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The roll of her eyes was unmistakable. “You want to spend how much on a turkey?” my puzzled mother asked. “About 30 bucks,” I replied. “But Butterballs are only five bucks.” “It’s worth the extra cost. Just think of the…

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Check Out Old Town Louisville

November 3, 2007 Like 1 editor

Old Town isn’t so old anymore. Sure, The Blue Parrot is still a mainstay, but it seems every few feet a new business has sprouted up since summer.

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Big Box Retailer Getting Smaller

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

The SuperTarget on Highway 287 in Lafayette may not be all that super when all is said and done. The developers of the project have scaled the size of the super retail store back, yet Lafayette’s projections for the sales…

Features

Text Message Carefully, Please

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

A lesson we learned a long time ago was you shouldn’t text message something you don’t want others to read—trust us. But what is on your cell phone is private, which is why the American Civil Liberties Union blasted Louisville’s…

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Round 2 Goes To Grassroots Effort

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

After watching city leaders almost unanimously approve the annexation and development plan for Lifebridge church to build a mini-city near Union Reservoir, Longmont residents took to the streets to gather signatures of protest. Six-thousand signatures later, the city council opted…

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Broomfield Center Finally On The Rise

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

After struggling with entertainment bookings for its first year—sans the obligatory games that come with housing two minor league sports teams—the Broomfield Event Center has landed a huge act: Cirque du Soleil. Perhaps hiring Gene Felling as its manager this…

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Whose Blight Is It Anyway?

November 3, 2007 Like 0 editor

Longmont officials will spend $6,000 to study Twin Peaks Mall to determine if it meets criteria to be deemed blighted. If so, it could qualify for a tax-financed redevelopment. This seems a bit curious considering Panattoni Development Co. recently bought…

Commentary

An Inconvenient Office To Hold

November 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

The Yellow Scene’s statement (Letters, October) about the state legislature trying to pass a “meaningless resolution” opposing the Iraq war was the most misinformed comment I’ve ever read in The Yellow Scene.

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November Letters to the Editor

November 2, 2007 Like 0 editor

"The Yellow Scene’s statement (Letters, October) about the state legislature trying to pass a 'meaningless resolution' opposing the Iraq war was the most misinformed comment I’ve ever read in The Yellow Scene."

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A Good Amount of Geek

November 1, 2007 Like 0 editor

But don’t even think about firing that query his way on the KBCO Morning Show’s weekly trivia contest where listeners try to stump the all-knowing music god. You can’t ask Buffet questions—it’s one of the growing number of quirky rules…