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[Re: “Fracking report inaccurate,” Letters, Oct. 10.] Oh, Mr. Flanders! I can’t figure out whether you’re ringing your hands in distress and bewilderment or in delight at being able, yet again, to take pot shots at the environment. Yes, I wrote environment. I did not mean “environmentalists.”
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nd now, Dr. Hightower offers this advice for improving your mental health: Don’t fume about the GOP’s lunatic effort to kill health care reform — just laugh at their farcical show. Take Sen. Ted Cruz’s 21-hour blabathon, which he said would stop Obamacare in its tracks. Not only did he fail spectacularly, but senators voted 100 to zero against his crazy ploy. Yes,
I know a thing or two about the oil and gas industry. Once upon a time I had an insider’s look at it. So before you drip away in self-praise at your community-assistance motives, let me point out that your industry has a 40-plus-year history of spending millions upon millions upon millions of dollars to repair a badly bruised and battered public
that means even he voted against it! What a hoot he is. A shameful hypocrite, too. While going to extremes to keep millions of Americans from getting vitally needed health coverage, Cruz repeatedly refused to answer whether taxpayers covered his health care. Finally, he piously responded that he was eligible for taxpayer coverage, but had nobly declined. Such slapstick! It turns out that Ted was fibbing, for he’s covered by his wife’s policy. As a millionaire top executive at Goldman Sachs, she and her family are given gold-plated Cadillac coverage by the Wall Street giant. Goldman pays some $40,000 a year for her and Ted’s policy — a benefit-cost that the firm passes on to us taxpayers by deducting it from its corporate tax bill. Hilarious, huh? Then there’s the comic twist that’s included in Congress’ current govern-
image. (Remember the 1970s?) While those who are benefiting from the “assistance” that your megabillion-dollar companies have contributed towards relief, auditors will find those write-offs buried in your accounting under a derivative of public relasee LETTERS Page 12
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ment shutdown. While more than a million regular government workers are going without a paycheck, the Congress critters who forced the furlough continue to collect their $174,000 in annual pay. Some lawmakers are donating their checks to charity, but four out of five are happily pocketing theirs. “Dang straight,” barked Rep. Lee Terry. “I’ve got a nice house and a kid in college,” the Nebraska Republican said. “Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? That’s just not going to fly,” Terry told his constituents. And that’s your Congress at work. Laugh ‘til it hurts. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. October 17, 2013 7
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Matt Appelbaum KC Becker Macon Cowles Suzanne Jones Lisa Morzel Tim Plass
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Elected Officials Against Ballot Question 310 To the residents and businesses of the City of Boulder: We urge you to vote NO on Ballot Question 310. This is an attempt by a large corporation with skyrocketing profits and a fossil fuel-based system to protect its monopoly by rewriting our City Charter. By voting NO on 310, we allow the City’s process to move forward and maintain our leverage with Xcel as we seek to create a locally managed, renewablesbased electric utility with high reliability and competitive prices – a utility that addresses climate change, minimizes the effects of the rising cost of fossil fuels, and stimulates and supports innovation for our local economy. As Susan Osborne, former mayor of Boulder, put it, “It is our civic duty to say no to bad laws. It is our democratic duty to say no to corporations trying to rewrite our City Charter. It is our moral duty to get moving on climate change now. Vote NO on 310. It’s bad for our community, bad for our "I've never seen anyeconomy, bad for our environment and bad for our future as one do an acquisition an innovation leader.” Moving to a renewable energy based utility holds great promise. The City, supported by utility and financial consultants and citizen technical teams, has done intensive analysis and modeling. This analysis has shown that even under extremely conservative assumptions, we should be able to meet, or even surpass, the stringent Charter requirements established in 2011 for rates, reliability, financial soundness, increased renewables and decreased GHG emissions. As Gregory Booth, the president of PowerServices, that performed an independent analysis of the City’s work, said, “I’ve never seen anyone do an acquisition study in such detail and with as many components as Boulder has. I have performed a billion dollars worth of successful acquisition projects and I promise you that those models didn’t come anywhere near the level of study and risk assessment that Boulder’s does.”
study in such detail and with as many components as Boulder has. I have performed a billion dollars worth of successful acquisition projects and I promise you that those models didn't come anywhere near the level of study and risk assessment that Boulder's does." — Gregory Booth, President, PowerServices
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The cost of renewable energy is falling, but Xcel’s rates in Colorado are rising because Xcel depends heavily on fossil fuels – over 80% in 2012. Let’s keep moving forward and finish the process! Other cities are following our lead! Future generations will be grateful for Boulder’s vision.
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Vote NO on 310! And if you think that Boulder’s electric utility needs additional limits on debt, please support Ballot Question 2E, the positive alternative to 310.
Commissioner Elise Jones Rep. Claire Levy Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst Former Sen. Dorothy Rupert Former Rep. & Sen. Ron Tupa
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Funding frackers We weren’t exactly shocked to learn that the Colorado Oil and Gas Association has reportedly shelled out more than $110,000 to fight the city of Boulder’s ballot measure extending its moratorium on oil and gas exploration by five years. Yes, that’s quite a bit more than the $3,800 that has been raised by the “Yes on 2H” group, but by now we’re used to big corporate interests trying to buy our elections in Boulder County. Isn’t this what the Occupy movement was about? Fighting industry’s attempts to throw its moneyed weight around to get its way and circumvent the democratic process? Xcel has been guilty of it multiple times in the city of Boulder’s municipalization process and is at it again. But our local citizens are pretty smart. The people saw through it before, and we think they’ll see through it again. Despite all of the ads and paid door-todoor shills. Comcast and other telecommunications companies were guilty of it when the city of Longmont dared to try to use its own fiber-optic network to offer highspeed Internet service to its residents. The first time, in 2009, industry won with a negative, misleading campaign. The second time, in 2011, the people saw through it, and prevailed. Again, despite all of the money going into the ads, fliers and door-knockers, voters realized what was really going on. We like to think that independent journalism had a little bit to do with that, and we trust that the same will happen again this time around, whether it’s the oil and gas moratorium in Boulder or the final vote on the fiber-optic network in Longmont. As a wise man once said, power to the people. Right on. Adopt an ass Hope you didn’t miss this one. On Oct. 12, there was an event at the History Colorado Center in Denver in honor of … wait for it … adopting wild burros. Yes, apparently there are more than 1,300 wild burros in federal holding facilities in the western United States, and they need your help. The rate of wild burro adoptions has plummeted. Who knew? So, how does this work, exactly? Is this like backyard chickens, where you just let one graze on your lawn? We really meant to find out, but then this thing called the Great American Beer Festival happened. Still, it sounds like an interesting deal. The Humane Society of the United States, along with the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado office and Great Escape Mustang Society, hosted the event, which was attended by Jack and Jenny, two gen-you-wine, live burros. The event was intended to inform the public about the society’s fiveyear “Platero Project,” which is being funded by a $760,000 grant from an anonymous donor in an effort to promote the protection and adoption of these crazy donkeys. Sorry, wild burros. But seriously, the burro was, like, key to the exploration and development of the West. What would the settlers and miners have done without burros to carry all of their stuff? Get your ass in gear. For more information, check out http://bit.ly/H0CxtK. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly
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ere’s another environmental horror story from the Weld County oil patch: High-rolling energy company with a reach that exceeded its grasp and a fantasy life that it used for a business plan goes belly up. The old boys who started the thing file for bankruptcy and leave behind 125 erstwhile employees, tens of millions of dollars in unpaid bills, and corporate facilities so contaminated with hazmats that the landlord can’t rent the place. Decontamination costs could run as high as $3.7 million. When state inspectors show up they find 30 55-gallon drums and two larger tanks with a combined capacity of 2,500 gallons full of hazardous materials — the sort of stuff you wouldn’t want to put down an oil well. They also find 2,000 pallets of company-generated hazmats stashed in a Denver warehouse, which subsequently appear to have vanished. The company’s former director of facilities isn’t returning phone calls from the press these days. Neither is the Delaware-based bankruptcy trustee handling the liquidation. The good news is that the company was insured. The bad news is the insurance company is refusing to pay for the cleanup. So the landlord, a company named 9586 LLC, a subsidiary of Boulder-based W.W. Reynolds Cos., is Boulder Weekly
suing the insurance company. The mess is bad enough that it has even attracted the attention of Weld County commissioners. Commissioner Tim Conway took time out from his busy schedule of trying to secede from Colorado to urge regulators to initiate a cleanup. He also said the county has had trouble finding out whether there are plans to clean the building and when a cleanup might take place. “We’ve having a hard time getting answers,” he said. In short, it’s just the sort of story Boulder’s anti-fracking activists would expect to see coming out of the Wattenberg Field — except for one inconvenient detail: While the company in question lies within the geographical boundaries of the Wattenberg Field, it is not an oil company or an oil field service company. It’s a solar energy company. Abound Solar Inc. used to make advanced thin-film cadmium telluride solar cells. It was a darling of the Obama administration and the recipient of a $470 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010. Fortunately for the taxpayers, Abound had borrowed only about $70 million before it cratered, so the government is see DANISH PLAN Page 12
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expected to lose “only” $40 million to $60 million as a result of the bankruptcy. Cadmium is both a poison and a carcinogen. The 55-gallon drums and the larger tanks contained cadmiumcontaminated water and cadmium-tainted glass and wipes. The hazmat that apparently went missing from the Denver warehouse consisted of 2,000 pallets of cadmiumtelluride solar panels “deemed unsellable.” Cadmium telluride solar cells are made by applying a micron-thin layer of cadmium and telluride to glass. With Abound’s process, every 30 seconds a 2-foot-by-4-foot glass panel would enter the production line, and two hours later would emerge as part of a solar module — when everything was working properly. Unfortunately, things didn’t always work properly. According to the Northern Colorado Business Report, which broke the story after an open records act request to the Colorado health department, Abound had “a history of defective products and equipment problems.” Abound also had a China problem. Heavily state-subsidized Chinese makers of silicon solar cells ate its lunch, as they did with a number of American solar cell companies. So how did a company founded by a Colorado State University mechanical engineering professor and two of his former graduate students, who spent 16 years developing their highly automated process for making solar panels, end up leaving behind the sort of mess local activists reflexively blame on oil companies? It’s hard to believe they did it out
of reckless disregard for the environment and public health. Chances are Abound left a mess behind because a company that doesn’t have enough money to keep operating doesn’t have enough money to clean up after itself either. That is true of defunct oil companies and solar cell companies alike. For that reason, it would be dishonest to unfavorably compare the performance of Abound, which left its mess in place, with the performance of the oil companies operating in Weld County, which have moved swiftly to clean up the 25,000 gallons or so of oil that was spilled out of holding tanks due to the flood. Functioning businesses are capable of cleaning up after accidents; dead ones generally aren’t. But it is equally dishonest to slime the Weld County gas and oil producers for the spills caused by the flood — as the local anti-fracking NIMBYs were quick to do. The latter worthies saw the spills as a pretext for pushing their campaign for a ban on fracking, which is really a campaign for a ban on further gas and oil production. The awful truth is that when energy is produced shit sometimes happens — regardless of whether it’s natural gas, oil, or solar-generated electricity that’s being produced. And assuming you want to keep living the Boulder version of the American dream, which notwithstanding local green pieties and conceits is among the more energy intensive on the planet, discontinuing energy production is not an option. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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on oil spills, tanks tipped and overturned, berms that allegedly contain contamination washed into farmland and waterways in the aftermath of the flooding. While Ms. Schuller was telling the viewing audience “Don’t worry, be happy,” the cut-aways were showing such images. Now really, Mr. Flanders, do you expect us to believe her — and you? So as a reaction to your public relations disaster from the flood, you pulled out your Rapid Response Team to come up with an approach to remedy the bruises from falling on your faces. Those dastardly ordinary citizens — moms, dads, grandpas, grandmas, doctors, nurses, neighbors, friends — all those people who dare to point out the obvious and according to you and your mouthpieces are using a disaster to drive home a reality that you don’t want in public conBoulder Weekly
letters sciousness. Your industry causes damage — to people’s health and safety, to the environment, to the climate, to the air we breathe and water we drink and use to grow our food. And you will continue to cause that damage until you are stopped. We plan to do just that. And we will do it with truth, justice and the truly American way — not with lie on top of lie on top of lie, not by calling in chits with elected officials, not with lawsuits where the only intent is to deprive people and communities of their rights and wellbeing. You are on the wrong side of history, Mr. Flanders of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, the wrong side. Kaye Fissinger/Longmont
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The Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division’s criminal acts of disclosing private medical information, waste and fraud should disqualify them from getting a dime of pot taxes, let alone running the sick “seed-to-sale” surveillance of a legal business. I’m OK with paying just the 15 percent excise tax, which was part of the Amendment 64 text I voted for. But most people voted simply to “treat marijuana like alcohol,” so it should be taxed and regulated the same, and by the same people, who are doing a fine job with alcohol. Why should the state give up to a 30-1 tax preference to getting drunk instead of high, when alcohol kills hundreds of thousands a year, and pot kills nobody? To keep the black market alive, and the private prisons profiting? What about the murder that comes with the black market, the luring in of children, etc.? These are greedy people drunk with power (and alcohol, natch). If Boulder’s posturepedic politicians pile on, pot could be taxed 50 times as much as alcohol. Vote no on AA! Evan Ravitz/via Internet
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The current Lafayette City Council has become such a fear-based group of aimless mumblers that I am waiting eagerly for the day that we can swear in new members who actually have a vision focused on residents and businesses besides Xcel and frackers. Council’s resolutions that unanimously register their disapproval of Questions 300 and 301 and their support for Question 2A do not reflect any concern for the future health, safety and wellbeing for the community they are supposed to represent. Instead, what they have resorted to is the nice, comfy feeling that status quo provides and, addiBoulder Weekly
tionally in the case of 2A, what Xcel told them to do. As part of a one-year license agreement with Xcel, City Council was required to pass resolution 2013-50 supporting the 20-year franchise renewal. Council felt that, just for good measure, the inclusion of a threat to the safety and property of residents would really seal the deal. The threat to the safety and property of residents carries over into City
Council’s disapproval of Question 301. They claim that approval of the 3 percent Utility Occupation Tax “would effectively require a diversion of general revenues from existing, traditional city amenities and services, such as police and fire protection, library and recreation services.” But why does City Council feel it is necessary, justifiable and even appropriate to threaten cutbacks on police, fire, library and recreation services? Sales tax
