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1996 Stories by Steve Jackson

• His Life

  published November 28, 1996

  The sun was beginning its descent behind the mountains when Vinh Ngoc Le stepped out into the backyard of his Aurora home. He inhaled the crisp,... More >>

• Below the Belt

  published November 7, 1996

  Former Durango mayor Jeff Morrissey is accused of striking a low blow in the fight for a controversial southern Colorado water project that he... More >>

• Last Call

  published October 31, 1996

  It's been eighteen months since Bobby Hornbuckle sat in the same muted yellow light that now filters through the windows of Ziggie's Saloon,... More >>

• The Unknown Sailors

  published October 17, 1996

  Three men pause on a path that winds through Fort Logan National Cemetery. On the fresh-mowed lawn before them, row after row of uniform... More >>

• Heaven Helps Him

  published October 17, 1996

  Psychology professor Arthur C. Jones stepped onto the stage of a University of Denver auditorium as some 200 students and teachers grew silent in... More >>

• Wade in the Water

  published October 3, 1996

  Colorado's governor and lieutenant governor have waded into the fight over the proposed Animas-La Plata water project in southwestern Colorado.... More >>

• Athlete, Artist, Indian Chief

  published September 12, 1996

  United States Senator Benjamin "Ben" Nighthorse Campbell is working the crowd at the Colorado State Fair when a man approaches with his hand... More >>

• Knock-Knock

  published September 5, 1996

  One Saturday last month, Sharon Storlie answered a knock at her apartment door. It was a young salesman, about thirteen years old, hawking the... More >>

• Sanctuary

  published August 15, 1996

  It was a hot July morning, and the Reverend Robert Woolfolk mopped at the sweat that beaded on his dark brown face with a white handkerchief. With... More >>

• Home Boys

  published August 8, 1996

  Jim Lucero opens the small white booklet to a crude map with black boxes representing buildings, most of which no longer stand. Facing north, he... More >>

• Bum Steer

  published August 1, 1996

  Howard Cobb drove trucks for nearly thirty years without an accident. His wife, Marion, worked as a bookkeeper, raised their three kids and kept... More >>

• A Dun Deed

  published June 20, 1996

  Tammy Montabon had high hopes of getting off welfare and finding a job to support herself and her son when she enrolled at Barnes Business College... More >>

• Rough Waters

  published June 13, 1996

  The wind people tug violently at the white flag above the corral's only entrance--on the east side, as is proper. The flag proclaims that this is... More >>

• Another Insurance Nightmare

  published May 23, 1996

  Is the man who attacked you on the night of April 12, 1993, in this courtroom?" Heather Smith hesitated for a moment before taking her eyes... More >>

• Growing, Growing, Gone

  published May 16, 1996

  The skeletons of two large greenhouses stand at the back of Roy Obluda's property. "I've been a little slow tearing them down," he says.... More >>

• Study Break

  published May 9, 1996

  Students left out in the cold when Barnes Business College closed its doors last August may find their student loans forgiven by the state. ... More >>

• It Happens

  published April 18, 1996

  Walter Plywaski placed the blue yarmulke on his head. A Jew by ethnicity but an atheist by choice, he rarely wore the symbol of faith. But... More >>

• I Think I Can, I Think I Can

  published April 18, 1996

  Tom Anthony has a dream: of lozenge-shaped, four-person vehicles that cruise an elevated rail on demand, delivering passengers around the metro... More >>

• Voices of Doom

  published April 11, 1996

  If Colorado experiences an increase in the number of prisoners on death row, the condemned may have convicted killer Thomas Luther and a... More >>

• Occupational Hazards

  published April 4, 1996

  With layoffs looming, AT&T has been offering courses for employees exploring second careers--including "floraculture" instruction in the company's... More >>

• Life ... And Death ... On The Run

  published March 14, 1996

  The 1995 green Camaro Z28 roared out of the dark hills at 95 miles an hour, barreling east on Interstate 70 toward the coming sunrise. Behind it... More >>

• Second-Degree Burn (Part I)

  published February 29, 1996

  The pen moved across the page as though guided by someone else's hand, leaving fragmented thoughts and raw emotions. Sometimes it seemed that... More >>

• Second-Degree Burn (Part II)

  published February 29, 1996

  After Byron Powers's slip, the court wasn't going to chance Debrah Snider making the same mistake when the prosecution called her to the... More >>

• ADDICTED TO LOVE

  published February 7, 1996

  Megan Ross shifted uncomfortably in her seat. She was growing impatient and leaned over to peek into the basket on the floor by her side. ... More >>

• A WANTED MAN

  published January 24, 1996

  part 2 of 2 On April 20, Debrah came home from work and found Tom pacing about in her kitchen. Over the preceding weeks, she'd heard him make... More >>