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MOST CREATIVE SUBMISSION
I hate my job because … it’s so depressing. I’m not alone. A lot of us hate it. But what can we do? We are who we are. We’ve been put on Earth to serve a purpose. Sadly that service is not of our choosing. Oh, it is not doing the job that I hate. It’s just that, ...
Good guys gone wrong
A soldier eats, sleeps and works all day surrounded by companions who have promised to protect him, people that soldier would die for, and who he has promised to protect at a moment’s notice...
The perfect storm
Rail traffic has increased in Boulder County in recent years largely due to the transportation of flammable crude oil, primarily from the Niobrara shale formation in Wyoming and here in Colorado. This is an important turn of events because the tracks that run through...
‘Don’t tell them there’s nothing wrong’
Hydrogen sulfide may not be the heart of the problem at Casey Middle School, says Dr. Sander Orent, medical director of Arbor Occupational Medicine and the workman’s compensation doctor who has treated the teachers who believe they have health effects from working in...
Conference on World Affairs
It’s that time of year again, when the World’s literati make their annual migration to Boulder to discuss and debate the planet’s most pressing issues ... and a bunch of other topics that are really fun and interesting. That’s right, it’s time for the Conference on ...
Hoosier ruckus
The uproar was immediate when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act on March 26. Since, governments and businesses have boycotted the state, bands and artists have cancelled tour dates, and Pence has had to publicly ...
Differences of opinion on safety remain for Casey school
When Pete Rast’s daughter came home from Casey Middle School this winter talking about classes being moved from classrooms to the library because of concerns over sewer gas smells, Rast followed up with her school principal...
Whitewashing the past
Forty-six years ago, a group of Denver high school students and Chicano supporters participated in a walkout. Some were beaten by police and arrested. They were protesting the fact that a history teacher was teaching them a washed-over, ethnocentric version of ...
The magic of Kesem
When Al Visconti was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in 2004, his son was only 4 weeks old...
