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Ollying the Bible
I branched out of my safety zone on a recent Friday, entering a skateboard contest put on by a Christian church. I paid my entry fee, skated for about 10 minutes and won my money back (and then some) in…
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September Letters to the Editor
"Kudos for printing your personal environmental scorecard. I absolutely agree with the notion that most of us would love to reduce our impact on the environment if it just wasn’t so darned inconvenient—or expensive—or (my personal favorite) overwhelming."
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BoCo Going Green
Since we’re no good at metric conversions, we have trouble figuring out how much dirty air 12 metric tons of carbon dioxide really is. According to Boulder County, it’s the equivalent of powering five moderately-sized homes a year. Or if…
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Put Some Clothes on, Please
It’s 5 in the morning; do you know where your priest is? Hopefully not down at the local high school running naked.
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They Might Still be New Wave-They Might Be Giants
Looking at the musical landscape, you’d be hard pressed to find a New Wave band that’s been playing for 25 years, recording new and relevant material, writing TV theme songs and children’s records, and doing it all without…
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Your Pick…
There’s much ado about something concerning the upcoming theater season on the Front Range. This year’s got it all: Nazis, sex, murder, musicals, mid-life crises, Monty Python and transvestite nuns. From Longmont to LoDo, here’s just a smattering of what’s…
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Get Behind this Grassroots Effort
One thing that has proved painfully obvious in the past few years: People don’t like giving up luxury in the name of the environment. But if it costs more, it’s amazing how quickly many shed it. Environmentalists are trying to…
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Build Your Big Houses Quick
Boulder County Commissioners still plan on curbing the building of large homes in unincorporated parts of the county, but the process has been delayed as the elected officials consider oodles of public comment. They’re also waiting to hear from a…
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Two Towns Too Small to Not Share Schools’ Cash
There’s a storm brewing in Carbon Valley, and it has nothing to do with a quick moving monsoon typical of the season. Frederick is mad at Firestone, and town leaders are airing the dirty laundry in public. Firestone says its…
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Old Town in Need of a Business Boost
It’s never been easy doing business in Old Town Erie, given the sleepy little area doesn’t have a critical mass of residents that flock to its cafes, shops and restaurants. Even so, it’s expensive to open a business downtown if…
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