A Place for Elitism
In this presidential election season, as has been the case in recent election cycles, the terms “elitist,” “elitism” and “elite” have been hurled as a pejorative; an epithet from which one must flee. It’s nearly as bad as being pegged…
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Weekend Pick: Get Scared
There are only a few more precious days to receive your Halloween thrills. If you’re brave enough, take a tour of McConnells Greenhouse Haunted House. What used to be a greenhouse has now been possessed- by ghosts, monsters and demons…
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Weekend Pick: Spontaneous Laughter
Ok, we’ve seen enough of the scripted sitcoms every week. You know Michael Scott will put his foot in his mouth on The Office, somebody may die on Grey’s Anatomy, and Alec Baldwin will play dumb on 30 Rock. So…
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Yellow Scene’s Election Endorsements
We usually hate to spoil what’s coming out in our print edition, but our November issue comes out a little late for all you politically-minded readers who are voting via mail-in ballots. We’ve spent the last month talking to the…
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State Questions
No on 46: Civil Rights Initiative This would prohibit preferential treatment based on race or gender in hiring, contracting and public education, effectively ending affirmative action in the state. Let’s be honest, affirmative action plays a small role in state…
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Local Issues
Broomfield Yes on Arista local tax Money is owed for the parking structure that serves the Broomfield Event Center, Arista development and a future RTD Park-n-Ride station—the debt is being paid using event ticket service fees. This question increases the…
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Boulder County Commissioners
District 1: Will Toor (D) over Ralph Shnelvar (L) and Patrick Brophy (R) District 2: Ben Pearlman (D) over Bo Shaffer (L) and Aaron Hobbs (R) District 3: Cindy Domenico (D) over Randy Luallin (L) and Dick Murphy (R) We…
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State House
District 10: Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D) over Dorothy Marshall (R) Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, a longtime statehouse liaison for the Boulder County Commissioners, fits the needs of District 10. While we respect Dorothy Marshall’s pragmatic approach to healthcare and ideas to…
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State Senate
District 16: Dan Gibbs (D) over Don Ytterberg (R) Transportation is one of the biggest issues facing Colorado, in addition to the economy, healthcare and education. We currently have a budget that covers about half the annual maintenance needs of…
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