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Your children may have smaller feet than you, but their carbon footprints are just as big as yours. Buy your child ecofriendly toys this year. Pass up the toys with the excess packaging, toxins and BPD and opt for a toy made from reclaimed materials. Shop locally for...

Dear Pharmacist,You’ve mentioned that cayenne pepper is very healing for the stomach and can prevent ulcers.  How can that be?  I thought chili pepper would burn a hole in your gut faster than you could say, “hot chili pepper.”  Not so?Answer:  Not so. While ...

The Obama administration is considering suing Arizona to block implementation of its harsh new immigration enforcement measure, SB 1070. The Justice Department doesn’t have much time — barring a judicial stay, the law goes into effect July 29 — and a decision, to sue...

 It’s been almost a month since fire consumed about 85 acres up Boulder Canyon. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle says the exact cause is still unknown...

Dear Pharmacist, I’m frequently confused by all the choices when I’m trying to select an over-the-counter (OTC) product from the drugstore. Is it OK to ask the pharmacist for help? I’ve tried at times, but they are always busy and I have to wait. --P.R. New ...

  I first learned about the shackling of inmates in labor back in 1999 after Amnesty International did its study of the issue and made its findings public. What I read in that report, titled “Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of Women in ...

I`m hitting the trail again this week...

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Candidate: Stuart Lord Office: Boulder Valley School District Board of Education District G Website: http://stuartforbvsd.com/ QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES (200 words maximum for each response): Are you the parent of...

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Incumbent Boulder County Commissioner Cindy Domenico is winning handily in her bid for re-election as of press time. Others in the lead include Hillary Hall for clerk and recorder, Robert Hullinghorst for county treasurer, Emma Hall for county coroner and Jerry ...