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Notes: Imagine the Possibilities

January 6, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Stephanie, the one female student in the small class, was reading aloud when I walked in and took a seat at a large table along with six students. Despite the interruption, she plugged away, scooping words off the page like…

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Elf You

December 14, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

The holidays are about tradition. And they are about doing things for the good of tradition—because your mom wants to see the Nutcracker for the 64th time, because your dad adores fruit cake, because your wife wants to take the…

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Pine Away

December 3, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

When I was a kid, I knew it was Christmas when after going to church on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, my parents loaded up my brother, Danny, and I (and later David) into the blue, ’60s vintage Buick Skylark station…

Duly Noted

Dear Santa…

December 3, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

There are a lot of things I’d like for my >INSERT APPROPRIATE SECULAR HOLIDAY HERE< gift this year. So, I decided the fair thing to do would be to list them all here, so my legions of readers and fans…

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Giving the Gift of Booze

December 3, 2009 Like 0 James Burrus

Stashing for the holidays The stealth gift that will reap huge rewards is an aged case of imperial beer. Like fine wine, high alcohol beers age and mellow with time. Varieties brewed now will taste much different in March or…

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The Hanukkah Fairy

December 3, 2009 Like 0 French Davis

Perhaps no character in history has evoked more controversy or provoked more heated discussion than the Hanukkah fairy. Mostly because he doesn’t really exist—and not even in a “Santa Claus doesn’t exist” way. He doesn’t exist in a much more…

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Breaking Bread

December 3, 2009 Like 0 John Lehndorff

The holiday sights matter, the lights and trees, as does the sound of carols and the aroma of pine, but it’s the traditional goodies that make the season sweet. Taste takes us back to our childhood and that early seasonal…

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Locavore Gift Guide

December 3, 2009 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Santa never used to look like this… He’s traded in his reindeer for Crescent Moon snowshoes He’s wearing GoLite and Crocs This winter, you’ll also want something you never had… Cause Santa’s got a brand-new bag! This winter, Santa has…

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Businesses That Care

December 3, 2009 Like 0 Andra Coberly

St. Vrain Valley Credit Union 777 21st Ave., Longmont, 303.772.7776; 1444 East 3rd Ave., Longmont, 303.772.7776, svvcu.org “She was our inspiration. She spearheaded this. We have stayed true.” —Julia Davis, business development and community advocate The community involvement didn’t start…

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20 Ways to Give

December 3, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Being a philanthropist can be an expensive venture. But charity isn’t always about big checks or canned soup or bake sales. In fact, it means different things for different people and different organizations. Proving that anyone can help drive the…