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The Democrats certainly saw this coming, which is why they figured holding their big hoo-hah of a party in Denver was a strategic move: Colorado is locked in a dead heat between liberals and conservatives. A successful party could set…

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Dire Straights for St. Vrain

August 11, 2008 Like 0 editor

After already seeing 85 positions, mostly teachers, slashed last spring for budget reasons, St. Vrain School District officials knew they would enter the 2008-09 year thin, then eight additional admin positions were chopped last month. That means a stretched district…

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Trains Shouldn’t Head in Reverse

August 11, 2008 Like 0 editor

The Independence Institute is a great source when you need someone to argue against a tax increase. If it’s a tax, the Golden-based think tank loathes it.

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Just a Moment, Mr. Obama

August 11, 2008 Like 0 editor

Any minute now, Barack Obama will pull up at the door of our Erie office in stretch limo with American flags sticking out from the corner, flanked by Secret Service, looking for me. We’ll then walk across the street to…

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August Letters to the Editor

August 11, 2008 Like 0 editor

I am going to burn every drop of gasoline I can afford. I am not recycling (try and make me). I am going to use lots and lots of electricity, and I hope I can produce enough refuse to pile…

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This Weekend’s Pick: Bring Your Dog to the Bar

August 8, 2008 Like 1 editor

It seems a little weird for a brewery to change its main attraction from a golden brew to a golden retriever.

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We’re Not Tardy

August 1, 2008 Like 0 editor

It’s the first day of the month, which is usually when Yellow Scene Magazine hits the streets. Not so this month, and it has nothing to do with us blowing deadline.

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Officially the Biggest Spender

July 31, 2008 Like 0 editor

Jared Polis has cemented himself as the biggest spender in this election cycle, his near $3.7 million of personal contributions to his campaign to win the Second Congressional District seat topping all other self-financed candidates (in both congressional and senate…

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Country Club Village Curse

July 30, 2008 Like 1 editor

Being enamored with a strip mall occurs as often as it has rained in Colorado this July. So readers should have taken note when we lauded Country Club Village a few months back. The Westminster shopping center at 120th and…

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Polis, Fitz-Gerald Fighting; Shafroth Likely Loving It

July 30, 2008 Like 0 editor

It was just a matter of time before the Second Congressional District race got downright ugly. That time seems to have come in the last week as mail-in ballots for the Democratic primary started arriving at homes throughout the district…