Readers intent on enlightening me often send me books and essays written by them or, less often, others. Now and then one of these offerings grabs my attention before I hit “delete.” A recent example: ...

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The brightest high school minds travel from all corners of Colorado to compete against each other on all things science. Categories include biology, astronomy, paleontology and meteorology. After a ...