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December 3, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Being a philanthropist can be an expensive venture. But charity isn’t always about big checks or canned soup or bake sales. In fact, it means different things for different people and different organizations. Proving that anyone can help drive the…

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The Origin and Species of Stuffing

November 16, 2009 Like 2 John Lehndorff

When I stand in my new kitchen on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Day this year, I shall not stand alone. My son and my sister will be there, and so will my mom and her mother in spirit.

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How Colorado Are You?

November 12, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

Our Annual Winter Guide takes on a new form. Test your snow cred with a Colorado-inspired quiz. Check off each of the activities you’ve done and tally your score. Are you legit? Or should you start working on your Rocky…

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People In Your Hood: Nigel Melville

November 11, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

The old English adage goes, “Football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs and rugby is a thug’s game played by gentlemen.” Which means that Nigel Melville is a gentleman who is working to spread a canon of brutishness across…

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No Place Like the Stove

November 11, 2009 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

The holidays will be here faster than you can say, “I’d like to get an order for take out, please.” That means it’s time to dust off your fine china, warm up your oven and start your timer. It’s time…

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On the Road

November 11, 2009 Like 2 Andra Coberly

People in the alternative transportation sector talk about motivation in terms of cost-benefit ratios and environmental and economic influences.

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Peeps: Chris Ray

October 19, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Chris Ray looks outdoorsy and rugged even as she sits in a bustling Boulder coffee shop, peering into the depths of a laptop. She’s busy. Very busy. More busy than she thought she’d be when she set out, years ago,…

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Seven Campaign Promises from 2008

October 14, 2009 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Jared Polis 1. While Rep. Jared Polis never really ran on a platform of gay-rights issues, he did vow to fight for gay marriage and anti-discrimination laws. In September, Polis co-sponsored legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act,…

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2009 Election Endorsements

October 14, 2009 Like 5 Lacy Boggs

Some say local politics is boring. Ha! Between the lines of each ballot are mayoral face-offs, city council battles between pro-growth or anti-business, partisan trickery mapped out in hate-filled blogs, and ballot issues that are outcomes of council micromanagement and…

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YS’s Annual Halloween Scene

October 14, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

We love Halloween: the anticipation of dressing up in something new and Spandexy; spreads of candy; children bundled up in puffy costumes; the feeling of sugar rushing through your veins and fear creeping up to grab you… And of course,…