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2012 Gift Guide Introduction
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...
Human weeds
Sleep," a journalist friend of mine used to say, “is for the weak.” That’s what the residents of Boulder seem to believe. While readily conceding their own weakness as they crawl into their comfy beds each night, they spare nary a thought for the dozens of men ...
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...
Election Guide 2013: Yes on Estes Park School District Issue 3A
Estes Park School District R-3 Ballot Issue 3ATax increase for education...
Consider books over toys this season
In this fast-paced, high-tech age of newfangled gizmos and gadgets, when all that kids seem to want is the latest video game or highpriced toy of the month, sometimes it’s good to get back to basics...
Green decorating
More than 28 million Christmas trees were chopped down and decorated in U.S. households during last year’s holiday season, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Some say that is 28 million trees too many! This year, give something back to our ...
Bliss Organic Ice Cream Floats
Well, I missed it by one stinking month. I am a day late and a dollar short, or maybe two scoops short of a waffle cone is more appropriate. July was national ice cream month, and here I am about ready to gush over some hometown Boulder deliciousness. In August...
Report linking autism to vaccine is retracted by medical journal
LOS ANGELES — Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield...
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...
Chocolate Date Truffles
I might just have the easiest treat you will ev-ahh make. It is tasty, good for you, and the options are freaking endless. I had to use “freaking” to really drive home my point. I realize it’s more of a surfer-explaining-his-waves sort of term, but I don’t freaking...