revenues are on the upswing for Lafayette and renewable energy and energy efficiency are investments that pay for themselves over time (seeLafenergy.org/econ.php), as well as reduce carbon dioxide pollution. I urge the voters of Lafayette to not succumb to the “blood and glass in the streets” threats of this City Council. I urge them to vote yes on Question 301 and to vote no on Question 2A. Mike Page/Lafayette
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Proposition AA State retail marijuana tax Yes
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Colorado voters overwhelmingly voted to legalize marijuana last year, passing Amendment 64 by a 10-point margin. Part of what was so enticing to voters was the fact that a special excise tax, applied only to sales of recreational marijuana, would go to fund public school construction across the state. The idea was that dollars that would normally be spent on the black market would come above ground, benefitting the public good while costing absolutely nothing for those who don’t smoke pot. Amendment 64 called for the legislature to enact “up to” a 15 percent excise tax. And to the surprise of absolutely no one, our state representatives did opt to put the full 15 percent tax onto the ballot this year, in the form of Proposition AA. However, the legislature also decided to tack on a 10 percent sales tax on retail marijuana — something not mentioned at all in Amendment 64. So that’s what Proposition AA does. It asks voters to approve a 15 percent excise tax on recreational marijuana as well as a 10 percent sales tax that would fund regulation efforts. The sales tax is in addition to the existing 2.9 percent statewide sales tax as well as any extra sales taxes levied on the local level. The first $40 million collected by the excise tax would go to fund school construction; any additional excise taxes would go towards regulation. Why is the sales tax on the ballot? It’s not mentioned in Amendment 64. Here’s what happened: A series of audits showed that the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, the agency in charge of enforcing medical marijuana laws, was not properly regulating the industry to the degree required by Colorado law. Afraid that the hefty licensing fees and existing taxes wouldn’t cover the cost of regulating the retail marijuana industry, expected to be much larger than the medical industry, the legislature tacked on the 10 percent sales tax, which would just fund regulation, and bundled both taxes into the same amendment. The medical marijuana industry and its supporters, which will have first crack at becoming retail stores, for the most part have favored the taxes. The Medical Marijuana Industry Group has endorsed 16 October 17, 2013
the measure, as have marijuana advocate Brian Vicente and the Marijuana Policy Project. They in part see the taxes as part of the furthered legitimization of the industry, and for them, the taxes serve the all-important purpose of keeping away federal law enforcement. (The feds could, at any time, choose to arrest everyone involved in the marijuana industry and press charges under federal law.) This belief comes from an Aug. 29 Department of Justice memo that said the feds would respect state laws regarding marijuana if states can “provide the necessary resources and demonstrate the willingness to enforce their laws” — legalese, as explained to Boulder Weekly, for taxation and regulation. We think that fear is grounded, and the costs of not voting for the taxes are too high. Therefore, we hesitantly endorse Proposition AA, with a one reservation. We think that the excise tax is necessary to fulfilling the original promise of Amendment 64, but we take issue with the sales tax. We think the revenue for the Marijuana Enforcement Division raised by the sales tax — estimated to be $40 million — is excessive, especially when compared to the budgets of other state regulatory agencies, like the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ($9 million) and the Liquor Enforcement Division ($2 million). We think the sales tax should have been proposed in a different ballot issue, allowing Coloradans an up-or-down vote on each tax, rather than grafting the excessive sales tax onto the excise tax that voters already approved. However, we don’t believe the taxes are excessive enough to the point of driving consumers into the black market, as opponents of AA have claimed. The taxes and the regulatory structure are important steps in propping up the marijuana industry and erasing the damage done by prohibition. The fights worth fighting will come down the road as we can observe how much revenue is collected and how effectively the state can regulate the industry. The industry should absolutely push for lowered taxes a few years down the road, but for now, it recognizes the symbolic importance of these taxes. And we are inclined to agree with the industry. Vote yes on Proposition AA, and Colorado can continue to lead the nation’s slow trudge
towards sanity on marijuana issues. Amendment 66 Public education funding reform Yes
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The pros and cons of Colorado’s Amendment 66 could be illustrated in two statements. Pro — it’s a long-overdue rewrite of our K-12 school finance system plus new school funding in a state notorious for underfunding the long-term economic driver of education while demanding achievement from teachers and poorer school districts. Con — it’s a gigantic, inequitable tax increase that will drive employers away, with our hard-earned dollars going to union-driven compensation packages and an education system that hasn’t proven itself through performance statistics. Anyhow, that’s basically what you see in the commercials. However, voters hoping to make a wise decision on A-66 should avoid think tank messaging and hit the books. This one is voluminous and moderately complex. In a nutshell, A-66 would enact a new School Finance Act formula in Colorado for the first time since 1994, with language found in Senate Bill 213. The bill, passed last spring, weighs in at 140 pages, but we’ll do our best to give the Cliff ’s Notes version. The new formula calls for additional per-pupil funding for “traditional” school districts and charter schools. Funding for English Language Learners (ELL) and “at risk” students — those qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch — will increase, with weighted funding for districts with high concentrations of either. Funding will increase for full-day kindergarten and preschool. SB 213 eliminates the Amendment 23 requirement from 2000 that school funding increases yearly by at least the rate of inflation, and instead at least 43 percent of Colorado’s general fund revenue will go to public schools. New funding will go to programs in categories such as special education, gifted and talented, education innovation grants, charter school capital construction and education technology. There’s so much more to SB 213, but many people are more interested in how it will be paid for. It can only go into effect if voters approve an initiative
to fund it, and A-66 calls for a twotiered Colorado income tax increase. For state taxable income of $75,000 or less, the state income tax rate would increase from its current 4.63 percent to 5 percent, which was our rate in 1999. Those earning more than $75,000 would see the same increase to 5 percent on the first $75,000, but income above that would be taxed at 5.9 percent. For illustration, those grossing $50,000 yearly would pay $97 more per year; those at $100,000 would pay $243 more; the $150,000 level would be $721 more; and $200,000 would be $1,281. It’s estimated that A-66 would raise roughly $950 million in its first full year. Statistics aside, voters should have many real-world questions. For example, can spending more money improve educational performance? This is a question with no easy answer, but remember, A-66 is a statewide initiative addressing a statewide system. For better or worse, many people judge performance through statewide aggregate statistics. But when you break statistics down by district or school, you’ll see wide discrepancies. Take graduation rates. Our Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) rate in 2012 was 89.7 percent, compared to 58.8 percent in Denver Public Schools. As DPS is Colorado’s second-largest district, you can see how its statistics can drag down the state’s overall rate, which was 75.4 percent. So, part of A-66’s purpose is addressing factors that can lead to achievement gaps in our statewide system. Funding for districts with high concentrations of ELLs and at-risk students directly targets problems associated with poverty and command of language. New funding for poorer schools will help them hire more instructors in key subject areas, and better provide students with modern technological tools. While many view this as completely positive, there’s a counterpoint. Under A-66, certain wealthier counties will not receive as much increased funding as residents pay in, and that includes Boulder. This is prominent in A-66 opponents’ arguments, and it’s troubled certain otherwise ultra-staunch education supporters locally. It’s a fair point to consider. See VOTE GUIDE Page 18
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It’s also fair to remember that poorer districts already generally receive greater state funding relative to local funding, since property tax revenue in poorer areas can’t support modern school needs. Two more questions illustrate the confusing statistical debate. First, do Colorado schools even need greater funding? A-66 opponents use a statistic from the National Education Association saying we rank 26th in total per-pupil K-12 expenditures, while the education advocacy group Great Education Colorado has us 42nd in per-pupil spending, weighted for regional cost differences. Still, even 26th is in the lower half, and 42nd ought to trouble those who are also demanding top performance. Second, are our schools performing or failing? As with the graduation rate statistics, breaking down aggregate numbers reveal wide discrepancies. For example, students at BVSD’s Eldorado K-8 had 90.1 percent scoring “proficient” or “advanced” in 2013 TCAP eighth grade reading tests. At Fort Lupton Middle School, not that far away, only 54.4 percent scored proficient or advanced. This might seem like cherry picking, but readers can examine TCAP scores on their own since they’re all available online. To save time, you’ll generally find that wealthy suburban districts such as BVSD or Douglas County do quite well, while many schools with lower scores face challenges such as poverty, language differences, parents without advanced education, drugs, violence and more. We support A-66. It will offer educational benefits to traditionally disadvantaged schools and districts. Other districts and charter schools will gain funding to hire teachers and upgrade technology. Increased kindergarten and preschool enrollment will help more kids avoid falling behind right off the bat. Education is a major factor in economic success, both on the individual and societal levels. Colorado income tax rates will increase, but we’ll still have a relatively low state tax burden if A-66 passes. A-66 offers long-term system improvements, compared to the shortterm stopgap of Proposition 103 in 2011. Colorado values education, in spite of our reputation for not funding it, and it’s time for us to admit that we get what we pay for.
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Boulder Weekly has been endorsing council candidates for decades, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is one of the best, most capable collections of council candidates to Mary Young ever come along. Each candidate, through his or her worldview, talents and experiences, has something of value to offer the citizens of Boulder. That said, there are no perfect candidates. Matthew We are endorsing Appelbaum the five candidates who we believe have the best grasp on the many problems facing Boulder residents today. This is important to note because many of those in the Macon Cowles race bring great expertise in only certain areas. As a group, nearly every candidate is dedicated to the city’s progressive environmental ideals. Some in the field are truly experts and leaders within the environmental community. But in 2013, that’s not enough. Likewise, every candidate stated their commitment to full transparency in
local government. But not every candidate believes that such transparency should include full disclosure of all of their business partners, including Andrew those in limited liabiliShoemaker ty corporations (LLCs) as a prerequisite to being on council, even though this is clearly the intent of the city charter’s disclosure provision that was written to prevent both improSam Weaver priety and the appearance of impropriety, which can be just as destructive to government as the real thing. We understand that not everyone wants their business dealings made public and that is perfectly fine, but if a person feels that way, they should refrain from running for city council. Boulder is facing many issues, from municipalization to how to help the homeless, from drinking restrictions on the Hill to how to regulate and tax marijuana. We face a public transportation problem that can only be solved by regional cooperation, and we must decide if affordable housing should still be a goal for Boulder or if affordable housing is now, realistically, in east county. We have flood issues and height issues and density issues and the list goes on and on. With all this in mind and much more, Boulder Weekly is endorsing the five candidates for council that we believe will bring the best ideas and problem-solving skills to city government. City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2A Recreational marijuana tax Yes
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In addition to the statewide taxes for recreational marijuana that are on the ballot, Boulder residents will also get to vote on two citywide taxes on recreational marijuana. Ballot Issue 2A calls for a 5 percent excise tax and a 3.5 percent sales tax on recreational pot. Each tax could eventually rise as high as 10 percent. Boulder Weekly is endorsing See VOTE GUIDE Page 20
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Proposition AA, the statewide taxes on recreational marijuana. But combine those with the taxes proposed by 2A, and you suddenly have an extremely high tax burden placed on retail marijuana shops within city limits. The high taxes could incentivize pot smokers to make their retail marijuana purchases in Denver, where just a proposed 3.5 percent sales tax is on the ballot. City Council wants to spend the taxes on both regulation — managing licensing and enforcement — and treatment and education, including educating children about the dangers of marijuana. How many free-range eggs will be crushed in a frying pan during the city’s “This is your brain on dope” campaign? We’d rather not know. More seriously, Boulder has not effectively demonstrated the need for additional regulation on the city level that goes beyond what the state will provide, nor has it shown that there is any reason to worry that recreational marijuana will result in increased use among children. The taxes proposed by Ballot Issue 2A are excessive and unnecessary. Vote no. City of Boulder Ballot Issue 2B Sales and Use Tax Yes
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Issue 2B is one of three tax-related measures on the ballot related primarily to funding for transportation and open space. This is the short-term one that would increase the city’s sales and use tax by .15 cents through 2019 to provide funding to transportation. City officials say there is a structural shortfall in the transportation budget caused by the combination of rising materials costs and declining sales tax revenue prompted by the recession. This tax increase would expire after six years because that’s when an existing open space tax ends, and a companion measure, 2D, would continue that tax but divert the revenues from open space to transportation and, eventually, the general fund. This short-term fix to the transportation budget seems to be the least controversial of the three tax measures, because most agree that the department badly needs the funding, and it doesn’t meddle with the amount of tax money going to open space in future years, like the other two do. PLAN-Boulder County did not take a position on 2B. Co-chair Ray Bridge said board members were divided on the
matter, in part due to concerns that the transportation master plan calls for widening intersections, “which is one of the best ways to increase traffic on the roads.” We think that 2B is sorely needed to address this widening funding gap caused by increasing costs and decreasing revenues, and while this funding is not intended to address flood damage, that recent natural disaster only underscores the need for sound infrastructure and the realization that our roads, bridges and paths have a long, expensive road to recovery ahead of them. Vote yes on 2B. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2C Sales and Use Tax Extension Yes
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This question, the second of the three transportation/open space tax measures on the ballot, asks voters to continue an open space tax beyond its expiration in 2018 but gradually decrease the amount of revenue that goes to open space, diverting it to the general fund instead. This open space tax, a .33 cent sales and use tax that shouldn’t be confused with the one addressed in 2B and 2D, would be extended in perpetuity if 2C passes, but the city’s general fund would start getting a slice of the pie. From 2019 to 2035, open space would get .22 cents, and the other .11 cents would go toward general city resources like fire, police, libraries, parks, recreation and human services. Then, in 2035, the amount dedicated to open space would dwindle further, to .10 cents of every dollar taxed. The remaining .23 cents would go to the aforementioned services and other general-fund purposes. Supporters of 2C say that all of the properties in the current open space acquisition plan can be purchased with the amount of money set aside in this measure, even with the decrease in the portion going to the open space department. They argue that there is only so much land available to buy, and other areas of the city’s budget, like transportation and human services, are in more dire need of funding than the open space department. They say the open space department would continue to be funded in perpetuity with enough to manage its lands. Opponents say that acquiring and managing open space should still be one of the city’s top priorities, and that not See VOTE GUIDE Page 22
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Thank You Boulder City Council Candidates for taking a stand to address climate change!
