By DEBRA GREENHOUSE ACTING in a comedy role is no fun says actress Stephanie Cole. "It's hard work. You try to be absorbed in the role, but you have to be so aware of what the audience is doing. It's much tougher than playing King Lear!" she laughed.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Sep. 13--Despite numerous concerns, the Arkansas Basin Roundtable gave its blessing to a $150,000 state grant request to study a proposed Super Ditch that would allow farmers to lease water to cities.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Mar.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jan. 18--ROCKY FORD -- A "Super Ditch" being studied for the Lower Arkansas Valley would give farmers an option to selling water rights while satisfying demands for future water supplies from cities, water experts said Wednesday.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jan. 18--ROCKY FORD -- A full-time technical coordinator for improving water quality on Fountain Creek could be jointly funded by Colorado Springs Utilities and the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District.