Tag: apr 07 2016 issue
The re-crim gang makes its move
Colorado’s neo-prohibitionists and marijuana re-criminalizers have come up with an invidious new two-pronged strategy with which to attack legal marijuana in Colorado.
The core of...
No dry kibble here
It was nearly 20 years ago when Sandy Bosben walked into a Santa Fe, New Mexico, coffee shop for a cup of joe and...
Drug policy is a race issue and also a human issue
When I was a student at the University of Colorado I sat on the steps of Libby Hall with all my white friends with...
Head south for summer skiing
The mountains are the spine of the continent. They run for thousands of miles, in places jagged and impassible, in others friendlier, with passes...
A jobless economy and a citizenless democracy are upon us
Right before scientist Gill Pratt left his post as the lead robotics researcher for the U.S. Department of Defense last August, he published a...
Good judgment or Clinton
There hasn’t been much serious debate about foreign policy in the presidential race. The Republicans promise endless war and offer only bluster and B.S....
How clueless can the GOP establishment get?
Exciting news, people! The Republican Party’s establishment has a secret plan to stop its blue-collar voters from supporting Donnie Trump. Their plan is code-named:...
A good bill goes down
For the second year in a row, a bill aimed at recovering more than $100 million in tax revenue from Colorado businesses that stash...
Talking it out
The past few years have marked a broadening in the conversation about race and policing in the United States. The disproportionate number of young...
BPA in canned foods; Zika in U.S.
BPA found in linings of canned foods
A new report released March 30 finds Bisphenol A (BPA) in the linings of two-thirds of America’s canned...
Robert Olson’s last concert as music director
Robert Olson has changed the Longmont Symphony, and the Longmont Symphony has changed him.
“I’m very, very proud of what we’ve done over three decades,”...
High-end trashion show
For the latest trends in fashion, some local students are looking no further than their own recycling bins.
Participants from middle and high school will...
