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Between past and present
History lies close to the surface in Gold Hill. It’s tangible in the town’s rustic and sometimes dilapidated buildings, in the charred woods that...
Trump, TPP and progressives
Donald Trump is portrayed in the mainstream media as the primary critic of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This is ironic since the coalition against...
Aurora grandfather fights deportation while family hangs in the balance
Valeria Martinez is losing her dad for the third time. She watched in disbelief as the immigration judge ordered Martin Alvarez Martinez deported again....
Slow-moving disaster reaches Longmont
Longmont is joining Boulder in a hotter future, with more pollution and potentially worse floods at the hand of a tiny, jewel-colored insect.
The emerald...
The original English major
Somewhere in the course of our phone conversation, I ask Robert Earl Keen how he planned to use his degree in English literature after...
Kernels of knowledge
As the first fresh Boulder County-grown corn comes to markets, stands and stores, the cooking advice is pretty simple: Don’t mess with what selective...
Out of the car, onto the mountain
If Aristotle was right, and the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts, then James Dziezynski hit the nail on the...
Yarn on
Artist Olek lays on her back holding a staple gun in an empty gallery, putting the final touches on her work. She laments about...
The history of hemp
Under current U.S. drug policy, all cannabis varieties, including hemp, are considered Schedule I controlled substances and are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration....
Through the lens
In the summer of 1871, America was celebrating its 95th birthday and the recent acquisition of more territories due to the Mexican-American War. Manifest...
Nostalgia and scallion pancakes
I was raised in the South, which meant every Sunday my mother would force me into a petty coat, stockings, dress and patent leather Mary...
A compelling reason to ride
Their tent caught my eye at the Iron Horse Classic in Durango. Again in Castle Rock, there was their rack of t-shirts and rider...
