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1995 Stories by Steve Jackson

• THE QUIET MAN

  published June 14, 1995

  part 1 of 2 The motorcade wound slowly through the snowy streets of the city, following the hearse that carried the body of Denver police... More >>

• HIDE THE SWAMI

  published May 31, 1995

  Antoinette Marcel had her day in court last week. But the swami didn't show. So magistrate Terence Hunter of Boulder District Small Claims... More >>

• THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES

  published May 24, 1995

  part 2 of 3 "He's never going to be back," said his mother. "He's never going to be the Paul that we knew." Holcomb had been raised in... More >>

• THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES

  published May 24, 1995

  part 1 of 3 A little after noon on April 16, 1993, an office worker at Paddock Center, a vocational education school in Boulder, peered out... More >>

• THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES

  published May 24, 1995

  part 3 of 3 The detectives asked Matt if he knew the expression, "What are you claiming?" "Claiming, it's like, it's sort of... More >>

• OVERTURNED

  published April 12, 1995

  Native American spiritual leader Oscar Brave Eagle, convicted last year of raping a female colleague, has been granted a new trial. Brave Eagle, a... More >>

• LIFE'S A PITCH

  published April 5, 1995

  part 1 of 2 Lisa didn't stir when her husband slipped out of bed and walked to the bathroom. It was six in the morning, and he had to get to... More >>

• LIFE'S A PITCH

  published April 5, 1995

  part 2 of 2 Brad arrived in Philadelphia determined to keep his mouth shut and do exactly as he was asked. He knew he had been called up... More >>

• CHARTER MEMBERS

  published March 29, 1995

  Noblet Danks loved to teach. She loved the children she taught--their energy, their enthusiasm, their eagerness to learn. In the Seventies... More >>

• HEP TO THE PROBLEM

  published March 22, 1995

  Ann Jessie felt fine when she reported to her doctor's office for the results of a routine physical. A few minutes later the 58-year-old Denver... More >>

• THE PROMISED LAND

  published March 8, 1995

  The brochure showed a lake surrounded by snow-capped peaks, with horses gamboling about in the meadow. It looked like the place Elena and Larry... More >>

• TAKING HIS MEDICINE

  published March 8, 1995

  Lakota Indian who billed himself as a spiritual leader has been found guilty in Larimer County of raping a Boulder woman who helped him perform... More >>

• DEAD POETS SOCIETY

  published March 1, 1995

  part 2 of 2 Something has gone awry-- How many poets have hocked their books for junk money, waiting on the poem? ... More >>

• DEAD POETS SOCIETY

  published March 1, 1995

  part 1 of 2 The rain-slick road whispered beneath the car, the windshield wipers keeping the beat as he drove south into Chicago through the... More >>

• THE HEP-C GENERATION

  published February 8, 1995

  part 2 of 2 In 1990, Cathy, who had moved to Manitou Springs with her husband and nine-year-old daughter, went to donate blood, something she... More >>

• THE HEP-C GENERATION

  published February 8, 1995

  part 1 of 2 The gravel crunches beneath the slow tread of Mike Lamb. Every so often, he pauses to gather his strength, then continues on up... More >>

• THIS IS ONLY A TEST

  published February 8, 1995

  The envelope from the Bonfils Blood Center was addressed to her husband, but Valerie Sportsman opened it. The letter inside said that Dennis... More >>

• SINS AND NEEDLES

  published February 8, 1995

  Bob Hornbuckle takes another drag on his cigarette and looks up from under the brim of his cap. His face looks worn and tired in the afternoon... More >>

• BRIEF ENCOUNTER

  published January 4, 1995

  The new director of AIDS programs under the auspices of the troubled Metropolitan Urban League has resigned after less than a month on the job.... More >>