Look at what businesses are throwing out! 80% or more of this truckload of commercial trash COULD have been recovered. Yet every day, businesses recycle only 17% of their discards. Recycling is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time businesses recycle.
Eco-Cycle applauds Boulder City Council Candidates Ed Byrne, John Gerstle, Johnathan Dings, Mary Young, Micah Parkin, Sam Weaver, Grateful Fred Smith and Andrew Shoemaker for committing to reduce greenhouse gases by requiring businesses to recycle and taking our “Cooling the Climate through Boulder Business Recycling” pledge.
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only should the tax be extended, but the full amount should continue to be spent on open space alone. They say that voters like to know what a particular tax will be used for when they approve it, as opposed to approving unrestricted spending by government. Ray Bridge, co-chair of PLAN-Boulder County, said his board feels that while 2C is far from perfect, the board endorsed it reluctantly because open space needs continuing funding at some level. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2D Sales and Use Tax Extension Yes
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Question 2D, the third of the three open space/transportation measures on the ballot, asks Boulder voters to continue an open space tax that expires at the end of 2019 — but begin using that money for transportation instead, and, eventually, the general fund. This question deals with the same open space tax addressed in Issue 2B, and continues that proposed 0.15 cent sales and use tax through the year 2039. But instead of being used for open space, during the first decade the money would go solely to transportation, through 2029. In the final 10 years, through 2039, the tax revenue would be unrestricted, to be used for city resources like fire, police, libraries, parks, recreation, human services and other general-fund purposes. Proponents say the transportation funding is needed beyond the six years provided in Issue 2B because of the serious structural shortfall in the transportation budget, which was caused by the combination of rising materials costs and declining sales tax revenue. They say ample open space funding is provided in Question 2C, and that it’s important to make the funding unrestricted after 2029 because the city’s needs will likely have changed by then, and it’s bad policy to tie the city’s hands to using money for a specific purpose long-term. Opponents counter that voters want to know specifically what a particular tax will be used for before approving it, not give government free rein to spend tax money willy-nilly. The PLAN-Boulder County board is urging a “no” vote on 2D, and co-chair Ray Bridge says it is “a little bit of a bait and switch” to continue a tax originally 22 October 17, 2013
intended for open space and then use it for something else. But we think it’s not a bad idea to slowly rein in open space spending as the final properties on the city’s wish list are acquired (after all, there is only a limited amount of land left to buy) and use that money for purposes that are in worse financial shape, like transportation. While we agree that having a bunch of open-ended, unrestricted taxes that can be used — or misused — by the government for anything under the sun is not a good idea, we recommend voting yes on 2D. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2E Electric Utility Amendments, $214 million acquisition debt limit and superseding other initiatives Yes
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This is the ballot question that was added by the Boulder City Council as a response to the Xcel-backed ballot Question 310. If Question 2E passes, it would amend Boulder’s Home Rule Charter by setting a $214 million limit on the bonds or other debt obligations that the city could issue for the purpose of acquiring Xcel’s electric system assets and paying the company’s stranded costs should the city move forward with its plans to create a city-owned electric utility. Question 2E would also allow the approximately 7,000 county residents living outside city limits, but who would get their electricity from a newly formed City of Boulder electric utility if the municipalization process is successful, the opportunity to serve on the city utility’s advisory board. One of the primary reasons the city has put forward this question with its $214 million limit is to combat the very high figures being put forward by antimunicipalization proponents supported by Xcel, whose flyers and other advertising have been making claims that the city may have to spend more than $600 million to acquire the company’s fixed assets and pay it for its stranded costs. The city has long claimed that these higher figures are greatly exaggerated and that it would not move forward with its municipilization plans if it had to spend that much on the initial acquisition. Question 2E could be thought of as the City of Boulder’s way of guarantee-
ing voters that it won’t overspend to create its own utility. Voters should also be aware that if both Questions 2E and 310 pass, then the question that receives the most votes will be the one that the city implements. It’s really a shame that the city felt it even needed to put forward Question 2E in order to combat the Xcel-backed question 310. That’s because the real issue of municipilizing is not which future provider, Xcel or the city, can save us a few cents on our electric bill. The real issue of creating a city-owned utility is global warming. Another new study found that in just 47 years, the coldest day on Earth (taking all temperatures around the globe, both winter and summer, and averaging them together) will be hotter than the hottest day on Earth in 2000. If you believe that a utility owned and operated by the people of Boulder will be more committed to finding sustainable sources of energy than a utility owned by Xcel, whose primary legal obligation is to return the maximum profit possible to its shareholders, then vote yes on 2E. And besides, its very likely that residents will pay less for electricity through a city-owned utility than they do through Xcel because the city doesn’t have to generate excess revenue as profit. But the main reason to vote yes on 2E is for the health of the planet and our children and children’s children. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2F Negotiated or Private Bond Sales Yes
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The primary motive behind this question is to give more flexibility to the city when it comes to negotiating the issuance of its bonds, particularly those that it hopes to be issuing soon for the purpose of creating a city-owned electric utility. Currently, section 98 of the Boulder City Charter only allows for the competitive, public sale of bonds with maximum interest rates fixed by ordinance. Also, section 98 requires all bonds to be sold to the highest bidder. Most cities already allow for “negotiated” bonds and private sale of bonds. In some instances, such as floating bonds for a new utility that doesn’t
already have an established rating, a negotiated bond process can produce bonds that ultimately cost taxpayers less and that have better interest rates. The city would also like the option of making bonds such as those on a city utility available for purchase by Boulder residents. At the end of the day, Question 2F is about giving the city more flexibility to keep its financial house in order by empowering it to make the best deals possible when it comes to city debt. For that reason, we encourage voters to say yes on Question 2F. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2G Qualification for Appointment to City Commissions Yes
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Boulder’s not the most diverse city. But a vote for this measure would help Boulder take advantage of the expertise and insight of more of its residents, who could be appointed to city commissions. This measure opens up the qualification to be appointed to city commissions, removing the requirement that appointment candidates be “electors” in the city. “Electors” in this case essentially means citizens of the U.S. Appointees would still have to be at least 18 and must have lived in Boulder at least a year. Given Boulder’s status as a hub for education, science and technology, there’s a good chance Boulder’s missing out on input from some of its best-educated residents. There’s very little reason not to vote yes on this measure. After all, city council will still be making appointments, so this doesn’t allow for less qualified candidates in any way. Approving this question only opens up the pool the council can draw from. City of Boulder Ballot Question 2H Oil and Gas Exploration Moratorium Extension Yes
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gas exploration for five years. Yes, it’s time for the F-word. Fracking. That’s the catchy, ugly term for hydraulic fracturing that is sometimes misused to describe all processes associated with oil and gas operations. Actually, fracking refers only to the act of shooting a cocktail of water, sand and chemicals into a well to create tiny fractures in the formation, increasing yield. And unfortunately, fracking is blamed for some negative health and environmental impacts that are actually affiliated with other processes in the oil and gas operation, like drilling and the disposal of produced water. Unless this is the first time you’ve picked up Boulder Weekly in a couple of years, you can probably guess where we are coming down on fracking bans in this election. This five-year moratorium, while a bit long as far as moratoria go, is needed to allow the science — and our publicly elected policymakers — to catch up with the possible deleterious effects associated with oil and gas exploration, from air and water pollution to massive drains on our water supply to earthquakes caused by injecting wastewater into the earth. Five years from now, several key studies — including a $12 million one at the University of Colorado funded by the National Science Foundation — will be completed, and we’ll know a lot more about whether the risks associated with practices like fracking are worth the gain. We’ll be voting for 2H. City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 310 City debt limitations Yes
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Xcel was polling Boulder residents about the language of Question 310 even as the company was denying that it had anything to do with getting the question on the ballot. And then, Xcel threw $300,000 behind the question in its effort to get it passed. Why such interest? Because Xcel wants to keep its profitable Boulder customers and it understands what some in Boulder still don’t, namely, that Question 310 has been designed as a Trojan horse capable of destroying any chance for the city of Boulder to create its own electric utility dedicated to sourcing its power in the 24 October 17, 2013
most environmentally sustainable way possible. That’s why Xcel is trying to buy the passage of 310, which has been disguised as a ballot measure to enhance democratic participation and strengthen taxpayer control over local government expenditures. Question 310 may look good on the outside, but open the trap door and gander within and you’ll see a time bomb waiting to destroy all the hard work that’s gone into the municipalization process thus far. It’s all in the timing of future events created by the wording. First of all, as for the passage of 310 giving the 7,000 county residents — those who live outside Boulder’s city limits but who would likely be getting their electricity from the new city-owned utility — a vote on municipalization, it can’t. State law would have to be changed in order for the City of Boulder or Xcel to conduct such a vote. Nice idea. BW also wishes they had had a chance to vote from the beginning, but 310 will do nothing to solve this loophole in the democratic process. As for voter approval when debt needs to be issued, no other utility in the state, municipal or otherwise, has to go through the time- and resource- consuming process of getting voter approval every time it needs to use debt to properly function as an ongoing business. It is an impractical burden that would make it impossible for the city to operate a utility. Citizens already voted to approve the municipalization of their electric utility as long as it wouldn’t cost them more for electricity and it could be just as reliable as the current monopoly system controlled by Xcel. The city has gone through a painstaking process to determine the feasibility of creating such a city-owned system and has concluded that it can be done under the requirements of equal cost and reliability as long as certain parameters are met. And to make sure voters are comfortable with those parameters, Boulder City Council has gone so far as to put Question 2E on the ballot to guarantee a maximum spending limit on the acquisition of Xcel’s assets and stranded costs. In other words, voting yes on 2E effectively elimSee VOTE GUIDE Page 26
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There are two utility debt-limits on the ballot.
Only Question 310 gives Ratepayers control over ALL utility debt. X = Voters do not get to decide
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The City wants to borrow up to $619.7 million in utility debt. Their Question 2E draws voters in by offering an artificially low $214 million debt-limit. Then the City would borrow the rest without their permission. Question 310 is a genuine debt limit; it requires voter approval of all utility debt. Ratepayers must approve the total debt load for a new utility because they are on the hook to pay off all the debt. Repayment would come from their monthly electric bills.
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inates any need, pretend or otherwise, for the passage of 310. Question 2E safeguards taxpayers from any possibility that the city will overspend, without adding the extra time bomb of having to get voter approval for debt before the amount of the debt can even be accurately determined. To put it bluntly, there is no viable plan B should Question 310 pass. If it passes, municipalization is dead and all the time, energy and money invested to date will have been a total waste. The only option in the future would be to return to square one someday with a new ballot measure and repeat the exact same process that has just been done, no doubt arriving at the same conclusions. And to what purpose? Such a doover someday would simply be met once again by a similar disinformation campaign designed to scare people into maintaining the status quo no matter how detrimental to the planet’s environment. We, as in we as human beings, are running out of time. We must confront global warming now by getting off of coal and yes, even methane-leaking natural gas as sources for generating our electricity as quickly as possible. Not next decade or even next year. Every day we spend talking about the changes we must make instead of acting to make those changes is another day closer to too late, too late for our planet, too late for our children. Don’t let a giant corporation driven only by its fiduciary duty to create and maintain maximum profit for its shareholders dupe you into voting for Question 310. If you mark only one box on your ballot this year, make it a no vote on Question 310. Longmont Mayor
❑ ✓ Dennis Coombs ❑ Bryan Baum
This one is pretty much a no-brainer. Incumbent Dennis Coombs, co-owner of the Pumphouse Brewery, has done a decent job in his first term, certainly an improvement over former Mayor Bryan Baum’s performance. We found Coombs’ responses to our election questionnaire 26 October 17, 2013
persuasive. Of course, we had nothing to compare them to, since Baum declined to respond. And no, that’s not the same as not having the time to reply Dennis Coombs before press time. His wife Stephanie said he chose not to respond to our questions. No matter. Baum likely wouldn’t have gotten our endorsement anyway, given his conservative, moneyed, “old guard” track record, from his support of the LifeBridge Christian Church expansion in 2009 to his opposition to backyard chickens. Also recall that he was one of the seven former Longmont mayors who participated in an ad blitz to oppose Question 300 last year, the ban against hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” If you missed it, or need a reminder and a good chuckle, the supporters of 300 put out a dandy video back then: http://bit.ly/SevenMayors. We support the more progressive Coombs. Longmont City Council At Large (Vote for two) Alex Sammoury Gabe Santos
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Polly Christensen
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❑ ✓ Trisa Baxter ❑ Ron Gallegos
Well, to be honest, we can rule out incumbents Gabe Santos and Alex Sammoury from the start, given that they are regularly on the wrong side of issues we care about, like Polly their very reluctant Christensen support of the fracking regulations approved by city council in summer 2012. Sammoury, who has acknowledged getting pressure from the oil and gas industry, seems to favor companies’ rights to frack, and Santos said he disagreed with the vast majority of the regulations before voting in favor of them. In addition, Santos failed to respond to our election questionnaire.
