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December 26, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

While the passage of Election Day has eliminated most political buzzwords from the lexicon, there’s one term we’re hearing with increasing breathlessness: “fiscal cliff.” It’s a reference to more than just economic calamity in general, but to a specific set…

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Month in Review

December 26, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

A Boulder company made up of former NASA employees announced plans to fly tourists to the moon for $750 million each. Coloradans can now break out the Cheetos and Goldfish: Gov. John Hickenlooper officially made recreational marijuana use legal by…

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The Art of Aging Gracefully

December 26, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

“In full disclosure” is a statement journalists give when they have something discomforting to reveal. It’s where they divulge an asterisk to their fair and balanced pretenses and then quickly move on to the next paragraph. It may not make…

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Smart Money

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Information is power. In the first few thousand years of civilization’s existence, this evolved quickly to mean, “He who controls the flow of information controls the power.” And, for much of that time, that power resided in the ruling class,…

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Six questions with celebrity dessert chef Keegan Gerhard

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Talk about some culinary cred. Chef Keegan Gerhard launched to fame as a host on the Food Network Challenge and then opened D Bar Desserts in Denver to critical acclaim. He was also named one of the nation’s Top 10…

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Editor’s picks

November 20, 2012 Like 0 French Davis

Natural Born Killers Lots of bands have been hailed as saviors of rock and roll. While that’s hyperbolic (seriously, why is rock and roll always on the brink of a horrific death knell? Critics are a-holes), The Killers stand out…

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Going Whole Hog (or Turkey)

November 20, 2012 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Every family has holiday traditions, no matter which holidays you celebrate. For years, my family celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with a Butterball and New Year’s with a HoneyBaked Ham. It wasn’t until after my grandmother passed that my mom decided…

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Eatery News

November 20, 2012 Like 2 Lacy Boggs

Openings and Closings Rinco Argentino opened in Boulder, bringing Argentinian cuisine to The Village on Arapahoe. Harold’s and The Bayonette Room opened on Ken Pratt in Longmont. Press Play, an “arcade bar,” opened in the former Round Midnight space on…

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Dusk till Dawn

November 20, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

It’s Wednesday night. I’m in an RV with three other adults, one baby and two dogs. Considering yours truly has never set foot in an RV and usually spends school nights hiking, skiing or watching Netflix, this is not a…

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Cheat Sheet: Blowing in the Wind

November 20, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Anyone hoping for relief from the crippling drought under a blanket of soothing, moisturizing winter snow for the next several months should prepare to be disappointed. The official winter weather outlook published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts…