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Thumbin’ It
Hitchhiking has always been good to me, but I can’t say the same for a certain drunk who once rolled in an early ‘70s Opel GT. His car was on the verge of a coronary; it was merely fate that…
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Mind the Gap
When the federal government buoyed GM and Chrysler, in newsrooms across the country, reporters and editors thought to themselves, “What about us?”
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Longmont Shifts Gears
Election night is all said and done. The winners have sipped their champagne and the losers have thanked their supporters. Throughout the area, we had some surprising council shifts and also expected victories.
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Larimer Sheriff Gets Feedback… and Then Some
If you thought the news coverage of the Heene Balloon Extravaganza was crazy, you should check out the newest online column from Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden.
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Elections are Report Cards
Challenging an incumbent in a primary election is a clear signal that A) the extreme fringe of the party is upset about said incumbent tracking to center or B) severe incompetence or grievous moral lapse has chummed the waters.
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Duly Noted: For the Record
I went into a music store yesterday. An honest-to-God, brick-and-mortar music store. It’s a lot like going into a museum, except the whole thing’s the gift shop. In fact, this particular music store even sold records.
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Tid-Bites: Park Burger, Denver
My friend Hannah and her husband are my go-to excuse for trying new restaurants in Denver. If I don’t really have an excuse to be down there, but want to try a new place, I’ll call them up and ask…
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It’s A Jungle Out There
It can be said that the ecosystem known as municipal politics is similar to that of the wild kingdom.
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The Tatanka Tribe
Football is a rough game—as a profession and as a pastime. It’s a game of titans, of hard knocks, of long spiraling passes that are watched with breath held, and of stadiums erupting into rapturous glee. It’s a game of…
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Contest Winner at Telluride Blues and Brews
Reader mail: A few weeks ago I answered one of your lunchtime giveaways for tickets to the Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride. I just wanted to say thank you! While the tickets to the festival were free, renting the…
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