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Voting Was Too Easy

November 4, 2008 Like 0 editor

I wanted a line snaking around the block, backing up for an hour, two or three. Then, my neighbors and I could have bemoaned the process. Complained about lack of preparation. Discussed that how, when we wake up tomorrow, there…

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November Letters to the Editor

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

I just received a copy of the Yellow Scene, and I am outraged by the cover (“Scary Good Costumes,” October). We have a candidate for the office of vice president inciting crowds to chant kill him and you have the…

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The Super Bowl for Journalists

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

Accountants have tax season, professional sports players the playoffs and retailers the holidays. Journalists are stuck covering these stupid elections.

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A Real Boiling Point

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

Each summer we worry about two things here in Colorado: water and fire. A new report by the Colorado Water Conservation Board projects the summer mercury in Colorado to rise up to 4 degrees more in the next 40 years,…

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Staying Competitive

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

Walk into most any business around FlatIron Crossing Mall, and owners will likely tell you times are tough. This is especially true in the Village open air section. where foot traffic is slow and plans are in the works to…

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It’s Time to Act Like Adults

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

It’s a little sad that the Boulder County Commissioners had to draft and adopt a written code of conduct for those attending a hearing, especially considering the code spells out that profanity and threatening or abusive language is not allowed.

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Twin Peak’s Long Shot

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

Drive past the aging Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont and you’ll see a shopping center way past its prime. This is hardly news. Over the summer, the mall’s developer, Panattoni Development Co., and the city appeared close to entering into…

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Spending Money Wisely?

October 28, 2008 Like 0 editor

It seems you can’t go more than a few days without some sort of controversy coming out of the chambers of Boulder City Council, even when intentions are good. The city put together a commission to study how Boulder spent…

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A Place for Elitism

October 28, 2008 Like 1 James Burrus

In this presidential election season, as has been the case in recent election cycles, the terms “elitist,” “elitism” and “elite” have been hurled as a pejorative; an epithet from which one must flee. It’s nearly as bad as being pegged…

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Yellow Scene’s Election Endorsements

October 16, 2008 Like 2 editor

We usually hate to spoil what’s coming out in our print edition, but our November issue comes out a little late for all you politically-minded readers who are voting via mail-in ballots. We’ve spent the last month talking to the…