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Local services make great gifts
Most people have stuff, and many have far too much of it. What a lot of people don’t have, though, and may not buy for themselves in a down economy are things like a meal at a downtown restaurant, a massage at an independently owned spa, or that much needed tune-up ...
Boulder chiropractor brings state-of-the-art machine to the West
Many hardcore athletes and weekend warriors call Boulder home, enjoying the area’s hiking trails, cycling routes and nearby ski resorts...
Not Hell Fest after all
After getting an earful from some liberal Longmont environmentalists last spring about the horror story that would unfold with the recent Heaven Fest event, it was with some trepidation that I headed over to Union Reservoir on Aug. 1, The Day After. After all, my ...
A fracking credibility gap
On Nov. 6, the city charter of Longmont banned fracking from its city limits...
What to get the green thumb
A recurring theme emerges when asking local nurseries and garden-supply stores about their hottest gifts of the holiday season...
Eat, drink and be merry
Sorry, Mom, but most holiday gifts don’t last. You may as well give that misguided sweater or self-help audiobook straight to Goodwill...
Campaigning for ‘pink slime’
It was so Orwellian it was laughable — three governors touring a factory where connective tissue from cattle carcasses is transformed into a food product the meat industry wants to call “finely textured beef,” but which one USDA scientist dubbed “pink slime...
Give memories, not things: active gifts
With winter comes a host of new things to do outdoors, which often lead to the best presents of all: lasting memories...
