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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…

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Yikes, We Need a New Debt Clock

October 13, 2008 Like 0 editor

It’s hard to fathom how much money 700 billion dollars is. It’s a larger figure than most modern country’s GDP, yet our beloved government seemed unable to come up with any ideas on how to save our economy without just…

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Get a Brain, Get in the Game

October 7, 2008 Like 1 editor

Polls are jet fuel for the news media. They give the partisan pundit gasbags something “new” to talk about—who’s ahead and by how much, how the latest political ad is changing opinions—and analyze ad nauseam on nearly a daily basis.

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There’s Diamonds in These Hills

October 7, 2008 Like 0 Graphics

Think Africa has diamonds? Phff, those mining outfits have nothing on an area just outside of Fort Collins.

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No More Trash

October 7, 2008 Like 0 Graphics

A resident on Lafayette’s Emma Street upset neighbors by piling a large quantity of items and debris his yard. He claimed it was personal belongings but the city disagreed, and he was found guilty of blight.

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Forever Following the Same Script

October 7, 2008 Like 0 Graphics

The problem with virtually every new shopping center is monotony—they rarely offer anything more than a duplicate of the same stores six miles down the road. FlatIron Crossing is trying to avoid walking the same path.

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Rising Cost of Books

October 7, 2008 Like 0 Graphics

Library books are getting pretty darn expensive these days. That is, if you are a resident of Superior who likes to use the Louisville Public Library.