This week's news that average global temperatures set a new record in May also triggered some discussion among climate scientists and journalists whether it's time to start discussing extre … Read More

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Cycling through the protected dunes on Texel, one of the Wadden Islands of the north coast of Holland.

Cycling through the dunes in the national park on Texel, one of Holland's North Sea Wadden Islands By Bob Berwyn My son and I are flip-flopping along the cobblestones, trying to catch the streetcar headed to Linz Hauptbahnhof on the last day of our Euro-trek together. "Did you r … Read More

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Daily photos from Summit County, Colorado.

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The Summit Voice daily photoblog has been updated with with pictures from a week that started with a heatwave. The near-record temperatures delivered a taste of summer, with a burst of wildflowers and high runoff in local streams. Summit Voice is documenting Summit County day by day with photos and … Read More

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Summit Voice, Summit County Wildfire Council partner for public education By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Forest health is one of the most critical long-term issues for Summit County. The things we do — or don't do — today will affect the landscape and the environment for de … Read More

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A game of toss is fine intermezzo for any trip, whether it's global jaunt or a just a short visit to Boulder, Colorado.

Global game is an ice-breaker — and can help burn off calories from a schnitzel dinner

By Bob Berwyn

It wasn’t until Van Tazzi skidded his moped to a stop a few inches from the top of the Spanish Steps that I started to regret my offer to search Rome’s toy stores for a Frisbee.

It had seemed so important that morning, as we all sat around the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, deciding that we’d seen enough classical sculptures for the day. A Frisbee was what we needed to liven up the breaks between site-seeing, and since I was the only one of our ragged group of backpackers who could speak a passable sentence of Italian, I volunteered.

After several near misses that didn’t faze Van Tazzi in the least, I was breathing deeply, trying to slow my heartbeat. I watched our 15-year-old fixer race into the crowd, chattering as he went, no doubt asking everyone where he might find a “Friz-a-bi.” The flying discs are apparently as rare in Rome as flying pigs. Continue reading ‘Travel: Finding a ‘friz-a-bi’ in Rome’

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