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Does the thought of a healthy cookie conjure up images of dry, tasteless and small culinary concoctions? Come on, I know you buy that “healthy” little green box of cookies and eat every last one because you think you can. I’m not being Judgy Judgerson, I just ...

City of Longmont Ballot Question 2A...

When soccer coach Bill Hempen slammed the gate as he exited Prentup Field during the University of Colorado’s matchup with Oregon, it was clear to all in attendance that a difficult season for the Buffs had just reached its boiling point...

Candidate: Andrew Steffl Office: Boulder Valley School District Board of Education District C Website: http://www.andrewsteffl.org/ QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES (200 words maximum for each response): This candidate did not submit...

Well, you know the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it...

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...

In Denver and Fort Collins, activists with Health Care for All Colorado (HCAC) have just hosted 48th birthday celebrations for Medicare, the highly successful program that has provided comprehensive low-cost health care for older people and the disabled since 1965. ...

Solar power and other renewable energy technologies may destroy U.S. investor-owned utilities...

On Sept. 11, I was a 28-year-old attorney working for the Department of Justice. I remember being evacuated from my federal office building that morning, and later heading across the 14th Street Bridge to my home in Arlington, Va. I could hardly believe the sight ...

SCHOOL DISTRICTS...

Happy holidays. Yep, it’s officially that time of year again, so you might as well get used to it. You know what we’re talking about, everyone smiling and throwing kindness your way in one form or another, including gifts. Aside from the TV commercials, it’s not that...

Liesl Freudenstein spends a lot of time reading children’s books. And not just because she has a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old at home...