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June Letters to the Editor
"Anytime a soccer mom magazine starts talking about trailer people, I know things are off to a rocky start."
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Backyard Politics
As a kid, I used to wonder what was meant by the old political saw “All politics is local.” The saying is attributed to former Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill. The first time I remember hearing it was from…
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A Bloggers’ Universe
We won’t know until the middle of the month whether our magazine has been credentialed for the Democratic National Convention in August. We are crossing our fingers.
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Money Can’t Buy the Top Line
Multi-millionaire Jared Polis has dropped about $3.7 million of his own money into his campaign to become the Democrat nominee for Colorado’s second Congressional District, one of the most expensive primaries in history.
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Rough and Tumble Mall
It’s an understatement to say the Twin Peaks Mall on the southwestern edge of Longmont is in need of a little love. Vacant storefronts and empty parking lots are not a good thing and do little to help the city’s…
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Erie Could Have Had Fresh Produce
Correction: While we still believe Erie is in need of a frequent event such as a Farmers’ Market in Old Town, officials were never contacted by any organization offering to bring one here as we reported below. We reported this…
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Saving the Valley One Beer at a Time
In the back of my cupboard, there’s a plastic beer cup collecting dust. It has a drawing of a cow screened on it—it is perhaps my favorite cup.
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Witnessing Beauty in the Wake of Devastation
Over the weekend, I received a group email looking for volunteers to come and help a day in Windsor, where a mile-wide tornado struck killing one, and damaging or destroying more than 200 homes.
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Barack’s Tough Talk
It’s going to be very difficult for either John McCain or (presumably) Barack Obama to run a campaign to the White House this fall and dodge all the smear tactics that will be launched in both their directions without launching…
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What a Surprise, Tancredo Trashing a Liberal Idea
I’m a liberal. I went to the University of Colorado. I admit it would have been nice to see a few more right leaning professors on campus. So it was met with optimism when the Boulder college announced plans to…
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