The Kansas City Star, Mo., Mike Hendricks Column: Hike's an Adventure, Even Without Angry Men With Guns
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By Mike Hendricks, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 18--OSAWATOMIE, Kan. -- Three reasons why Saturday was a great day to hike a newly developed chunk of the Flint Hills Nature Trail near Osawatomie:   First, the sky was clear.
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KIRKUK, Iraq -- As he walked through the mud surrounding his temporary barracks, 1st Sgt. Ken Agueda carried an M-4 assault rifle without its essential lethal components: bullets. Earlier in the day, Agueda had turned in his ammunition -- cartridges, assorted grenades -- in preparation for his journey home after nearly 13 months in Iraq.
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Novembers are defining months in the Mile High City. It&#39;s around the time of year when Super Bowl teams gather confidence for the stretch run.
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.
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By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb.
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By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 21--When the trout season opens at Wyandotte County Lake, don't expect to see Jason Bowman in the crowd.   He has fished the opener since 1990, and he was looking forward to adding another year to that tradition ...
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For the chance to recount nervy tales of outdoor machismo, many backcountry enthusiasts will risk nearly everything. Blocking off dangerous areas won't deter them, nor will frightening signs.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 22--Turn on your facet, and out comes the water.
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By By Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun.
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By The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 25--MIKE Wilbanks and Sheila Almond have a few things in common: They are small-business owners who keep guns at work for protection, and aren't afraid to use them if necessary.
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You don&#39;t have to hit Major League Baseball or its Players Association over the head with a bat for them to take baseball&#39;s drug problems seriously.
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By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.
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Bob Thompson makes a career out of something most of us would pay to do. "I'm from an outdoors family," the Columbia County man said.
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"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed" (Hyperion Books. 357 pages. $24.95), by Michael Kodas: If you're going to Mt. Everest, don't forget to pack a gun.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 11--If you've ever thought about trying winter camping, or if you just want to get out for a good snowshoe or ski, the canoe country is in excellent shape. "Everything is rock-solid.
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THE beauty of the downhill lies in its simplicity. It is man against mountain. That, and also the fact that, as Finlay Mickel says, &quot;you need some balls&quot; to take on the mountain at speeds touching 80mph.
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While I am not against gun ownership, Richard LaFontaine's letter (Readers' Forum, Feb. 20) displays the same kind of wishful, naive thinking he criticizes. Proponents of gun rights generally take a very optimistic view of people who face stressful, traumatic situations.