Tag: May 12 2016 Issue
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...
Break Free events come to Colorado
On April 22, over 170 countries signed the COP21 climate agreement at the United Nations in New York, pledging to limit the global temperature...
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...
ICUMI (In case you missed it)
Amurica the beautimous
Well folks, get ready for the “Most Patriotic Summer Ever.” The self-proclaimed “King of Beers” (insert snarky, snooty, yet accurate “microbrew-is-superior” comment...
We meet in the exchange
"During this transition I imagine, that I’m standing on the floating block of ice and thinking about my previous life and try to analyze...
Astrology 5/12/16
ARIES
March 21-April 19: Russian writer Anton Chekhov was renowned for the crisp, succinct style of his short stories and plays. As he evolved, his...
Letters: 5/12/16
These really are Dyertimes
I’d like to thank Mr. Dyer for his excellent column on our State Supreme Court’s decision to overturn several citizen initiatives...
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...
Colorado beer takes the world by storm
On May 6, the beer world held its version of the Oscars. Every other year the World Beer Cup doles out its prestigious awards...
Sex life dud; Bi guy woes
Dear Dan: Straight male, 48, married 14 years, three kids under age 10. Needless to say, life is busy at our house. My wife...
Goodbye to the five-year ‘timeout’
In what must be the most predictable court decision of the decade, the Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down Longmont’s ban on fracking...