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Therewas probably a moment for all of us, in the hours and days that followed the outbreak of the Fourmile Canyon fire, in which we stopped and thought about what we’d throw in the car if it happened to us...

Boulder City Council members seem to be confused. They seem convinced that dealing with the public at their public meetings has become difficult and that new rules are required to keep the hoi polloi from making a mockery of civil government. In truth, it’s City ...

Human hands. Earth. Seeds. Water. Sunlight...

What is more American than apple pie, you ask? Maybe Sandra Bullock eating a piece of pie in some small town in Iowa whistling “She’s a Grand Ol’ Flag” ( Jesse James nowhere in sight). But nothing really compares to a good ol’ apple pie. With the Fourth right ...

Dear almighty weather person, please warm this joint up! Yes, yes, it’s just beautiful. The snow covering the Flatirons is like frosting on a cupcake. The holiday lights twinkling through the cold white stuff is like something out of a fairytale. But what about my ...

Last week I gave a talk on relationship communication at Fascinations in Boulder. I was worried that the topic would be somewhat lackluster. At Fascinations, I’m usually asked to talk about captivating cunnilingus and fabulous fellatio. “Communication” seemed a ...

Thursday, Dec. 6 / events...

Instead of buying...

Dear Pharmacist...

Buy! Buy! Buy! It’s the holidays, and the ads are calling out with their siren songs (or are they cattle calls?), and the overwhelming sense of obligation to hurry up and get shoppin’ begins. Commercials with bows wrapped around $40,000 cars may make you feel the ...

And just like that, it’s legal to wear white pants again. Memorial Day has come and gone, and now starts my bevy of freshberry and no-bake desserts. Of course, it is also shorts season, so perhaps I will break out some low-fat, low-sugar, help-the-cellulite-...

In 1981, when I was a high school junior, a law was passed in the United States that made it illegal for lenders to discriminate according to sex or marital status. The law — called the Equal Credit Opportunity Act — grew out of the fact that women found themselves ...