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The Lion’s Share

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

If there is one major misconception about training a cat, it’s that a cat cannot be trained. Yep, that little, fuzzy thing that attacks your screen door and pees in your closet is not the mysterious, solitary being that you…

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Here’s to Beer

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

I attended college on the central coast of California—a beautiful little town nestled among the morros and cuddled up around a simple Spanish mission. It was a college town and a retirement town, and that left little room for anyone…

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Boulder drinkers mourn: Trader Joe is on the wagon

September 14, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Boulder has thoroughly earned its reputation for having a unique and particular market. We are quite firmly the hippy organic-and-healthy-food eating and beer-drinking crowd. After a night of downing cans of Dale’s Pale Ale, you better believe we’ll take that…

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Roma’s Peach Salsa Recipe

September 10, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

In August’s Challenging Elements, Roma Melrose of Roma’s Catering created a feast for editor Andra Coberly and photographer Joe Hodgson. The secret ingredient was peaches, which Melrose manipulated in several different ways with global influences. But our favorite dish was…

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Challenging Element: Peaches

August 21, 2012 Like 1 Andra Coberly

When Roma Melrose was a girl in India, peaches were shipped up from Kashmir to Delhi where she grew up. They were small and sweet. They’d come wrapped in colorful tissue-like paper. Decades have passed since her days of eating…

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This is Not a Test

August 21, 2012 Like 1 Andra Coberly

First, it was chalkboards—replaced with shiny whiteboards and, later, newfangled Smart Boards. Textbooks and spiral notebooks went the way of the Trapper Keeper, superceded by iPads and laptops. Schools began banning sugary sodas and dodgeball. Adults who wander into modern…

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Smart Teachers

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

These teachers march to the beat of their own drums: Andre Adeli, Boulder Prep: Principal and Civics Teacher Charlie Garcia, Erie Elementary: Fourth Grade teacher Karen Shanley, Ballet Nouveau: Dance teacher Liz Simms, Trail Ridge Middle School: Science teacher Michael…

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Smart teachers: Sarah Kleinsteiber

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Sarah Kleinsteiber Broomfield Academy: Music & Drama Someday, the kids of Broomfield Academy will grow into adults, and if things go as Sarah Kleinsteiber plans, they will have a heady appreciation for music. “I just hope they look back, and…

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Smart teachers: Michael Schefferstein

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Michael Schefferstein Justice High School: Math, Science & Technology Michael Schefferstein doesn’t believe he can instill passion for math in the students at Justice High School in Lafayette. “I can motivate them. I can make it fun, and I can…

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Smart teachers: Liz Simms

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Liz Simms Trail Ridge Middle School: Science For some, attaining success is a matter of not straying from a path. For others, there are obstacles that make things like a college education, a career, health insurance and financial ease a…