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Criminalizing us all

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"You don't need to know. You can't know...

Perseverance pays

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Passion and pure drive are undoubtedly the reasons for CU’s starting punter Darragh O’Neill’s success as a Division I athlete in a sport he never played in high school. The fact that O’Neill propelled himself to a starting role at a program with a storied history in ...

Dems shouldn’t smirk over Santorum

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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 ...

CU staff retire, double-dip, get paid, oh my!

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Yet another CU administrator has been “double-dipping,” we at Boulder Weekly have learned...

Gingerbread Star Cookies

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  Just a spoon full of sugar makes my desserts taste sweet. OK, “helps the medicine go down” is actually the way that tune rolls, but adding my own lyrics makes me feel oh-so-creative and musician-y...

Town of Superior Ballot Question and Candidates

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Town of Superior Ballot Question 301: Home Rule Charter Commission  Yes/For This ballot question asks Superior residents to vote on forming a Home Rule Charter Commission,...

ALEC’s attack on renewables arrives in Colorado

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America’s solar industry supplies less than 1 percent of the electricity in the U.S. but has experienced explosive growth. Unfortunately, there’s growing opposition from the utilities. A recent study by utilities think tank the Edison Electric Institute candidly ...

Rapists in the ranks

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When Fox News commentator Liz Trotta addressed the topic of sexual assault in the military this past February, telling her audience that women who serve should “expect” to get raped, she seemed barely able to conceal her contempt for U.S. servicewomen — at least ...

Strawberry Mocha Trifle

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Chocolate, espresso, strawberries and whipped cream. Music to my ears, and some of the most delectable words in the dessert lexicon...

Fresh Raspberry Muffins

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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-...

Broncos Brownies

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Mybeloved football season is back in full swing, and I, for one, can honestly say, “Yes, Hank Williams Jr., I am ready...

Thompson School District election results

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The following is a list of the final unofficial 2009 results from the Thompson School District election. Read our original story...