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Boulder is no Seattle
The high cost of living in Boulder County is old news. You won’t be surprised to read that a 2011 report showed the state minimum wage was already $3.61 shy of providing an individual with a self-sufficient wage even at that time. Self-sufficient meaning a person ...
A theatre student walks into a bar
YOU head over to the theatre building when you hear that Romeo and Juliet is being performed for free at the University of Colorado Boulder. However, things take a turn when you realize students are dancing in the hallways, a capella groups are performing before the ...
American Life in Poetry: Column 546
They say that when undergoing cancer treatment, the patient’s attitude is all-important. Here Robert King, a poet now living in Colorado, looks with wit and bemusement at his chemotherapy. His most recent book is Some of These Days, (Conundrum Press, 2013...
Christmas for Music Lovers
Though the market for purchasing and listening to music has largely moved online, hardcore music fans still dedicated to physical records have resisted the move, fetishing the act of collecting vinyl. What used to be a common act of commerce has now turned into a ...
Private School Guide
Each winter, thousands of parents begin the Open Enrollment process in search of a better school option for their child. For reasons ranging from standardized test scores to school safety or differentiated student learning, parents across Boulder County and Colorado ...
Much ado about Melons
The little sign on the front door tells me I’m in the right place. It warns me that if I knock, I should be prepared for the fact that the people who live here are naturalists who more often than not go nude inside their home. It’s their naturalist lifestyle — or ...
Airport offers swine flu shots on holiday weekend
CHICAGO — As they battle the holiday crowds this weekend...
