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Howard Zinn, the people’s historian

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On Jan. 27, America lost Howard Zinn. A World War II bombardier, a historian, an author and professor, Zinn challenged the way Americans look at their nation and themselves with the publication of his 1980 book A People’s History of the United States. Though right-...

City Council helps gardens grow

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

Not so pretty in pink

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Big Pharm is trying to barge into our bedroom again. They did it with the little blue pill, Viagra, and now they are doing it again with the little pink pill, Flibanserin. While Viagra addresses blood flow, helping a man achieve a stronger, longer erection, the ...

New season, new faces

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Colorado head coach Jon Embree released the first depth chart of the 2011 campaign on Aug. 22, and many inexperienced freshmen and first-time starters will walk onto the field a week from Saturday, when the Buffs travel to Honolulu to face Hawai’i in the season ...

Pot taxes a sticky issue

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When Colorado voters approved the marijuana-legalizing Amendment 64 last year, they also granted permission to the legislature to enact an excise tax of up to 15 percent on all wholesale marijuana purchases. The first $40 million collected from such a tax would, each...

From pain to pleasure

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Dear Dr. Jenni...

Mini Blueberry Almond Cheesecakes

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I guess I shouldn’t complain about fitting into my swimsuit when I’m busting out desserts that nowhere have sugar-free, low-fat or fat-free in the title...

Last-minute stocking stuffers

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It´s Christmas Eve and you’ve done it again. You’ve put off shopping until the last minute, and now you’ve lost the chance to order gifts online, make a homemade anything, or even drive around to stores. Well, we’ve compiled a list of suggestions to help you fill ...

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 ...

Town of Lyons ballot issue results

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The following is a list of the final unofficial 2009 results from the Town of Lyons ballot issues. Read our original story. Issue 2A Seeks to raise the sales and use tax from 3 percent to 3.75 percent Yes: 47.99 percent No: 52.01 percent