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The End Could be Near

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

Judging by falling readership numbers nationwide, there likely will be little outcry if the Rocky Mountain News goes out of business. The Rocky, the state’s oldest newspaper, is up for sale in an extremely poor market.

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A Good Problem to Have

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

For the first time in recent memory, St. Vrain Valley School officials are figuring out what they want to do with some extra money. Finally. Initial priorities: shrink class sizes, hire more teachers and improve school buildings.

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Rural Surroundings Preserved

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

Walk around the Alexander Dawson School campus and you get the feeling its students are rarely left wanting. School officials, however, do want more. Forty-two thousand, nine hundred and ten square feet to be exact.

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Ease Up on Contributions

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

Longmont wants to put the kibosh on hefty campaign contributions by local organizations and special interests. The city council is exploring new limits that would cap individual campaign donations to $200 and those by organizations to $500. This would not…

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So, Who Won?

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

A jury says Boulder County Commissioners imposed a substantial burden on religious exercises by denying a proposal to double the size of 128,000-square-foot Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot. The jury also says the commissioners did not discriminate against the…

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Dropping the Ball

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

The ball atop our Erie office is set to drop, towering hundreds of feet about Old Town. There are likely a few zoning officials not too happy with our contraption. We’ve dragged out thousands of party hats emblazoned with our…

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Dec./Jan. Letters to the Editor

December 18, 2008 Like 0 editor

Anyone who thinks viewers should get their news from comedy shows or that elitism is a good thing needs to seek another career.

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Christmas Stories

December 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

My favorite holiday memories aren’t from when I was young and don’t involve presents, a tree or eggnog. In fact, what became a much anticipated tradition for me didn’t involve visits to extended family, either.

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Man’s Most Difficult Task

December 2, 2008 Like 0 editor

Ladies, please take pity on us. We have issues this time of year.

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Obama Has Me Believing Again

November 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

All my life, I had an idealist view about what government and ethics looked like. I grew up with the teachings of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and how our nation was founded under great and noble ideas.