Goldilocks is real you know.
She parlayed her childhood bear encounters into a killer admissions-essay for Colorado College, where she majored in environmental studies. Now she works as a data analyst for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, out of a loft in Golden.
Where else would you live, if you were named Goldilocks?
“These aren’t your average porridge-eaters,” she told me in an imaginary interview, her hair glowing in destructive June sunshine. “They’re turning up everywhere!”
In hot tubs. In window wells. In dumpsters. Even in columns by cartoonists.
As the end of last month, CPW officials have noted 1,192 bear encounters in the state—compared with about a thousand up to the same point last year.
Now they’re ranging widely in cities and suburbs, looking to replace drought-threatened food supplies. And to a bear, your place is King Soopers.
Accordingly, you must now watch for bears…
At your breakfast table
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In your hot tub
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In disguise
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In Rocky Mountain National Park
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At your understaffed preschool
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Seeking new mating partners
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Type of Story: Opinion
Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.
Peter Moore is an editor, writer, illustrator, ghostwriter, co-author, radio host, TV guest, speaker, editorial consultant, and journalism lecturer.
In his most recent gig he was interim editor-in-chief of BACKPACKER magazine. Peter recently completed a two-decade run at Men’s Health magazine, where he topped out as VP/Editor. Prior to joining…
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