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Spoelman is running for first ward council member, which is a four-year term, while Stevens will re-run for the third ward seat, also a four-year term. We could start by focusing on our strengths: a vibrant community with good schools, a strong workforce with a diverse economy, a great downtown, and beautiful natural resources. For the safety of all, and for a healthy and vital community, I support more safe routes to schools, services, and shopping for persons who are walking, riding...

She'd given birth to a daughter in January and missed two months of training with a stress fracture of the sacrum at the base of her spine. The men's race, which was a Sunday fun run for 16 miles, came down to a showdown between Kenya's Martin Lel and Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri, who reprised their London finish in April, with Lel again outkicking Goumri down the final stretch to win by 12 seconds in 2:09:04, the fastest men's time here in five years. The men's race, which was a Sunday fun...

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Artisans use alpaca fleece, which comes in 22 shades and is lighter, silkier and warmer than sheep's wool, to make clothing, blankets and art. Lutz describes alpacas as "gentle but aloof," adding that he's comfortable sending his 6- and 9-year old kids out to play with the animals. Though related to llamas, alpacas are about half the size, and were bred to produce more fleece. Jennifer Lutz, who grew up on a cattle farm, said alpacas are "smaller, quieter and eat less" than cattle. At The...