We are left with Polly Christensen, Ron Gallegos and Trisa Baxter. Christensen is a no-brainer; she has a reputation for being a solidly progressive and Trisa Baxter competent community volunteer, and has served as an election judge for 20 years as well as a precinct leader for 12. The choice between Gallegos and Baxter was a tough one, but we have to lean toward Baxter. Gallegos served on council in the 1990s, and we need new blood. Longmont City Council Ward 2 Rick Accountius Jeff Moore
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While Rick Accountius has a lengthy resume when it comes to local civic and political experience, having served on many community advisory Jeff Moore boards, we are more impressed with Jeff Moore’s early and steady commitment to the fracking ban and his even-keeled, open-minded approach, which never comes across as politically motivated. We like that Moore recognizes the need to balance economic development and growth to enhance Longmont’s quality of life, an acknowledgement that managing growth is sometimes necessary, as opposed to Accountius’ declaration that no growth limits are needed at all. Their performance in the Longmont Chamber of Commerce’s candidate debate on Oct. 10 simply confirmed our position. Our endorsement goes to Moore. Longmont Ballot Question 2A Bonds for wastewater system improvements Yes
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This question asks Longmont voters to authorize the city to issue up to $31.1 million in bonds to finance improvements to the municipal wastewater system. The bonds will be paid off using only revenues collected by the wastewa-
ter utility itself, so there isn’t a tax increase involved. Besides, new federal regulations that become effective in 2016 require the city to adhere to new standards reducing the amount of ammonia permitted in the water, or else face a fine of $10,000 a day, according to Mayor Dennis Coombs. If the bonds aren’t approved, he adds, the improvements will have to be made anyway, possibly involving significant increases in sewer rates. The recent flooding was a good reminder of the need to have solid infrastructure. Every single candidate for Longmont City Council supports passage of this measure, and so do we. Vote yes on 2A. Longmont Ballot Question 2B Bonds for city’s fiber-optic network Yes
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This one has been in the works for a long time, and it’s finally time to take the last step toward completing a city-owned, high-speed, fiber-optic network that is expected to provide residents with Internet service that is not only cheaper than what the private sector can offer, but at much faster speeds, 1 gigabit per second. As with 2A, this one does not involve a tax increase, it would be funded through user fees alone. Recall that Longmont has had to fight hard for the right to use its own fiber-optic network, which it installed in 1997. Thanks to an asinine 2005 law restricting cities’ ability to provide telecommunications services, Longmont had to ask voters to reinstate that right in a 2009 ballot question, but that initiative was defeated thanks to a negative, misleading campaign bankrolled by the telecomm industry. You may remember the images of sad firefighters in the ads paid for by No Blank Check, falsely claiming that the measure would take tax money away from emergency responders. In 2011, the city floated a similar ballot question, and that initiative passed despite another round of well-funded opposition from the telecomm industry. Let’s seal this deal once and for all, in the name of local control and resistance to outside corporate interests trying to buy our elections. We’ll vote yes on 2B. See VOTE GUIDE Page 28
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A Wise Choice for Boulder!
John Gerstle
for Boulder City Council
“I have known John Gerstle since he was young, and I have high regard for his scientific ability, his concern for the environment, for the welfare of others, and his ability to be an outstanding Boulder City Council member. “ Albert A. Bartlett
John Gerstle is: LOCALLY GROWN- John grew up in Boulder and understands the hard-fought battles that resulted in the Blue Line, Open Space, the Building Height Limitation, the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, and now municipalization of our electric utility. A WATER RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER- John is the
candidate who understands water issues including floodplain planning and management, water resources planning and water quality protection. He is the person we need on Council as we evaluate Boulder’s flood-related planning and management after our recent flooding.
A VOICE FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND USE PLANNING - John is Chair of the Boulder County Planning Commission, and he supports strong land use regulations for oil and gas development, moratoria on hydraulic fracturing, protection of our Open Space, scrutiny of Boulder’s commercial and residential growth projections and plans, and improving our pedestrian, bike and bus systems.
A STRONG SUPPORTER OF MUNICIPALIZATION, ZERO WASTE, AND GHG REDUCTIONS THROUGH OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLANVote YES on 2E and NO on 310! John is committed to moving forward with increased renewable energy, mandatory commercial recycling and building energy efficiency improvements.
CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF ALL OF BOULDER’S RESIDENTS- John is a strong proponent of the City’s social service programs
which serve our fellow citizens, to ensure programs such as ready-to-work, emergency assistance, and special needs services are adequately supported.
John is endorsed by: Community Supporters:
PLAN-Boulder County
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Cindy Carlisle Gwen Dooley Allyn Feinberg Sam Fuqua Dick Harris Spense Havlick Dicky Lee Hullinghorst Elise Jones Suzanne Jones Linda Jourgensen Lisa Morzel Ben Pearlman Tim Plass Francoise Poinsatte Steve Pomerance Will Toor Ken Wilson Ruth Wright Ken Wright
Neshama Abraham John & Martha Avery Al Bartlett Amanda Bickel Peter & Sue Birkeland Ben Blaugrund Beth Bowman Ray Bridge Lisa Buchanan Steve Carnes Mike Cohen Bill DeOreo Natalie Feinberg Lopez Barney Feinblum Dennis Gates Bruce Goldstein Doug Greene Jane Greenfield Meg Hansson Catharine Harris Rob Harris Jeannette Hillery Pam Hoge Karen Hollweg June Howard Chuck & JoAnne Howe Keith & Jackie Jimmerson Faye Johnson Dale Kamibayashi Melinda Kassen
Mark Kelley David Kirk Rita Klees Barbara Kraus Carnes Elizabeth LaManna Jim Leach Catherine Long Gates Peter Mayer Sarah Mayer Priscilla McKenna Jeff McWhirter Sara Michl Bart Miller Peter Morton Marty Petach Jennifer Pitt Mark Retzloff Alison Richards Sharon & Nolan Rosall Leo & Jane Schumacher Lynn Segal Vern Seieroe Pat Shanks Mitch Smith Edie Stevens Pete Waugh Lisa Waugh Ken Wood Emily Yeh Sandy Younghans
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City of Longmont Ballot Question 2C Shall Municipal Judge Diana VanDeHey be retained for 2 years? Yes
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We’re always conscious of the need for fresh blood in the judicial system, which is hard to accomplish with Colorado’s retention voting system, which just invites yes votes. Then again, it’s a better setup than direct election of judges, which just invites the most ridiculous tough-on-crime posturing in a judge’s election year. But there’s no point in bringing in fresh blood if the current judge is performing well. In the case of Judge Diana VanDeHey, we don’t see the kinds of glaring issues in her record — disputes about her decisions, high-profile cases overturned on appeal — that would indicate she should be removed. City of Lafayette Council Candidates Vote for not more than four (4) Tom Dowling
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Clifton E. Smedley
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❑ ✓ Gustavo Reyna ❑ ✓ Merrily Mazza ❑ Steve Kracha ❑
Brad Wiesley
Our lack of endorsements for Lafayette council incumbents Steve Kracha and Brad Wiesley is not a statement against their past performance on the council. It is more about the needs of Lafayette going forward. Both current council members oppose Lafayette ballot Question 300, which would prevent fracking and other oil- and gas-related activities within city limits. Both support Question 2A, which would commit the citizens of Lafayette to Xcel Energy for an additional two decades making it far more difficult for the city to take advantage of new green energy technologies that will, without question, come along during that 20-year time frame. While there is certainly room for well-reasoned opposition to Question
300 (fracking), we don’t think the explanations being given by Wiesley and Kracha for their opposition rise to that level. We don’t believe Tom Dowling that opposing a fracking ban should be based on the fear of lawsuits by the oil and gas industry or the state. By now, our elected local leaders should be well aware that there will be no significant protections for their Clifton E. Smedley communities coming from state or federal bureaucrats charged with regulating the oil and gas industry. At both those levels of government, the agencies are little more than Gustavo Reyna revolving doors for industry attorneys and other insiders whose primary focus is to regulate the industry as little as possible. We also don’t believe that a ban is unnecessary simply because there haven’t Merrily Mazza been any applications for drilling within Lafayette city limits during the past 20 years. Lafayette’s current three-year moratorium was a good start for the city. But in the long run, to protect itself from going the way of Erie, Frederick and Firestone, towns where the drilling of wells within city limits has significantly devalued the quality of life, Lafayette will have to spend the money to fight its own fight against the oil and gas industry along with Boulder County and its neighboring communities. As BW has previously written and shown with maps reflecting both geology and drilling trends in Weld and Boulder counties, Lafayette will be drilled in time without a ban. It is on trend and has substantial reserves beneath the city. Should Boulder County’s moratorium run out or be overturned by the courts, nearly 2,000 new wells will evenBoulder Weekly
tually be drilled, most on trend to the southwest of Longmont and Erie. The low hanging fruit, those well locations not within city limits, will go first. But make no mistake; the permit requests will be coming to Lafayette in time. As for not obligating Lafayette residents to 20 more years of Xcel, this issue is about how council members and potential council members view the city’s future. Does Lafayette try to stay just like it is or does it strive to become something better? We believe that demonstrating Lafayette’s commitment to being more green and forward-thinking by passing both Question 2A and Issue 301 will not only be better for the local and regional environment, but will also be a critical key to driving Lafayette’s future economic growth. High paying jobs in clean industries such as high tech locate in communities that are affordable and have a proven commitment to environmentalism. And those high-paying clean jobs become the drivers of downtown restaurants and galleries, which spur still more high-paying jobs. It is the creative cities cycle. For these reasons, we are endorsing the four candidates who we believe are committed to a better future in Lafayette, the candidates we believe are most likely to preserve the current quality of life by protecting the city from the exploitative oil and gas industry, while simultaneously moving toward a greener future and the economic growth that will be spurred by that future. City of Lafayette Ballot Question No. 2A Xcel Franchise Renewal Yes
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Lafayette’s Question 2A is all about envisioning the future. Xcel Energy, through its ownership of Public Service Company of Colorado, supplies Lafayette residents with gas and electricity by way of a non-exclusive franchise agreement. Xcel, like any business, likes to create long-term stability for itself, and one way of doing so is to offer incentives to cities in exchange for their committing to very long-term franchise agreements. In Lafayette, Xcel wants voters to grant the company another 20-year franBoulder Weekly
chise agreement. In exchange, the company will add approximately $720,000 a year into the city’s general fund from its franchise fee. Xcel also will give the city about $180,000 a year for the purpose of undergrounding its power lines and
other utility infrastructure. In other words, Xcel’s vision of the future is two more decades exactly like the last two decades. Such a view makes perfect sense to protect future profit for a utility monopoly with a guaranteed margin of
profit on everything it does. Those who oppose the granting of a new 20-year franchise agreement to Xcel have a different view of the future. They See VOTE GUIDE Page 33
H e a l t h y B u s i n e s s. C l e a n E n e r g y. S u s t a i n a b l e B o u l d e r. I am asking for your support for Boulder City Council. There are three issues of vital concern to me: Maintaining a healthy business environment for the long term, achieving aggressive carbon emissions reductions; and supporting a sustainable community that actively cares for those in need. “Sam combines the experience of an entrepreneur with a passion for making Boulder a leader in clean energy. His service on the city’s Planning Board, and his sharp mind all mean that Sam will hit the ground running as a council member.” - Tim Plass, member of the Boulder City Council
ENDORSED BY: The Sierra Club, PLAN-Boulder Clean Water Action AND THESE LOCAL LEADERS: Matt Appelbaum, KC Becker, Cindy Carlisle, Macon Cowles, Allyn Feinberg, Mark Ferrandino, Sam Fuqua, Stan Garnett, Crystal Gray, Elise Jones, Suzanne Jones, Claire Levy, Lisa Morzel, Susan Osborne, Francoise Poinsatte, Tom Plant, Tim Plass, Steve Pomerance, Bill Ritter, Dorothy Rupert, Judy Solano, Will Toor, Ruth Wright
“Sam is the face of business that is growing in Boulder: connected, conscious, responsible, and sustainable.” - Suzanne Jones, member of the Boulder City Council
Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S CEO of Boulder clean energy company • Member of Boulder Planning Board • Former Chief of Sugarloaf Fire Department with 15 years of total volunteer service •
Sam with his nephews Benji and Dylan
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ANDREW
Geer Canyon, Boulder County
SHOEMAKER
FOR COUNCIL
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet
w w w. s h o e m a ke r f o rco u n c i l. o rg
5 years on the City of Boulder's Planning Board, served as Board Chair and representative to the Greenways Advisory Committee 20 years handling complex lawsuits and government investigations as a federal prosecutor, partner at an international law firm, and founder of a Pearl Street firm 500+ volunteer hours working with the private and public sectors to organize and bring the USA Pro Cycling Challenge to Boulder, providing the City and its Open Space with worldwide media coverage Andrew lives with his wife, daughter (13) and son (9) on University Hill
“ We need people to serve at every level of elective office who are smart, dedicated and passionate about the issues that matter, but who are also willing to listen and work with people from across the spectrum. Andrew will be that kind of Councilman and that kind of Public Servant."
Bill Ritter, former Governor
“ I have lived in Boulder for many years, and Shoemaker is one of the strongest candidates I've ever seen." Jean Dubofsky, former CO Supreme Court Justice
A Vote For Andrew is a Vote For...
Independent, reasoned & open-minded decisionmaking
A safe and clean creek path, civic area, and library, suitable for families
A community-wide EcoPass, regional transportation solutions, and safe streets for cycling
Clean energy, and a member of Council who has experience negotiating with large companies
A renewed focus on solving our housing problem to welcome middle and lower income families to live and work in Boulder
Collaborating with businesses, CU, and the federal labs to maintain and improve Boulder's reputation for innovation
Advancing human services programs for the homeless, at-risk youth and others in need
Protecting Open Space while preserving responsible access
Andrew is a Consensus Candidate and Pragmatic Coalition Builder. His endorsements and supporters come from all sectors of the community. ENDORSED BY: Clean Water Action, College of Democrats at CU and Boulder FIDOS SUPPORTERS INCLUDE: Current Council members Suzy Ageton, KC Becker, Suzanne Jones, George Karakehian, Tim Plass, Macon Cowles, Ken Wilson, and Community leaders Elise Jones, Josie Heath, Will Toor, Stan Garnett, Ben Pearlman, Mark Ruzzin, Richard Polk, Shawn Coleman, Kevin Daly, Bobby Noyes, Steve Fenberg and many others.
