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Colorado skier visits down 5.5 percent last season

Jun. 11, 2009
The number of people skiing and snowboarding at Colorado resorts fell 5.5 percent last season amid a travel slump, according to preliminary figures from Colorado Ski Country USA. Despite strong results at some ski areas, the trade group said Thursday that...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch