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January 29, 2019 Like 0 Phillip Doe

It’s been said that small laws breed great crimes. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act is such a law. The crimes committed against the people in its name are legion. But it got even more criminal last week when…

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The Mad King

January 28, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

Three Years. That’s how much time Michael Cohen will spend behind bars after his plea bargain stemming from charges including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying under oath to Congress. I’m writing this on the same day this news…

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SPOTLIGHT on Nick Urata of DeVotchKa

January 28, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

2006 was a banner year for DeVotchKa. The Colorado band had already been around almost a decade and toured extensively with burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese, but that was the year of their breakout performance at Bonnaroo, followed by their…

Scene Stealers

January 28, 2019 Like 0 French Davis

Disenchanted! At BDT Stage What happens when all the classic fairy tale princesses decide they’re done with the exploitation they’ve suffered at the hands of books, dolls and films? In Disenchanted! Snow White and her pals Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle,…

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Winter Workout: Slump Survival Guide

January 27, 2019 Like 0 De La Vaca

Winter in Colorado is unquestionably beautiful: we have majestic mountains, brilliant sunshine, and, of course, snow. Winter is December through February, with average February temperatures in Boulder peaking at 48 with lows of 23 degrees. Brrrrrr. We have colder temperatures…

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The Pedagogy of the Impressed

January 27, 2019 Like 0 Marisa Mostek

I can still remember the feeling of a teacher telling me, “I’m sorry, but I just can’t teach you.” I was a sophomore in high school. To this day, his honesty baffles me. He explained to me that with the…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: The Snowstorm of 1913

January 27, 2019 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

In Colorado, it – IT – remains the standard for judging other snowstorms. If it happened today, the results would be catastrophic. This December marked the 105th anniversary of Colorado’s worst snowstorm. Over four days in December 1913, Lafayette received 48…

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Marlow Baines: Earth Guardians out to save the planet

January 27, 2019 Like 0 editor

Climate change. The very wording is scary. In a time of crisis, fear can lead us to believe we are helpless and that nothing can be done, but do not let that stop you. My name is Marlow Baines, I…

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The O’Connor Corner: CO Legal

January 27, 2019 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

A ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Martin v. Boise, has sent cities across the west scrambling to comply with its interpretation. The court held that “[c]amping [o]rdinance[s] . . . enforced against homeless individuals who take even…

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Month in Review

January 27, 2019 Like 0 editor

Boulder is moving to vacate marijuana convictions going back to 1979, in a move that places BOCO DA Dougherty in the progressive front of DA’s nationwide. * In regional police violence, the officer who killed a homeowner who had killed…