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Rocky Mountain Rage Season Opener, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Broomfield Event Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield. Atlas Valley Fall Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 11, Atlas Valley Shopping Center, 95th and Arapahoe Avenue, Lafayette Thorne Ecological Natural Night…

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Great Moments in Technology

October 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

As I type this, the new Hadron Collider somewhere under the Alps on the French/Swiss border has just had its first successful test. For those of you who have been living under a rock for the last several years, the…

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Just Like Home

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There are no pool tables, bar-top videogame-quiz machines or scofflaws sneaking cigarette puffs; this is not the typical tavern I frequent. Nope, Ciao is a colorful, classy joint serving the suburban Lafayette professional set.

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8 Questions with Actor/Comedian Bill Bellamy

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You may recognize him from his work hosting Last Comic Standing on NBC (or his lesser-known and funnier show, Who’s Got Jokes on TVOne), but Bill Bellamy’s been a staple of the American comedy scene for a lot longer. In…

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Editor’s Picks

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October's Best A&E

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October Picks

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A Daily Dose of Diversions

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Challenging Elements: Pumpkin

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One ingredient; 24 hours

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Tibetan Adventure

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Somewhere north of India lies the high mountainous terrain of Tibet. The small plateau in the middle of China claims only two-and-a-half million people. And, as far as my research was able to tell me, they eat a great deal…

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Pizza Challenge

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It’s been months since we published our Best of the West winners (April), so getting a phone call a few weeks ago questioning one of our picks seemed a little out of the blue. We love hearing from readers, and…

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Get a Brain, Get in the Game

October 7, 2008 Like 1 editor

Polls are jet fuel for the news media. They give the partisan pundit gasbags something “new” to talk about—who’s ahead and by how much, how the latest political ad is changing opinions—and analyze ad nauseam on nearly a daily basis.