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Washington must prioritize jobs, not cuts
This is a dangerous time. In Washington, the country’s Richie Riches are stirring up a panic about a so-called “fiscal cliff.” If they succeed, we’ll get a “grand bargain” that will give them millions in corporate welfare while America’s meager “social safety net” is...
Almond Peach Upside-Down Cake
Oh summer, you are disappearing before my eyes. Not that I mind too much — the heat really gets on my last nerve. It’s just the fact that time goes faster and faster, stopping for no one. I’d better get all my patio happyhouring in before it snows. All right, that...
St. Vrain School District election results
The following is a list of the final unofficial 2009 results from the St. Vrain School District election. Read our...
Waylon Lewis — 2023 Boulder City Council Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate: Waylon Lewis
Office: Boulder City Council
Website: https://www.waylonlewis.com/
QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:
Yes/No Questions - Please answer only with yes/no.
Are you a homeowner? Yes
Do you think your City should...
Vegan: My least favorite culinary modifier
Now, before you fauna-phobes get all up in arms, let me explain myself. I’m not saying I hate vegans. I’m simply saying that I avoid any recipe that uses the word “vegan” as a modifier...
The impacts of privatizing the turnpike
"We are privatizing ourselves into one disaster after another,” veteran journalist Ted Koppel said recently on NPR. “We’ve privatized a lot of what our military is doing. We’ve privatized a lot of what our intelligence agencies are doing. We’ve privatized our very ...
Pad Si Ew: The middle ground of homemade Thai
I love Thai food, but I don’t ever cook it. The primary reason is that I happen to live in a neighborhood chock-full of amazing Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese food. Those restaurants are all lightningfast. Plus, most of the sauces used in those dishes are pre-made and...
Send Markey back to Congress
THIS RACE FEATURES Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, Republican state Rep. Cory Gardner, Doug Aden of the American Constitution Party and unaffiliated Ken Waszkiewicz. The 4th Congressional District is primarily the eastern plains of Colorado, including ...
After the deluge: What I told city council
On Sept. 17 I ended up the first to address the Boulder City Council during citizen participation. Several council members were nodding their heads by the end of the first sentence ... but soon they stopped. Here’s what I said, prettied up for print...
