The October issue of Valley Voice includes contributions from regular writers and artists from Routt County on subjects including local economics, history, fiction, wellness, sustainability, art, the environment, and more. Table of Contents Paulie Sez: 50 Shades of Fall And Another Thing! Who Was Thomas Nast? Economics: The Common Sense of our Local Dollars and Cents: What do we want the local economy to look like? The Bonnifield Files: Peeking into the Hidden Places Down South Enna Rose: I Will Survive "Go Figure!? A penny saved can be worth almost a dime" & "Open Letter: Diane Mitsch Bush": It all depends on where you keep it when you save it/Energy Development Straight From The Rack: Un Passion Por La Vin Mister Helpful's Dating Guide: Pets and Dating Routt County Disasters: What happened last night? Transitory Adventures: NOROCO Artist Profile: Sandy Graves No Haskels: High Ground Health: Biomeridian Testing Guest Writer: Saving the Past Book Review: Living Like Lebowski Pencil it In: Fire Starting and Job Creation Steamboat Offerings: Our Bears The Way I See It: Walking In The Rain Sustainably Situated: The Green Building Tour is Back! Do It Yourself Homesteading: How to Winterize Your Garden Here Knitty-Knitty: Calmed to Distraction Kid Chronicals: Smile "Yepelloscopes: Your Monthly Message" & "Valley Voices" & "Humor: Comics"