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Breastfeeding and cannabis — understudied, still punished
Seven months into her pregnancy, Carrie Templeton fell down the stairs. The story that unfolds is her account of what happened next.
She and the...
Crossing the threshold
Just outside of the main entrance to the United Nations General Assembly building in New York City stand a number of large sculptures. Most...
Canned good
I’ve seen some of the best palates of my generation dimmed by bottle after bottle of tasteless and vastly overpriced supermarket spaghetti sauce. This...
Bringing the fight to them
Not every movie is designed to entertain. Nor are they destined for the multiplex. Some films have a message so urgent there’s no time...
Lessons in persistence from neighboring municipal utilities
Today the Fort Collins municipal utility is a role model for other utilities. It operates and maintains one of the most reliable electric distribution...
Shakedown Street is sticking around
My old buddy Len from Virginia called me on Derby Day last week. Len’s not really a horse racing enthusiast, but he calls me...
‘Run, Spot, Run’ explores the ethics of owning pets
At the beginning of May, the elephants in the Ringling Brothers’ Circus performed in their last show. This comes on the back of SeaWorld...
Beware the corporate takeover
“Bernie’s where the Democrats need to be. He’s speaking to fears that working families have about the future, but he’s not dividing people the...
Bound by nothing
The water of the Rio Grande shimmers with a muddy green, lizard-like iridescence in late April sun, meandering slowly (unlike the actual lizards that...
A force of nature
This Mother’s Day weekend is all about nature for Boulder’s classical musicians.
The weekend kicks off Friday night with conductor Bahman Saless and the Boulder...
Supreme Court decision ends Longmont fracking ban
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled against the City of Longmont’s voter-approved 2012 fracking ban on Monday, May 2, stating it conflicts with state law...
Lessons learned in Mom’s kitchen
Even now I can transport immediately to Mom’s kitchen and seat myself against the pantry closet and watch her make stuffed cabbage, or Portuguese...