Andrew Romanoff Has set his sights on the U.S. Senate. Will this underdog have its day?
by Andra Coberly
It’s odd, funny even, that a candidate who was not long ago elected to four terms in the state legislature, a man who became the first Colorado Democrat speaker of the house since 1975, a politician who spoiled Colorado’s red-blue fisticuffs, championed referendum C and helped spur the largest investment in school construction in state history is now considered the underdog.
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February 2010
The taxing question of medical marijuana in Colorado
by Mathew Klickstein
I well remember the citywide excitement the first time “cannabis clubs” suddenly opened up throughout Hollywood where I was eking out a living as a lowly screenwriter and journalist. Then, just as suddenly, the marijuana dispensaries vanished.
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January 2010
Free HIV testing on World AIDS Day
Boulder County Public Health will provide free, anonymous HIV testing on Dec. 1 in conjunction with World AIDS Days, which is on Dec. 4.
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November 2009
Illustration by Zachary Williams
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The City of Beers
Some cities have billboards that greet visitors with a giant “welcome.” Some city entryways are more artistic, conceptual or abstract. Others are more like warnings: “Welcome to Paradise, Pop. 384. No Loitering.” But Longmont’s new unofficial welcome mat makes a different kind of statement: Longmont, Chug it Down! Last month, Oskar Blues Brewery unveiled its grain-silo-turned-giant-beer-can at the southwest end of town, where Hover meets Ken Pratt, the junction where Boulderites descending from grace enter Longmont. The 68-year-old silo is a part of what will soon become Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids, the Lyons-based brewery’s newest venture. (more…)
September 2009
5 Hot Topics 104th North
Illustration by Stephanie Mott
1} The Beet Goes On
Six farmers who lease land from Boulder County Parks and Open Space asked for the county’s permission to raise Roundup Ready sugar beets, which are modified to resist an herbicide called Roundup. The farmers asserted that growing the genetically modified crop would allow them to stay competitive, with bigger harvests and fewer expenses. Despite opposition and a negative recommendation from Boulder County Food and Agriculture Policy Council, Parks and Open Space staff recommended that the county allow the beets, requiring them to make efforts to limit cross pollination. But on Aug. 25, commissioners opted to delay the decision until more information is gleaned. What’s Next: County staff will go back to the books, looking at developing a general GMO policy and a comprehensive plan for Boulder County’s cropland.
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September 2009
