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Rough and Tumble Mall

June 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

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

June 3, 2008 Like 1 editor

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

June 3, 2008 Like 0 editor

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

May 29, 2008 Like 0 editor

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

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…