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Vol. 21, No. 90
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Learning life lessons 8th-grade girls from Routt County attend 11th annual Girls to Women Conference Page 4
S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S
Furloughs to hit county Details of shortened week for government employees awaiting approval Page 3
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., stands in the back row for a group photo with Strawberry Park Elementary School fifth-graders Tuesday. Superintendent Shalee Cunningham, right, showed Bennet around the school after he held a town hall meeting with Routt County residents and local officials.
Bennet touts recovery
Freshman senator: Health care reform 2nd only to economy Brandon Gee
By the numbers
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Local governments’ strategies for confronting the economic crisis received some senatorial validation Monday during a visit by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. Asked by Steamboat Springs resident Bill Moser whether local governments should be using their reserves to stabilize services through the downturn,
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Tuesday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 2-8-11-12-17 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
Routt County federal stimulus funds: ■ $2.2 million to the Routt National Forest to remove beetle-killed trees in Routt, Jackson and Grand counties ■ $92,000 to the town of Hayden for sidewalks ■ $238,000 to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
Bennet said that in his previous positions, including superintendent of Denver Public Schools, his preferred approach has been to preserve reserves and mini-
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■ $57,129 to Steamboat Springs School District ■ $39,720 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to the city of Steamboat Springs ■ $20,580 to South Routt School District ■ $11,961 in Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grants to Routt County ■ Local governments eligible to compete for $2.2 million in competitive stimulus funds available to rural transit agencies for the purchase of new buses Source: Office of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet
mize layoffs. who joked that he knew the “I can’t speak to the par- subject was a touchy one localticular case, and I don’t want to ly. “I’ve always wanted to try because I want to walk out of here in one piece,” said Bennet, See Bennet, page 40 A magazine that reflects your love of Steamboat.
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