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100 Years Ago Today: Airedales Are Kings Among Dogs
Today, dogs perform dozens of specialized services for people, such as the work of Autism Assistance Dogs, Veteran Service Dogs, Brace/Mobility Support Dogs, Avalanche Rescue Dogs, Psychiatric Service Dog, and many more. But back in 1919, the idea that dogs could be trained to perform such highly skillful tasks, beyond their known abilities as retrievers… Continue reading
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100 Years Ago Today: Pithy News, Woman Dreams of Teddy Roosevelt’s Death
Let me get this right. A woman in Moffat County, Colorado had a dream that The Old Lion, The Rough Rider, The Bull Moose, T. R., The Trust Buster, The Hero of San Juan Hill, Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the 26th President of the United States, died in his sleep at the young age of… Continue reading
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Local history enthusiast curious about how Colorado’s present is informed by the people and places of its past