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Sierra Club endorses the following candidates for Boulder City Council:
Sierra Club endorses the following candidates for Lisa Morzel Boulder City Council:
3 Macon Cowles 3 Matt Appelbaum 3 Mary Young 3 Micah Parkin 3 Sam Weaver Tim Plass Suzanne Jones Daniel Ziskin Jonathan Hondorf
Sierra Club recommends a YES vote on the following ballot issues:
2A–Bonding for Capital Improvements 2B–Increase and Extend the Utility Occupation Tax Paid for 2C–Light and Power Utility by the Sierra Club Unofficial Candidate Committee 2H–Amendment to Abolish Corporate Personhood
SierraMore Clubinformation recommends the following votes on at: rmc.sierraclub.org/ipg City of Boulder ballot issues:
Paid for by the Sierra Club Independent Expenditure Committee and the Sierra Club Indian Peaks Group Issue Committee
YES YES YES YES YES
no
2B Transportation Sales Tax 2C Sales Tax Extension – Open Space / General Fund 2E Electric Utility Amendment 2F Negotiated or Private Bond Sales 2H 5-Year Moratorium on Oil and Gas Development 310 Xcel-backed Amendment to the City Charter
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Sierra Club recommends the following votes on City of Lafayette ballot issues:
2A Renewal of Xcel Franchise Agreement YES 300 Prohibit Oil and Gas Development YES 301 Utility Occupation Tax no
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believe that technology is rapidly changing the world we live in. They believe that no one, not them nor Xcel, can say with any certainty what amazing advancements on the energy front may come down over the next two decades. Those who oppose signing a new 20-year franchise agreement fear that Lafayette residents, because of having committed to a new agreement with Xcel, may find themselves using electricity generated by dirty coal or methaneleaking natural gas long after better, cleaner, more sustainable fuels have become available simply because Xcel may see those dirty fuels as the most profitable choice for the company. BW believes that this is a valid fear. So what happens if Lafayette voters say no to 2A? First of all, Xcel will still be required to provide the city with gas and electricity, so there will not be any disruption of service. Second, Xcel will no longer be putting $720,000 into the general fund. That’s why those opposed to the franchise are also encouraging voters to vote yes on Lafayette Issue No. 301, which would create a Utility Occupation Tax (UOT) that would still be part of area utility bills and would replace the $720,000 franchise fee. In other words, Lafayette residents would be paying exactly the same for their electricity and gas and still generating $720,000. Here’s the point of decision. Whereas the franchise agreement would put $720K into the general fund, the UOT that would be created by the passage of Issue No. 301 would put $720K into a fund earmarked for investing in renewable energies, energy efficiencies and other sustainable energy practices. Those who want to sign the 20-yearlong Xcel franchise agreement claim that losing $720K from the general budget will somehow cripple the city, causing cuts to services such as police, fire, ambulance and the library. BW believes that this is largely a scare tactic. The city of Lafayette is actually doing quite well. As a matter of comparison, Lafayette currently spends $5.3 million a year on golf course expenditures. That’s more than three times the amount being shifted into sustainable Boulder Weekly
energy, assuming that the franchise agreement does not pass and Issue No. 301 does. While $720K is hardly chickenfeed, it is only just more than 1 percent of Lafayette’s overall budget. So putting that money towards a sustainable energy future will hardly cause the draconian cuts being threatened by city officials. In fact, modern economic research indicates that when a city demonstrates that it is thinking of the future in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way, it has a better chance of luring high-paying jobs and green businesses into its tax base. Just one successful business of good size relocating to, or starting up in, Lafayette would pay back the $720K investment in a sustainable future many times over. The last issue being touted by those who support a yes vote on the Xcel franchise renewal is that Lafayette would lose the $180K per year undergrounding revenue currently being paid by Xcel to the city. This is true. That revenue would go away if the franchise fee is not approved, but the city would still have a full year to use up the $1.2 million it has already accrued towards undergrounding efforts. That money should not be lost, as some critics now claim. Like we said at the beginning, it’s all in the way you view the future. So with that said, BW optimistically endorses the view of those citizens opposed to Question 2A. It’s time to move into the current century and away from coal and the dirty extraction processes of natural gas. Vote no on 2A and allow Lafayette’s energy future to be determined by advances in green energy technology, not by an incredibly long-term franchise agreement binding citizens to an oldschool utility monopoly for decades to come. City of Lafayette Ballot Issue No. 301 Utility occupation tax Yes
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Issue No. 301 would amend Lafayette’s City Home Rule Charter to allow for the collection of a $720,000-per-year tax on public utility companies as an alternative to the city’s current 3 percent franchise fee. Should it pass, this proposed Utility Occupation
Tax (UOT) would only go into effect if the franchise fee (see Lafayette Question 2A) is no longer being collected. Translation: If the majority of Lafayette residents vote no on Lafayette question 2A, which would renew the Xcel franchise fee for an additional 20 years, then the UTC would take its place provided Issue No. 301 passes. The $720K generated by the UTC would be earmarked for sustainable energy practices, including projects that reduce energy consumption, energyrelated projects, renewable energy and prevention of climate change. Voters should be aware that Issue No. 301 is to be considered in conjunction with ballot Question 2A. Read our information on Question 2A to better understand this direct connection. Because we believe that Lafayette’s desire to become a more sustainable community by freeing itself from longterm dirty energy sources will be rewarded with a corresponding increase in economic vitality, we endorse a yes vote on 301. City of Lafayette Ballot Question No. 300 Gas and oil charter amendment Yes
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Question 300 is sometimes lumped in with the other “fracking bans” on the ballot up and down the Front Range in this year’s election, but it is distinctive in that it goes way beyond hydraulic fracturing, or even oil and gas exploration as a whole. Patterned in part after the “rights of nature” model espoused by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, in which the ecosystem is treated not as property but as having rights of its own, Question 300 would add a new Community Bill of Rights and Obligations to the city’s home-rule charter. The bill would limit corporations, “or persons using corporations,” to existing wells when extracting oil and gas within city limits, and would keep them from depositing, storing or transporting any oil/gas “water, brine, chemical or by-products” in Lafayette. It would also rule out the use of water from sources within the city for oil and gas operations. A prohibition in the bill against the installation of oil/gas infrastructure such as pipelines prompted one Colorado Oil and Gas Association offi-
cial to resort to scare tactics like suggesting the bill might prohibit homes from receiving gas through pipes. But activist Cliff Willmeng of East Boulder County United calls that “a red herring” and maintains that the phrase “related to the extraction of gas and oil” attached to the prohibition clearly means it applies only to the process of pulling the natural resources out of the ground, not transporting them to houses. The bill goes even further, tackling the corporate personhood issue by keeping corporations found guilty of extracting oil and gas within city limits from using “personhood” rights or the commerce and contracts clauses in the U.S. and state constitutions to protect themselves. Finally, the bill holds people and corporations engaging in oil/gas extraction activities outside city limits liable for any damages caused within Lafayette. Yes, it’s pretty broad, and the city may well get sued over the language, since it goes further than Longmont’s lawsuit-embroiled ban. But we’re endorsing Question 300 on principle, the principle that a community should have the right to exert local control when it comes to keeping corporations and misguided governors from compromising public health and safety. City of Louisville City Council Person Ward I Emily Jasiak
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Emily Jasiak is running unopposed to be re-elected to her city council seat. Boulder Weekly is not making an endorsement for this race. City of Louisville City Council Person Ward II
✓ ❑ Jeff Lipton ❑ Debby Fahey
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about the practice of fracking; candidates are cautious about retail marijuana establishments. Ultimately, BW staff read candidates’ answers carefully and Debby Fahey determined Debby Fahey was our choice for Ward II in Louisville. A community organizer and volunteer, Fahey was the most specific about how to increase the tax base in Louisville by attracting business to vacant properties. However, it’s imperative she keeps to the answer she gave on fracking. We’re always alarmed when a politician reminds us of the utopian benefits (“will provide income for businesses, residents and communities”) of a practice shown to produce massive pollution. Fahey said she’d support a moratorium as city council “gather[s] the needed relevant information and resident opinion.” Jeff Lipton, meanwhile, advocated for setbacks and no fracking in “densely urbanized environments,” but he declined to accept a moratorium. It’s our belief that scientific study will continue to uncover fracking’s damaging effects on human health and the environment, at which point the next steps will become obvious. We hope Fahey backs the moratorium until then. City of Louisville City Council Person Ward III Karen Brown
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✓ Ashley Stolzmann ❑ There are a few warning signs we’re learning to look for in city council candidates’ statements. Karen Brown isn’t a bad candidate by any means, Ashley but she put up at least Stolzmann one warning sign in her statement on retail marijuana sales. Brown said, “If elected, I will review staff recommendations …” and alarm bells went off for us. It’s a little worrisome that elected city council people would turn to unelected city staff to make a decision. Taking their recommendations is fine, but in this case Brown didn’t say whether she was in support of a moratorium, a
ban or a free-for-all for retail marijuana. She said she’d “then make the determination” after hearing from the staff. Staff recommendations, in other words, had a good chance of simply dictating her position, which we feel gives unelected staffers too much power. Even without this issue, it’s not easy to endorse someone who doesn’t yet have a position on a highly visible issue. Ashley Stolzmann, who says she’s on hiatus from her engineering career, acknowledged in her answer that every precinct in Louisville went for the amendment on retail marijuana, indicating the city is ready for those stores. It’s not ideal to base every position on polls, but Stolzmann is correct that city council shouldn’t block something citizens want. On other questions, candidates’ answers were similar. Both support increasing retail presence in Louisville, and both say federal and state governments need to take the lead on limiting fracking; Stolzmann says she supports a citizen initiative “pertaining to fracking.” Lyons Regional Library District Ballot Issue 4C Tax for new library district Yes
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Created Sept. 3, the brand-new Lyons Regional Library District is asking voters to approve a new tax to get started. Before September’s flooding, we would have supported the measure because money for libraries is probably one of the best uses of tax dollars there is. Following the floods, we checked in with Mark Browning, chair of the library project steering committee, to make sure the library district was still interested in getting and spending the tax (while it may have been too late to remove the issue from the ballot, the library district could have pulled its support from the measure). Browning said the library district still seeks the tax, and after getting his answers we support it more than ever. First, Browning said that residents whose homes had been destroyed or severely damaged would be receiving tax relief, meaning the new tax wouldn’t be a burden on them. He also noted the tax rate would be “cut in half ” for 2014, the first year the measure would be in place. Lyons’ current library, the Depot Library, is operated by the Town of
Lyons, but the town informed the Heart of Lyons group that it doesn’t have the money going forward to operate the library, Browning says. He says “the only way we see to save the Depot Library operations” is to transfer its operation to the new library district. We think enough has been done to lighten the impact of a new tax on Lyons residents, and we recommend they keep their library district moving forward.
Lyons Regional Library District Ballot Issue 4D Collect grants and revenues with no new taxes Yes
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Given the restrictions of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Amendment (TABOR), government entities have to get voter permission to go find money out there in the world and spend it. This question only asks if the Lyons library district can collect revenue that isn’t from taxes. We’ve seen a virulent smear campaign from the always-vocal antilibrary-fine lobby, but we’re recommending a yes vote anyway. Thompson School District R2-J Director District A Jeff Berg
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This district represents Big Thompson, Ponderosa and Van Buren elementary schools; Bill Reed Middle School; and Ferguson and Loveland high schools. Candidates are Kathleen D. Hatanaka, Jeff Berg and Donna Rice. Hatanaka has been active on the Big Thompson’s PTA, including as president, and on the Thompson’s Master Plan and School Advisory committees. Rice has had a long career in education, including working at a Thompson School District elementary school, and as a professor in Wyoming. Berg, the incumbent, was appointed to the board in August 2012. He told the Loveland Reporter-Herald the district has been focused on managing revenue issues since his appointment, but now the focus should be turning to student achievement. To that end, we give Rice our endorsement for her long hisBoulder Weekly
tory as an educator. Thompson School District R2-J Director District B Janice Marchman Bryce Carlson
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District E represents B. F. Kitchen, Garfield, Sarah Milner and Truscott elementary schools; Walt Clark Middle School; and Thompson Valley High School. Candidates are retired insurance agent Lori Hvizda Ward and loan consultant and Chamber of Commerce board member Rocci Bryan. Both candidates have expressed an interest in diversifying the educational options available to students. But while Ward has served on the PTA, budget proposal committee, Thompson District’s Accountability Committee and volunteer program at Garfield Elementary, Bryan’s experience with the district is limited and his stated interest in running — helping young people prepare for careers without taking out student loans — seems a bit off topic. Ward takes the endorsement. Boulder Weekly
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Gerald Lauer
District F represents Monroe, Mary Blair and Winona elementary schools; Bill Reed and Conrad Ball middle schools; and Mountain View High School. Gerald Lauer has recently joined Ferguson High School’s Accountability Committee and attended school board
and back-to-school meetings, and while he seems willing to dig into the district’s issues, he’s the husband of the school district’s executive director of education, which compromises independence and See VOTE GUIDE Page 36
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District B represents Centennial, Coyote Ridge, Edmondson and Lincoln elementary schools; Lucile Erwin Middle School; and Ferguson High School. Incumbent Janice Marchman, a former engineer and current piano teacher and academic tutor, has lived in the district since 2004 and has two children in district schools, both at Coyote Ridge elementary. She ran unchallenged for the seat in 2011 and said her goal then was to bring a parent voice to the board and improve communication between parents and the district. Her challenger, Bryce Carlson, is a pastor at Foundations Church and told the Loveland Reporter-Herald he was inspired to run out of concerns for the education ahead of his two children, now 1 and 3 years old. While his intentions are likely in the right place, Marchman’s goal-oriented focus and existing accomplishments earn her our endorsement.
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How voting NO on 310 is a vote FOR a clean energy future. Boulder has voted several times to secure a clean energy future. And now, backed by Xcel's deep pockets, Ballot Question 310 is a deceptive “poison pill” aimed at stopping that effort. 310 is a Catch 22 of mandates that intentionally hamstrings the City in myriad ways.
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autonomy. His opponent, Carl Langner, a former engineer for Shell Oil Co., retired to Loveland just five years ago. While Lauer may be too deeply entrenched, Langner doesn’t seem to have a solid background on the district’s history to draw from. We issue no endorsement for this race. Estes Park School District R-3 Ballot Issue 3A Tax increase for education Yes
310 is more extreme than TABOR. Its voting requirements on debt payments would delay the process for many years and makes it nearly impossible to secure the bonds necessary for a municipal utility. It forces the City to hold elections that include non-city residents, which cannot be done without a change in State law.
Keep our options open. Vote No on 310.
