Seceding from a state and forming another state is really tough, but not impossible.

First of all, North Colorado, or, as we’ll subsequently refer to it, NoColor, should tout its extremely low property values, which continue to fall thanks to all of the oil and gas wells in residents’ backyards. But hey, industrial operations should feel right at home.

If you just thought to yourself, “It makes me feel safer,” do America a favor and never vote again.

The people of Colorado are way ahead of the politicians in Washington, D.C. The days when our federal government can get away with confusing the drug war’s collateral damage with a comparatively harmless plant are coming to an end.

Bob Dylan once sent a two-word lyric to Ben Harper, a talented songwriter he admired. “Well well,” was the lyric, and Dylan challenged Harper to make a song of it.

It’s not unusual for beers to crack into the double-digit range, as the latest limited release from Upslope Brewing Company does. The Imperial India Pale Ale, labeled “No. 5,” is 10 percent ABV and feels like it, even once our almost-20-ounce sample can is split for four editors.

For the second year, a photography camp in South America will teach both amateur and professional photogs a specific "secret" of the industry: How to take professional ski photographs.

There has been a persistent rumor, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, that cigarette companies have been plotting to take over the marijuana industry, were it ever legalized. It’s still around and probably holds on because it doesn’t seem that unreasonable — if they can grow and sell tobacco, they can grow and sell pot, right?

SCORPIO OCT. 23-NOV. 21: Resurrection is the Scorpionic specialty. Better than any other sign of the zodiac, you can summon the power to be reborn.

Dear Dan: I love my husband of 20 years, but our sexual differences are putting a strain on our marriage. Ten years ago, he asked me to talk dirty to him about having sex with other men.