My best friend had a baby last night. A healthy little girl who is already screaming at her. I decided that on my little pseudo-niece’s first day in the world I couldn’t write about makeup or vanity or anything addressing one’s exterior. I want her to grow up to be a strong, confident woman who […]

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Thanksgiving has come to be known as the great American day of indulgence: a day of over-eating, over-sharing and over-spending on Black Friday deals- like that shockingly discounted cooler or that 72-inch flat-screen TV complete with a mail-in rebate. We, the people, have taken our constitutionally granted liberty to take Thanksgiving as the seminal day […]

“My first marathon was when I was 44. I have done 33 since then. I like to run because it is a good way to stay in shape and relieve stress.”

“I’m writing a book. When I started it, I thought it was going to take no longer than one, maybe two years… so far I’ve been writing it for about seven.” What is the overall message you would like your book to tell? “Well, half of the things I believe in are believable and half are […]

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City snow crews remove 52 percent of streets and 100 percent of multi-use paths on a regular basis, with the University of Colorado and other entities removing portions of the path system as well. Emergency access routes, main arterial streets, and access to hospitals, schools, transit, and key infrastructure, as well as steeply sloping neighborhood […]

Our story begins in the mid 1800’s, when a team of explorers were commissioned to explore the Boulder area. Among these explorers were Zebulon Pike, Stephan Long, and John Fremont. One of Fremont’s men, William Gilpin, told everyone that this particular area had gold. This area was previously considered unfit for settlement, but when gold is involved, people tend to forget about […]