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Ballot Issue 3A asks voters to increase taxes — assuming Amendment 66, the state ballot issue to increase state tax revenues, doesn’t pass — in the school district to collect $750,000 annually to go to the general fund for the district and be expended on educational purposes. In 2011, Colorado spent $2,722 less per student than the national average, according to the Colorado School Finance Project, and has increased at a slower rate than the national average over the last 20 years. In the interest of keeping up, we endorse a yes vote on this ballot issue. Estes Park School District R-3: School Director at Large (vote for two)
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Kristine L. Poppitz Laura Case
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For school district positions, we often lean toward current and former educators, in the hopes that their insights into classrooms provide solid guidance for the district as a whole, so Christie Adams, who holds multiple teaching degrees, including a Ph.D. in bilingual education, is a standout candidate for the Estes Park School Board. Two seats are open on the five-member board, and for the second seat, we endorse former teacher Laura Case, who
told the Estes Park Trail Gazette she’s hoping to bring an educator’s point of view — and a parent’s perspective — to the board. Boulder County Nederland EcoPass Public Improvement District Issue 5D Tax for community-wide bus pass Yes
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Nederland residents will be voting on a proposed tax to collect up to $110,000 annually to pay for EcoPasses for all permanent residents of the district. The program would continue a pilot program launched in 2012 and funded then by a state grant and county funds in a 70/30 split. The estimated increase comes to $14.85 per $100,000 annually, or $42 per year based on the average property value. (Purchasing a monthly regional pass through RTD costs $176.) Those in favor of the issue say ridership increased 45 percent during the pilot program and that’s led to a reduction of 90.3 metric tons of carbon emissions and cut 250,000 vehicle miles traveled in Boulder Canyon. Opponents say most residents don’t use their existing EcoPass, stating that ridership on the N route averages 400 passengers, or 12 percent of the population in the district that will be paying this proposed tax. Commuter patterns are slow to change and the game against climate change is one in which we count any small victory as a worthwhile one, so we’ll endorse a yes vote on this issue. Boulder County Subdivision Paving Public Improvement District Issue 5C Formation, Mill Levy and Debt Authorization Yes
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If you’ve ever been in a trailer park, you’ve seen the signs: Privately Managed Road, End of City Maintenance, things like that. Within that little subdivision, the city isn’t maintaining the roads because the residents of that subdivision should pay to keep up what are basically their private roads. This ballot issue is asking the same thing about subdivisions in unincorporated Boulder County. Roads in these subdivisions are aging and haven’t been Boulder Weekly
kept up adequately; now, saying they lack money for repairs, the Boulder County Commissioners have referred this question about creating a new paving district to voters. A yes vote means a new Public Improvement District (PID) is created, putting all those subdivisions together and raising taxes on them to repair the roads. A no vote means the same thing. See, the commissioners also have the power to create a Local Improvement District (LID) themselves and implement fees — shaky ground, TABORwise, but it does have precedent — to repair the roads. The commissioners’ website says a PID is the wiser choice to assure long-term upkeep and is a “permanent solution” over the “temporary fix” of the LID, and it says there’s no avoiding a new district: A LID is coming if voters reject the PID. So like it or not, these subdivisions are being placed in a district and are being charged to repair their roads. It’s just like the trailer parks with their signs — except this is something residents probably didn’t know they’d have to do at some point. LID payments aren’t taxdeductible, and PID payments typically are. We recommend a yes vote to avoid these voters having to pay twice to two different levels of government. Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District Ballot Question 5B Term limits Yes
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It’s a shame this same ballot measure failed in 2011. This question asks if term limits should be abolished for members of the board of directors for the Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District, which serves Eldorado Springs, Marshall, Superior and large areas of unincorporated land. In this case, it’s about expertise. Nobody is getting rich off the government payroll here; instead, after eight years they’re on their way out and a new board member must become familiar with the district’s assets and needs. There’s a natural response among voters to approve of term limits and push back against installing anyone, anywhere, for life. But in this case, a board member willing to serve more terms means a better understanding of how to protect homes and businesses from fire threats in the foothills. Boulder Weekly
Lefthand Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 5A General tax increase Yes
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If you don’t vote yes on this, you’re a global warming denier. OK, so it’s not that simple. But broadly speaking, climate scientists agree that man-made climate change is affecting weather and leading to more extreme weather patterns. And given Colorado’s recent issues with wildfires, it’s obvious it could happen here. Lefthand Fire Protection District is a primarily rural, hilly and mountainous district that serves about 2,000 residents, its website says. But the impact of more funding for the district would be valuable for a lot more than just 2,000 people. Superior Town Center Metropolitan district ballot content In September, when Superior’s Board of Trustees approved the plan for the Superior Town Center, one of the last undeveloped parcels of Superior real estate located at the southeast corner of McCaslin Boulevard and U.S. 36, it wasn’t without controversy. So many town residents wanted to weigh in that the final board meeting reportedly had overflow crowds spilling out into the foyer of the town hall. However, the board did, in fact, approve the town center, and it is slated to move forward. The plan for the town center includes building 1,400 homes and a number of other buildings, and the developer and the town must now designate metropolitan districts within the parcel and set tax rates for them, among other administrative actions. However, only residents and property owners of said districts can vote. Since no homes have been built, no one lives there. In fact, just five people will get to vote to raise taxes in the Superior Town Center Metropolitan Districts, and at least two of them — James Brzostowicz and Isabella Goodson — have some connection to Randy Goodson, the developer in charge of the project. It’s safe to say this will pass. As of press time, just one out of the five voters has requested a ballot, according to the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Unless opponents of the measure stake out mailboxes and intercept the lone ballot, it seems likely that the town center will move forward unabated.
Boulder can create a utility that would double renewables. Over 2,000 communities in the nation have municipal electric utilities. Boulder would join Fort Collins, Longmont, Colorado Springs, Aspen and 25 other Colorado communities that have reliable public utilities with powerful mutual aid agreements for effective disaster response. A locally-owned utility would provide an engine for innovation and job creation and keep more of our energy dollars at home. The financial return to the utility would allow for improved service, upgrades to the system, and comparable or even lower rates. Our reliability would meet or exceed Xcel’s. And we’d be able to rapidly switch to significant amounts of wind and solar, cutting our greenhouse gas emissions in half.
Vote for a clean energy future. Vote No on 310.
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omen in The significance of the Northern slightly smaller babies when it California comes to their health is farm towns unknown because they are gave birth to within normal ranges. Only 4 smaller babies if they lived percent of the babies were within three miles of strawborn at what is considered a berry fields and other crops low birth weight, less than 5.5 treated with the pesticide pounds. Low birth weight methyl bromide, according to babies may be at risk for researchers. developmental delays and “There’s been very little learning problems. research on residential expo“This data would be more sure to methyl bromide. Our meaningful if it demonstrated study is the first to look at that exposure led to abnorA lettuce field next to a housing camp equipped with a warning sign about pesticides. methyl bromide and birth mality,” wrote Giffe Johnson, outcomes,” says Kim Harley, a toxicologist at the study author and associate University of Southern director of the Center for Florida who studies pesticide Environmental Research and levels in agricultural workers. Children’s Health at the Harley said that while the University of California, clinical significance of the Berkeley. findings remains unclear, “for The soil fumigant, which a baby on the low end of noris injected into the soil before mal birth weight, 4 ounces planting, can volatize into the air, exposing nearby bromide was widely used. Its use near each woman’s could make a big difference.” neighborhoods. home was based on data from the state’s Pesticide Use Harley also noted that while this group of agriculUse of methyl bromide has been declining over Reporting system. tural workers, and Mexican immigrants in general, the past decade under an international treaty that Use of the pesticide within three miles of the tend to have healthy birth weight babies, “across the board, we saw a shift toward slightly lighter babies.” phases out chemicals that deplete the Earth’s protechome during the second trimester of pregnancy was One major limitation is that no one knows how tive ozone layer. Strawberries and a few other crops associated with an average birth weight about 4 ouncare exempt under the ban because they are deemed es less than babies from areas with no methyl bromide much methyl bromide the women were actually exposed to. Their exposures were estimated based on “critical uses.” use. their addresses, with no actual measurements. The researchers studied babies born to 442 pregThat 4-ounce difference is about half the birth nant women, mostly Latinas from Mexico, living in weight decrease linked to smoking during pregnancy, the Salinas Valley in 1999 and 2000, when methyl the researchers said. See BABIES Page 40
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Consumers age 60 and older purchase hybrid vehicles to boost selfesteem and image, as well as help the environment, according to a consumer study published in the journal Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries. Researchers surveyed 314 hybrid car buyers over the age of 60 and found that their satisfaction with their purchase came from both economic and social values, including pride and prestige. “This knowledge can help as a marketing tool,” Jay Yoo, an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, said in a press release. “Hybrid cars have increased in visibility because of their environmental consciousness,” he said. “So people may be willing to pay an extra $5,000 or so in order to think, ‘I’m great, and this is good for the environment.’”
Lafayette earns solarfriendly accolade
Lafayette became the third Colorado community to become a “Gold Level Solar Friendly Community,” a distinction granted by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association. Lafayette joins Denver and Fort Collins as a gold-level community, earning 1,225 points out of a possible 1,600. “We’re proud and honored to have the City of La- A recent study says consumers over the age of 60 buy hybrid fayette’s efforts recognized vehicles partly to boost their pride and prestige. through the Solar Friendly Community certification,” steps cities can take to make it easier for Curt Cheesman, director of recreation, individuals to launch solar projects. senior services and facility management, Some steps include streamlining said in a press release. “This assists us to application processes, allowing digital get the word out that Lafayette supports, submission of forms and applications, practices and encourages solar energy and issuing permits within a specific time alternatives in our community.” frame. The points system is based on a set of
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“A woman could work 12-hour shifts 40 miles from home or spend little time outdoors near her own home. It’s impossible to say whether these estimates represent an accurate picture of exposure,” said Myles Cockburn, an epidemiologist at the University of Southern California who studies pesticides. About 41 percent of the women did some field work while pregnant, although few worked in fields that had been treated with methyl bromide. The link to birth weight was
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reported only for exposures in the second trimester, not for the first or third trimesters. “The second and third trimesters are major periods for fetal growth. The second trimester may be a critical period for exposure to the pesticide,” Harley said. Previously, animal studies have suggested that methyl bromide may harm fetal development. While strawberry growers have been trying to replace methyl bromide for several years, no suitable alternatives have been found to work on a large
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scale. Methyl bromide use has been cut nearly in half in California since 2002, but growers there still used almost 4 million pounds in 2011, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Despite the decline in usage, “the findings remain very relevant for the farm worker population, especially those living in agricultural areas where strawberries are grown,” Harley said. The methyl bromide study is part of
a 14-year, ongoing project by the scientists to investigate potential health effects of environmental exposures on children born in the Salinas Valley, one of the nation’s most productive agricultural regions. The California Strawberry Commission and CropLife America, a trade group representing pesticide manufacturers, were unavailable for comment on the new study. Lindsey Konkel is a staff writer with Environmental Health News. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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You were supposed to be helping with an eco-tourism project that, it turns out, never existed. Where was the oversight to see if this was a viable project? I think that gets to the heart of the problems Peace Corps faces as an institution. I think with Peace Corps and maybe other development organizations, the problem you run into with development, or sustainable development — a term they really like — they think they can sprinkle developmental fairy dust on a place and everything will become better, instead of really examining whether that need is there, and if and how it can work. … A lot of times it’s a carousel of volunteers just replacing each other at the same site, without taking a step back, asking if this is really needed, ‘are we doing an effective job? Were we ever doing an effective job?’ In terms of my project it sounded pretty on paper, and the program manager was pleased to “develop” the new site, and thought it would all magically fall into place; obviously things are a bit more complicated.
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you have thugs come with guns and surround the house. When you told your supervisor, he seemed too proud to get you out of a dangerous situation. Not to mention it was a lot of paperwork and annoyance for him to go through the process of switching sites. I think he even said that at one point. “You know what a pain this is for me” — this is when I was trying to explain I thought things were taking a turn for the more dark and this probably wasn’t the best site. … I think there were some signs that it was a strange situation and definitely unfit for a volunteer to be there. I guess my intuition was right — things unraveled. Really, the scariness of thugs surrounding the place, plans to abduct the gringo, the people that were supposed to be there and work with me to protect me were doing the opposite. The most unnerving thing in the experience was feeling like I didn’t have an ally. The physical thing you left behind was the greenhouse for the high school. Do you think that’s still there? I actually know it’s still there because I keep in touch with people from the community. It’s kind of crazy with how isolated I was that people there are on Facebook and things like that — so I am able to keep in touch with some of the great friends I made there. They keep me up on things like the greenhouse. That opens up a big theme in the book about isolation. Of course the book is about my experience in Ecuador as a volunteer, but in my mind as a writer, to me what it was really about was connection and disconnection, and attraction and distraction. I think those come through in a lot of the experiences. Isolation in particular, most volunteers have to deal with it in one form or another, some volunteers get sent to a big city, so it’s less of a big deal, but the overwhelming majority get sent out to these rural areas. Isolation is not even so much a material thing, you can have an Xbox or the Internet out there, but even still just the inherent isolation is one of the toughest parts. You talk about there being no exit strategy for
Peace Corps. Why does there need to be one? Peace Corps can’t decide if it wants to be a development organization or ambassadorial organization. Right now it wants to do both, and it’s doing a poor job at both. … There’s never talk of how or if it’s adapted to new times, new technology and a new world where education levels have risen and a 22-year-old American is in many instances no longer just inherently more educated about certain subjects than people are in certain parts of the world. … I think it’s about Peace Corps figuring out its worth in this new world, instead of running on the fumes of that Cold War era nostalgia.
