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Barack’s Tough Talk

May 19, 2008 Like 0 editor

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

May 14, 2008 Like 0 editor

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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A Burning Desire to Look Younger

May 9, 2008 Like 0 editor

Well, I am sitting here in all my glorious vanity with a charred face. I knew I was going to need to stay home for a day, but I guess I did not really have a clear idea exactly how…

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If You Can’t Arrest ’em, Fine ’em

May 8, 2008 Like 0 editor

If you can’t arrest a gay couple for trying to get married, at least you can fine them 41 bucks and dish out 28 hours of community service. That’s the punishment doled out to Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder, a…

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Not Quite Improved Enough

May 6, 2008 Like 0 editor

We don’t care much for losing, which is why disappointment was the first emotion to hit when we found out we didn’t take home a Maggie this year. Maggies, given out by the Western Publications Association, honor the best in…

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An Education in Luring Top Minds

May 6, 2008 Like 1 Graphics

Colorado State Sen. Brandon Shaffer never would have joined the Navy had it not been for a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship. Shaffer might have paid his debt of public service some other way. But getting talented people into the…

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Minor League, Major Press

May 6, 2008 Like 0 editor

Sure this may be a publicity stunt, but if it puts people in the seats, the Broomfield Dawgs, a minor league football team, will make no apologies. The team recently signed punter Rafael Mendoza, solidifying the position for the Colorado…

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May Letters to the Editor

May 6, 2008 Like 0 editor

"Nice cover ('Best of the West,' April). Never been into cowboys, but he could change my mind."

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A Religion and Border War

May 6, 2008 Like 0 editor

This is just getting nasty. Longmont and Firestone are once again in a land battle, and it appears now that LifeBridge Christian Church is at the center of it all.

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Whew, Already Getting Expensive

May 6, 2008 Like 0 editor

When the 2nd Congressional District seat opened with Mark Udall, the beloved Boulder Democrat, running for senate, it set the stage for one of the most expensive primaries on record.