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Safe and SexEdating!
boulderweekly.com/sophisticatedsex Since the dawn of the electronic age, online dating was regarded, fairly or not, as being unsexy, unsafe and for the socially awkward. But as more aspects of our everyday life migrate to the online world, the stigma has faded. ...
Vanilla Bean Pound Cake Cupcakes
In honor of bikini season being a little too close for comfort — for this Dessert Diva anyway — I thought I would whip up something light. Vanilla Bean Pound Cake Cupcakes are the treat this time around...
We can do better
It`s easy to look at Jeremiah Sosa’s short life and conclude that he never had a chance. After all, he was born to two parents who are in prison. His mother, Georgina Alaniz, 25, gave birth while serving a sentence for robbery, forgery and escape. After holding ...
Allergy Medicines Are Nothing To Sneeze At
Dear Pharmacist, I have allergies and I’m not sure which medication to buy. Can you compare/contrast them? --M.T., Gainesville, Florida Answer: The most common triggers include pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores, cockroaches or foods (like mangos) or ...
Gluten-free almond butter blondies
Well April, so far you’ve been good to me. No record-setting snow storm to hinder my dessert deliveries, because yes, I am one of those. I don’t “do” snow. Drive too far in it, that is...
Tim Leifield raised awareness about HIV/AIDS in Boulder County
I met Tim Leifield in the late summer of 2006 at a table in front of CaffeSolé. In the midst of doing interviews for what became a five-part seriesabout the history of HIV/AIDS in Boulder County, I wanted to get hisperspective as the first director of Boulder County ...
How to Curb Cravings for Alcohol and Drugs
Dear Pharmacist,My brother is struggling with alcohol cravings, even though he has a support group and does acupuncture. I wonder if you have any ideas about herbs or vitamins to reduce cravings. --H.S. Orlando, FloridaAnswer: Your brother, along with roughly 14...
Lemon coconut Easter basket cake
Oh Spring, you are such a tease. Warm one day, snowing the next. Almost as bad as those pesky hollow bunnies this time of year. You know that feeling: you get your taste buds prepared for a delicious mouth full of chocolate, only to have your teeth clamp together ...
Giving birth in chains
I first learned about the shackling of inmates in labor back in 1999 after Amnesty International did its study of the issue and made its findings public. What I read in that report, titled “Not Part of My Sentence: Violations of the Human Rights of Women in ...
Gingerbread Star Cookies
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...