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This is your first book and you don’t take any steps to romanticize anything. How’d you develop that style? When I set out to write this, I knew that above all I wanted to write something that was gritty and true and above all, honest. … I think we’ve all read the stories about people who’ve gone somewhere to make a difference and they didn’t, and say, “Oh it’s not that big of a deal anyway because I’ve made so many great relationships.” Or we see the most condescending probably ever come out of writing or journalism about developing nations — the old trope that they’re poor but they’re happy — which I find offensive. Some people find it offensive that I’m so blunt about the ugliness of poverty and under-education. I think it’s distasteful to do the inverse, that somehow there’s something noble about the lack of technology or
something like that. Are you still a masochist? You still looking to see what you’re worth? It’s been two and a half years since I’ve been back and I definitely want to spend a few more years here on home turf. But I don’t think my days of adventure, and certainly my days of living abroad, are over. I just don’t think I’ll be doing it in as rugged of a way as I did in the Peace Corps. I think personally I passed that test and can close the book on that. But it doesn’t mean I’m closing the book on more adventures. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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is pretty finish this thing. Two good these weeks, don’t fuck with me, days for don’t call my phone, don’t Portugal. The Man, or at email me, we’re just going least it was pretty good into the studio and we’re when we caught bassist going to do this thing.’” Zach Carothers on a rare You could make the case evening off, rumbling down that a band singing about to the Alabama shore with itself is likely to be a onea busload of homies for a way conversation and mostsunset beach party with ly a purgatory of tedious margaritas and shellfish. navel-gazing. But Evil We felt a little bad about Friends, the culmination of getting the guy on what months working with was supposed to be desigindustry star Danger Mouse nated chill time, but (aka Brian Burton) on proCarothers was in a good duction duties, is a vigorous mood and eager to talk and satisfying document. about life on the road and The offerings include the the band’s seventh long buoyant arch and proggy player, Evil Friends. ambitions of “Plastic It’s been a long slog for the oddly punctuated Portugal. The Man, but the band is finally playing large venues across the country. Carothers says the Soldiers,” the pop anthems album was kind of a therapy “Creep in a T-Shirt” and exercise for PTM, a re-invigoration of purpose for an “Atomic Man,” and the breezy, Lennon-esque head outfit that has been plowing through club dates and candy of “Sea of Air.” John Gourley’s unrelentingly On the Bill: Portugal. The festivals for the better part of a decade and, unsurprismelodic verse vocals, tightened in the upper reaches of Man plays the Boulder Theater on Friday, Oct. 18. Doors at 8 p.m. ingly, was a little tired and a little calloused, despite his trademark falsetto, bob and weave, with lyrics alterCrystal Fighters open. Tickets are having scored a minor hit with “People Say” in 2009. nately crafty and diffident on religion (as both meta$25. 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786“When we were doing the album before,” Carothers phor and a subject of ironic humor), the hopelessness of 7030. remembers, “when we recorded In The Mountains In rewriting the past and the uncertainties of redemption. The Cloud [the band’s 2011 follow-up to its breakout And then, true to the pop craftsman’s trade, they lead 2009 LP The Satanic Satanist], we all almost died. It nearly ended all of our inevitably into rousing, resolutely affirming choruses. Bruce Springsteen lives; we were in the worst place ever. We were not nice to each other. once said his songwriting strategy was to represent conflict in the verse and Things were really dark. resolution in the chorus. Gourley got that memo. “Since that happened, this whole record has … it’s even kind of about And, in fact, when Carothers says that a lot of the record is about the that. [The new album] is lot about ourselves, how we relate to each other. band working through its slump, you can hear it. It was really good to be in a positive working environment, especially the “Yesterday / Has come and gone, and we can’t forget it / Anyway, we last two weeks. … We had been doing all these fly-outs [to work in the studio], and we just said, ‘OK, two weeks, we’re just going to block out and see PORTUGAL Page 48
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tried / Take the ride / If we get divided / You and I can’t fight it / March along, help me stay in time,” Gourley sings on “Someday Believers,” or “Don’t pray for us / We don’t need no modern Jesus / To roll with us / The only rule we have is never giving up / The only faith we have is faith in us,” says the chorus on “Modern Jesus.” Maybe it’s about the band; maybe it’s about almost everyone. “Yeah,” Carothers says of “Modern Jesus,” “like most of our stuff, that one has a few different meanings. We wrote that during those last two weeks, the time we really pulled together, and like a lot of our stuff it kind of has a couple of different meanings. It’s one of those lines that I really like, that you can kind of relate to any situation in your life.” But some of the album is a little less profound, like the endearing slacker testimony of “Creep in a T-Shirt,” with the probably radio-disqualifying chorus line “I’m just a creep in a T-shirt, jean / I don’t fuckin’ care.” Too bad, we suggested to Carothers, since the song is damn-near perfect and the whole world should hear it. Carothers laughs. “That’s pretty funny, we just played Singer John Gourley’s sky-high tenor makes Chris Cornell sound like Barry White. that for a radio show we did,” he says. “Instead of ‘I’m just a creep in a T-shirt think that’s why we’ve always worked apart from the band’s astonishing / I don’t fuckin’ care,’ we sing, ‘I’m just so well together, because we are polar tightness, we couldn’t help noticing a creep in a T-shirt / censored by milopposite people. And that’s how we Gourley’s almost painful audience retilionaires.’ We did that for Conan fight; he wants me to be more like him, cence. The guitarist/vocalist faced O’Brien’s show, it was pretty funny.” and I want him to be more like me. stage right most of the evening, when Carothers The whole reahe didn’t have his back completely has been ying to son we got this turned to the audience. John Gourley’s far is because “Yeah,” Corothers says, “he’s a lot yang in this we’re so differbetter now, but it took years. I think he band since its ent. And the turned about 15 degrees a year. inception about things he’s not Growing up, he was the shyest kid I 10 years ago; the good at, I’ll pick knew.” two grew up up. And the But Colorado is familiar and together in things I’m not friendly turf for PTM. Alaska and good at, he’ll “Oddly enough, we have more started the band pick up.” friends in Colorado than anywhere else after they both Although in the world. moved, at differthe band did a “On our very first tour ever, we had ent times, to Red Rocks gig a falling out with our tour manager, Portland. We this past sumand it was his van. He just split, leaving asked Carothers mer, opening us stranded in Colorado. So we just Portugal. The Man released Evil Friends this how they work for Avett played a show and made good friends year. together. Brothers, we with Fear Before the March of Flames, Conflict or condial back and and pretty much lived at their at house sensus? recall PTM’s b.side lounge gig four for about a week, and made a lot of Carothers laughs. “John thrives on years ago, playing the venue’s tiny friends. Every time we go back, we conflict, I thrive on consensus. stage to a two-thirds-full room of seem to make more.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com “But it seems to work itself out. I PBR-clutching 20-somethings, and Boulder Weekly
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Candy Brown, a Stories on Stage veteran, will read Alex Ohlin’s “Simple Exercises for the Beginning Student,” a short story about a woman striving to get her son piano lessons.
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nthony Powell, artistic direc- band is in and out,” Powell says. “The tor of Stories On Stage, little boy wants to take piano lessons, admits that his company’s and they are hurting financially, and mission can be a bit of a there are other problems. She’s like a tough sell. mother wolf. If the kid wants to take “You describe it to friends, even piano lessons, he’s going to take piano [those] in the theater, and they say, ‘You lessons. … That was the kicker and read short stories? I can read. Why other stories start to come around.” would I go?’” he says, laughing. Selecting the stories and the perBut the company, now in its 13th formers who read them is the most year, has certainly won over audiences time-consuming part of his job, Powell in both Boulder and Denver, as its lonsays. He has to find the sweet spot of a gevity demonstrates. story that will translate It’s a simple idea: well for the live storyOn the Bill: Stories on Professional actors teller as well as pair it Stage will perform at The Dairy read short stories to with an actor capable Center for the Arts on Saturday, grown-up audiences. of conveying the stoOct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28. The same show will also The experience recalls ry’s emotion to the run at Su Teatro in Denver on centuries of oral stoaudience. Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:30 p.m. rytelling tradition as Take, for example, and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $28. Visit http://storiesonstage.org well as bedtime stoChip Persons, a for more information. ries as a kid. Colorado Shakespeare Appropriately Festival regular who is enough, this time reading two stories at around the theme is “Because I said so” Stories On Stage’s Oct. 19 show at the — that is, parenting. Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder. The theme came about, Powell says, “[Persons is] doing one called like themes always do for the company: ‘Lamentations of the Father,’ which is He read a particular short story that by Ian Frazier,” Powell explains. “He’s struck him as a good fit for the compareading two, but the comic piece is that ny, and other stories soon fell into orbit, one. It’s telling the children that they creating the show. This time, it was can’t drink juice in the living room. But Alex Ohlin’s “Simple Exercises for the it’s all done as a phony biblical, ‘thou Beginning Student.” shalt not’ style. Chip is not only a fan“It’s the story about this mom who tastic classical actor, and it needed is essentially a single mom — the hussomeone like that, but he has a little Boulder Weekly
boy. So I went, ‘I think that’s going to be perfect.’” Persons will also read “Love in the Time of Coloring” by Harrison Scott Key. Joining him are GerRee Hinshaw, who will read Sandra Cisneros’ “My Lucy Friend Who Smells Like Corn”; Mare Trevathan (of Boulder’s LOCAL Theatre Company), who will read Amanda Rea’s “The Silver Bullet”; and Candy Brown, reading Ohlin’s “Simple Exercises for the Beginning Student.” Brown is a former Broadway dancer who worked with Bob Fosse on three separate occasions. She, too, was somewhat skeptical when she first heard about Stories on Stage after she moved to Colorado in 2000. “It’s very interesting, because [originally] I really couldn’t grasp the concept,” Brown says. “People come out of their houses and they get dressed to be read to? Then I went to one, and I went, ‘Oh my gosh, this is fabulous!’ The stories that are chosen are really good literature, and they’re really eclectic. Anything from science fiction to mystery. There’s always something that’s evocative.” She’s now a veteran of the format, guessing she’s done a Stories on Stage performance roughly once a year since the company’s founding. At this point, it’s easy to see the piece as an extended see STORIES Page 50
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monologue, and she approaches the also telling the story. ... Some actors story much as she would approach any just don’t have that instant rapport other piece of theater. without having the fourth wall.” “It’s telling the story. You still have Brown sees the challenge as maina beginning, middle and end, and taining her own composure while jugsomething happens, and you always gling the difficulties of conveying the have a resolve. You’re still conveying a imagery of scene using just her voice. story,” Brown says. She takes inspiraCourtesy of Abbe Stutsman “I would say the tion from her son, biggest difference is who she says used that you don’t have to sing the 20th to memorize it. Century Fox theme Other than that, I song whenever she think I would would open a book approach it in a very to read to him. He similar way. Who’s saw the book as a telling the story, movie in his head, who’s listening to and she tries to conthe story, what’s the vey the same experistory about, is there ence to the audience a denouement? If at the show. there’s something “They still need tragic that happens, to have a tactile what is it? How can experience even I take this group of though you’re not listeners on a jourmoving about,” she Chip Persons will read two stories durney with me?” says, noting that she ing the Stories on Stage performance, Powell notes does this with intoone comical and one more serious. that some actors nation, pausing and struggle with the rhythm. “They still format. Reading a story to an audience need to smell the cooking in the oven. requires a strong stage presence as well They still need to see the plates with as a finely honed sense of narrative tim- the delicate flowers on them and the ing. Some actors simply pick up on that gold trim. They still need to feel your heart racing if you run into a room. quicker than others, he says. They still need to hear the door slam or “One of the challenges I never the dish break. You have to really paint expected was, of course you’ve gotta be a good picture. That’s why it takes good a talented actor to pull off a 20-minute literature, because a good writer will do short story by yourself,” Powell says. that.” “But just because you are [a talented And after a Stories on Stage show, actor] doesn’t mean you can pull off a just like after hearing a story from your 20-minute short story.” “It’s a direct connection between the parents, there are milk and cookies in the lobby. actor and the audience,” he continues. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com “They are reading the story, but they’re Boulder Weekly
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apper Wale has never made a secret of his desire to have each of his albums outsell the others and attain major popularity. He named his second album Ambition, after all. And on his recently released third CD, The Gifted, he touches on the subject on the more-or-less title song, “The Curse Of The Gifted,” saying, “Success is like a never-ending battle” and “to top all of my last shit is all that I ask of.” “That’s my biggest, like my spiel, is doing better than my last album,” Wale says. “I guess that’s what success is, doing better than the previous, or equally as well as the previous, album.” The Gifted certainly took a step in that direction for Wale (pronounced wah-lay), debuting at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s album chart upon its release in late June. As Wale sees things, it’s part of his nature to always want to outdo himself, and that doesn’t stop with album sales and commercial success. He wants to improve musically with each album as well. “There’s a bit of competitiveness in me that makes me always want to challenge myself and do better than my last one,” he says. “That’s the ultimate driving force.” So far, Wale has done a good job of achieving that overriding goal, as his career has, for the most part, been on a steady upswing. Based out of Washington, D.C., Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, 28, made waves initially on the vibrant local scene in 2006 with a single, “Dig Dug (Shake It).” It became the most requested song by a local artist in Washington, D.C., radio history and was featured on Wale’s first mixtape, Paint a Picture. He followed up that song in fall 2006 with another single, “Uptown Roamers,” which got airplay on XM Radio and was included on Wale’s second mixtape, Hate Is The New Love.
Wale’s new album The Gifted debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart last summer.
