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Officially the Biggest Spender

July 31, 2008 Like 0 editor

Jared Polis has cemented himself as the biggest spender in this election cycle, his near $3.7 million of personal contributions to his campaign to win the Second Congressional District seat topping all other self-financed candidates (in both congressional and senate…

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Polis, Fitz-Gerald Fighting; Shafroth Likely Loving It

July 30, 2008 Like 0 editor

It was just a matter of time before the Second Congressional District race got downright ugly. That time seems to have come in the last week as mail-in ballots for the Democratic primary started arriving at homes throughout the district…

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Splitting Headache

July 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

You have to wonder if some people are just oblivious to the advantages they have. A group of well-minded Boulder Valley School District parents want to split the district. You know, the same district that is a leader in per-pupil…

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Symptoms of Green Fatigue

July 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

It seems that much of the United States is coming down with a severe case of Green Fatigue. And this has absolutely nothing to do with military garb.

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Golden Prospects

July 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

Rare are the elements in nature that provoke primal, palpable reactions in humans. The swift alarm of a buzzworm puts hair on end, peering over the edge of a cliff puts sweat in the palms and seeing the flash of…

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Historic Convention Short On Cash

July 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

The Democratic National Convention will be a historic event when it opens in Denver next month. The first black man to run for president representing a major party will be officially anointed as the Dems nominee. The city will be…

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Get Paid to Carpool

July 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

So the Lexus lanes got thrown out as a solution to unclog Highway 36. The next logical step is to do a 180, and pay drivers to use the road. You heard right. If you commute on 36 (by yourself)…

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Go Easy on the Priest in the Buff

July 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

Yes, we’ve struggled to resist taking jabs at a sweaty Catholic priest caught jogging nude in the wee hours of the morning around a high school track in Frederick in past issues, but we still feel he is getting a…

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Dog Napping Capers Getting Old

July 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

For the second time since spring, someone broke into the Humane Society of Boulder Valley and stole a few puppies. The most recent break-in saw eight pit bull puppies nagged—six of them have been found and returned. In April, a…

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