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The ghosts of Valmont Butte

By Joel Dyer, Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller

Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves.

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Inside the heads of circus performers

Cirque de Soleil's resident 'performance psychologist' explains what makes circus artists tick

By David Accomazzo

A typical Cirque du Soleil show is a long way from the “Greatest Show on Earth” of the early 1900s. Gone is the ringmaster entreating you to step right up and see a fabulous variety show, and animals and sideshows are nowhere to be seen. The Big Top, that is, the tent where it all goes down, is no longer a requirement either.

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Cuisine

Do your math when buying food

By Hadley Vandiver

he thought of doing more math on a daily basis is a terrifying prospect for some. Even the word “math” is enough to make some people’s palms sweat and breathing quicken. But doing a little more math, especially in the grocery store, could save those last few calories you’ve been trying to slice off your diet.

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Here and there

Leo Kottke reflects on his career, plus the strange horror of YouTube

By Dave Kirby

It took a little puzzling, but we finally determined that the last time we caught up to Leo Kottke was late 2002, when he and Mike Gordon paired up for a duo gig at the Boulder Theater. Kind of an odd night — a typically subdued sprinkling of Leo fans awash in a swell of ardent Phaithful, maybe the biggest crowd Kottke had ever played to in Boulder.

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Shine on

By Clay Fong

When I first heard the name of Boulder’s new eatery Shine, I was hoping it would feature entertainment by a troubled pianist portrayed by actor Geoffrey Rush. Alas, Shine appears more to refer to notions of maximized self-actualization than David Helfgott, although music is on the menu. The latest venture from the Emich triplets, this gathering space, bar and restaurant is just a few doors down from their former establishment, Trilogy.

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Cover Story

The ghosts of Valmont Butte

By Joel Dyer, Jefferson Dodge and Elizabeth Miller

Ever since the city of Boulder purchased its Valmont Butte property, city taxpayers have been picking up the tab to pay for the environmental sins committed by more than a century’s worth of long-departed users at the site. And that tab may be getting bigger as more ghosts from the property’s past continue to reveal themselves.

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Inside the heads of circus performers

Cirque de Soleil's resident 'performance psychologist' explains what makes circus artists tick

By David Accomazzo

A typical Cirque du Soleil show is a long way from the “Greatest Show on Earth” of the early 1900s. Gone is the ringmaster entreating you to step right up and see a fabulous variety show, and animals and sideshows are nowhere to be seen. The Big Top, that is, the tent where it all goes down, is no longer a requirement either.

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Do your math when buying food

By Hadley Vandiver

he thought of doing more math on a daily basis is a terrifying prospect for some. Even the word “math” is enough to make some people’s palms sweat and breathing quicken. But doing a little more math, especially in the grocery store, could save those last few calories you’ve been trying to slice off your diet.

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Mitt and the Bain thing

By Paul Danish

TAbout Mitt Romney and the Bain Capital thing: I’ve always admired venture capitalists. But not all venture capitalists are equal. The admirable ones are the sort who fund the start-up companies of entrepreneurs like Jobs and Wozniak. They’re the ones who enable the emergence of revolutionary technologies and ways of doing things that transform the marketplace and change the world.

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