Wale looks ahead with ‘The Gifted’ by Alan Sculley By then, Wale had been discovered by super-producer Mark Ronson (known for his work with the late Amy Winehouse and Christina Aguilera, among others), and in 2008 this alliance paid off with a joint record deal with Ronson’s Allido Records and major label Interscope Records. Wale continued to crank out mixtapes — three critically acclaimed ones — before the November 2009 release of his first album, Attention Deficit. The album, though, became one of the few setbacks Wale has experienced. It made a disappointing debut at No. 21 on the Billboard album chart with sales
of 28,000 copies. Interscope wasn’t satisfied and dropped Wale from its roster. Wale took what for many artists might seem like a catastrophic setback in stride. “I knew everything was going to be good. I knew I was going to be alright,” he says. “I mean, I worked hard. I always had a fan base, and D.C. was always behind me, so I never was worried about that at all. I was mad that it happened, but I didn’t think my career was in shambles or anything like that.” Indeed, Wale plowed forward, landing a new record deal with Mayback Music Group, the label owned by super-
star rapper Rick Ross. He went to work on Ambition, and with an extensive multi-tiered marketing campaign launched ahead of the album’s November 2011 release, it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart with first-week sales of 162,000 copies. Wale’s career was officially back on track. This brings things to The Gifted. For this album, Wale wanted to show both his musical range and also have more of a focused, soul-infused sound. For the most part, Wale achieved those goals, as he adds a variety of musical flavors to the rap sound that anchors most of the songs. “The Curse of the Gifted,” for instance, is a fairly stark rap tune but is sprinkled with a few touches of jazz along the way. “Golden Salvation ( Jesus Piece)” mixes big-beat rap and a healthy dose of gospel. “Bricks” (which features vocal contributions from Yo Gotti and LyfeJennings) backs its dark, topical lyrics with silky strings and horns. Meanwhile, Wale also weaves a good deal of soul throughout the album’s 15 tracks. “Sunshine” is highlighted by soulful backing vocals that bring a strong melodic dimension to this hip-hop tune. “Gullible” comes with a melodic vocal segment from CeeLo Green. “Heaven’s Afternoon” is a raw rap tune that is brightened by a background string melody. Wale is promoting The Gifted by opening for J. Cole on a fall tour that runs through Oct. 30. Wale, who will have a new stage set for the tour and will be backed by a live band, sees this as a compatible tour package. “We’ve been friends for a long time, good friends for a really long time,” Wale says of Cole. “We share the same, like, theories and philosophies on making music.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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“War crimes are defined by the winners,” says one killer interviewed in The Act of Killing. “I’m a winner, so I can make my own definition.” Director Joshua Oppenheimer convinced the perpetrators of an Indonesian genocide to direct a film recreating their crimes, and the results are stunning. The film screens as part of the International Film Series on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in Muenzinger Auditorium.
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Thursday, October 17 music Aliver Hall. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-2587733. The Dukes of Winter. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Embodied Judaism: The Sound of Ecstasy — With Yonatan Malin and Rabbi Jeffrey Summit. 4:30 p.m. IMIG Music Building, 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008. Ginga. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Highwater. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-4491922.
March Fourth Marching Band — With A. Tom Collins. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Reggae Night with Bongo Love. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Sammy Dee. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, see EVENTS Page 56
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Josh Quinlan Quartet, The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20: “McConkey” Film Screening, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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Life In Electric — With Sean Kennedy and Medic. 8:30 p.m. The HiDive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230.
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Thursday, Oct. 17: Queer Echoes: Boulder’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History, Boulder History Museum, 2205 Broadway, Boulder, 7 p.m. To celebrate and explore the meaning of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History Month, the Boulder History Museum will be presenting Dr. Glenda Russell, local psychologist and author. Russell will speak on Colorado’s history with LGBT rights, looking at the legalization of civil unions as well as the days of LGBT discrimination with Amendment 2, with her own personal research on the impact these and other issues have had on the gay community. Guests are invited to donate their own artifacts related to gay history of the area to the museum’s Glenda Russell collection.
Jacob Larson Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Shane McConkey, the pioneer who merged skiing with BASE jumping, died in a 2009 accident, but his legacy and impact on the world of extreme skiing has lived on. This weekend at the Boulder Theater, a documentary made by the filmmakers and friends he worked with for much of his career will seek to portray this athlete as not only a risk-taker, but an innovator, a designer who envisioned new equipment and new techniques, who pushed the limits of outdoor adventure from his first days on the slopes.
A professor of jazz studies holding two musical doctorates, saxophonist Josh Quinlan will be taking his talents to a smaller audience this week at The Laughing Goat. Quinlan, a Boulder resident since 2006, has spent the past few years serving as a director of musical education for nonprofit Gift of Jazz, co-directing the Telluride Jazz Celebration Educational Program, composing, instructing and touring as far as Taiwan and Costa Rica. This week’s show will feature Quinlan on both the alto and baritone saxophone, along with friends on the piano, drums and bass in a performance composed exclusively of originals from Quinlan’s past two albums.
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The photography of Mike Berenson is on display at the NCAR Visitor Center.
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SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS W/ AMERICAN AMERICAN BABIES BABIES & & THE THE WHALES WHALES W/
THURSDAY OCTOBER 31 HALLOWEEN NIGHT!
DEAD PHISH ORCHESTRA W/ SHE SHE SAID SAID STRING STRING BAND BAND W/
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SALVA, NADASTROM & SINDEN FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8
THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS FEAT WEST COAST HORNS W/ JOEY PORTER’S VITAL ORGAN
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9
THE POLISH AMBASSADOR FEAT VISUALS BY LIMINUS W/ DJ VADIM & SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY WILDLIGHT & T.WILDE
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14
Children of the Rains — Artist Nancy Rynes. NCAR Visitor Center Gallery II, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1000. Through Nov. 29.
Continuing Legacies: Evolving Ceramic Traditions. Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Nov. 10. Craft Tech / Coded Media: Women, Art and Technology. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder,
Julie Puma: The Immortal Jellyfish. Andrew J. Macky Gallery, Macky Auditorium, 285 University Ave., Boulder, 303-492-8423. Through Jan. 12. Landscape M — Artist Heimrad Bäcker (1925-2003). Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-2987554. Through Jan. 5. Nuestra Cultura: Our People, Our Heritage. Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Dec. 22. PAPER/PRODUCT: Portfolios from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-4928300. Through June 21. The Photography of Mike Berenson. NCAR Visitor Center Gallery I, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1000. Through Nov. 29.
OF DUBCONSCIOUS), DUBCONSCIOUS), SWEET SWEET KNIEVEL KNIEVEL (FEAT (FEAT OF LATE NIGHT NIGHT SET SET WITH WITH DJ DJ NO NO DJ DJ LATE
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BEER! Boulder’s History on Tap. Boulder History Museum, 1206 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3464. Through Oct. 27.
It’s Electric — Artist Jen Lewin. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Oct. 26.
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“Wonders of the Night” is part of the “Photography of Mike Berenson” exhibit on display at the NCAR Visitor Center through Nov. 29.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 • ALBUM RELEASE
THE MAGICIAN & A TRIBE CALLED RED
Heart Lines: Expressions of Native North American Art. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-4928300. Through Dec. 21.
10/31 DEADPHISH ORCHESTRA & SHE SAID STRING BAND
TENSNAKE
W/ ANDRE BRATTEN & SAM WARREN
Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design. Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities. Through Nov. 10.
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THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS FEAT WEST WEST COAST COAST HORNS HORNS FEAT W/ GARRETT GARRETT SAYERS SAYERS TRIO TRIO W/
MONDAY NOVEMBER 11
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EVENTS from Page 55 303-443-3322. Steve Itterly. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Susanne Abbott. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill Music Café, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. Thursday Night Bluegrass — Feat. Polecat and The Mallet Brothers Band. 8 p.m. Cervantes, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-777-1003. Words in Flight. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
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Xavier De La Rue: Mission Antarctica. 6:30 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.
Friday, October 18 music Best of Open Stage. 7 p.m. Swallow Hill Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. Bill McKay. 4:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Cabaret Okatu. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Caravan of Thieves. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003.
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BeadforLife Studio Open House. 4 p.m. BeadforLife, 2336 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-554-5901.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 • DUAL VENUE
YO MAMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND
Boulder Salsa Social. 8:30 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20
Charity Handwork. 5 p.m. Longmont Yarn Shoppe, 454 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-8242.
Cowboy Dave Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23
CHRISTO: Two Works in Progress. 6 p.m. Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-492-4879.
Dark Star Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
W/ SCHWAYZE & KIMIE
FALL SHREDDED BEATS YASIIN BEY (AKA MOS DEF) FEAT SPECIAL GUEST JUSTIN BUA (LECTURING & LIVE PAINTING) & PERFORMANCES BY THE REMINDERS, ABSTRACT COLLECTIVE, BLACK PISTOL FIRE & MORE
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 • DUAL VENUE
NIGHTMARES ON WAX
W/ JK SOUL, MIKEY THUNDER, CURLYONE & MORE TBA
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13
W/ W/ TRACHORUM TRACHORUM & & SPECIAL SPECIAL GUESTS GUESTS
JONATHAN SCALES FOURCHESTRA PAUL BARRERE & FRED TACKETT OF LITTLE FEAT POLYTOXIC’S LAST LAST SHOW SHOW EVER EVER POLYTOXIC’S
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
SAM HOLT BAND
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27
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ROKSONIX & BROWN & GAMMON
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Member Happy Hour. 5:30 p.m. Solar Glass Window and Door, 3002 Sterling Circle, #101, Boulder, 303447-0901. The Power of Video Storytelling for Non-Profits. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Queer Echoes: Boulder’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History. 7 p.m. Boulder History Museum, 2205 Broadway St., Boulder, 303-449-3464. U.N. and International Affairs. 1 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Cedar Ave. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Dechen Hawk, Colin Robinson & Danit. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Delta Sonics. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Henhouse Prowlers — With Monocle. 9 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Holly Near — With the Peace Becomes You Band. 8 p.m. Unity Church of Boulder, 2855 Folsom St., 303442-1411. see EVENTS Page 58
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The Spotlight Theatre Company presents Witness for the Prosecution at the John Hand Theater through Nov. 9.
Death of a Salesman. Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303-8934100. Through Oct. 20. Failure: A Love Story. Presented by The Catamounts. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303440-7826. Through Oct. 26.
The Full Monty. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through Nov. 9. Just Like Us. Stage Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303-893-4100. Through Nov. 3. The Foreigner. Presented by CU-Boulder’s theatre and dance department. Acting Studio,
261 UCB, University Theatre Building, Boulder, 303-492-8008. Oct. 23 throught Oct. 27. Seminar. Presented by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Oct. 20. Witness for the Prosecution— Presented by The Spotlight Theatre Company. John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. 720880-8727. Through Nov. 9.
EVENTS from Page 57 The Indestructible North — With Yo Soy Sauce and Kitty Crimes. 8:30 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. Janine Gastineau & Her Rhythm. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
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Bonnie and The Clydes. 9:30 p.m. The Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.
P!NK. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, 303-405-1100.
Bud Bronson + The Good Timers — With Kissing Party, Ned Garthe, and Seacats. 8:30 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230.
Polecat. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.
Soul School. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Todd Snider. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.
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Saturday, October 19
Oasis Saxophone Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Imig Music Building, 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-6352.
Rachel & The Ruckus. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.
with Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers, Jeff Austin, Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore and Special Guests
Moons of Jupiter. 7:30 p.m. Naropa Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-245-4798.
music Boulder Johnny O Band. 9:30 p.m. The Waterloo, 809 S. MainWeekly St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Billy Shaddox & Kara Tauchman. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. The Long Run. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Blue Mountain Ranch Hands. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, The Mallett Brothers Band. 9:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Longmont, 303-485-9400. Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Portugal. The Man — With Crystal Fighters. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030.
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The Zimmermans. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
events Art Lounge #1: Teen Open Wall. 7 p.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Big Fall Book Sale. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100.
Dark Star Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. David Williams and the Gypsy Jazz Tricksters. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-4992985. DeadPhish Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. DJ Ish. 9 p.m. The Attic Bar and Bistro, 949 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-415-1300. Eleven Foot Fall. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Felonius Smith Trio. 7 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewery, 3201 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-786-9270. Holly Near. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. The Indulgers. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. My Blue Sky Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.
Boulder International Folk Dance. 7:30 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-7689.
NARN. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.
Elizabeth Mansfield: “Clara’s Gift.” 7:30 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-6352.
Portugal. The Man — With Crystal Fighters. 8 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-8321874.
Getting Started With Adobe InDesign, Part 2. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Prairie Scholars. 4 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 6778 79th St., Niwot, 303-547-6152.
Guest Scholar: Kristina Muxfeldt. 2 p.m. Imig Music
Robinson Quintet. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
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events Sisters in Song — Flood relief concert. 7 p.m. Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-4432322. Spirit Family Reunion, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and The Deslondes. 5:30 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Split Jive Broadcast. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Star Edwards and Kingbeat. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. T. Moody. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914, ext. 313. World Blues featuring Taj Mahal Trio, Vusi Mahlasela — With Fredericks Brown featuring Deva Mahal. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
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13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Share Fundraiser. 6 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave., 303-651-2787. Swing with Live Music. 7 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355. Theatre Hike: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 3 p.m. Colorado Chautauqua, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303442-3282.
Acoustic Jam. 4 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Fire on the Mountain. 10 a.m. Bald Mountain Scenic Area, 5 miles west of Boulder on Sunshine Canyon Drive, 303-678-6214. Moons of Jupiter. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Naropa Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-245-4798. Open Space. Presented by the CU Dance Connection. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, 1515 Central Campus Mall, Boulder, 303-492-8008. RADIATE Unified Dance Party. 8:30 p.m. Shine, 2027
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Big Fall Book Sale. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100.
Cyclists 4 Jamestown — A fundraiser for flood relief. 7:30 a.m. Beech Aircraft building upper parking lot, 6859 N. Foothills Highway, Boulder, 303-443-1650.
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World Home Movie Day — Free screening. 1 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
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The Comedy Crew — Feat. Elliot Woolsey, Gretchen Hess, Nora Lynch, Phil Palisoul. 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-6652757.
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Twenty-Eighth Annual Navajo Weaving Auction — to benefit the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History collections. 10:30 a.m. Denver Post Building, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-492-3396.
Adobe Illustrator Hands-On Intensive. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-8750276.
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Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Dark Star Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Jazz Jam with Big Swing Trio. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Jon Ridnell and Black Dog. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun, 1535 Pearl St., 303-546-0886. Mello Cello Sundays with Sam Rae. 7:30 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Susanne Abbott Duo. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
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Traditional Irish Music Open Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. University of Colorado Jazz Ensemble II featuring Bob Montgomery. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
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Thursday, October 17 Valerie Hsiung, Maria Anderson, Andrea Rexilius and Julie Carr. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644. Mañana Means Heaven — Author Tim Hernandez. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Saturday, October 19
Do Not Go Quietly — Authors George and Sedena Cappannelli. 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303444-0349. Spirit of Steamboat: A Walt Longmire Story — Author Craig Johnson. 3 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349. Sunday, October 20 An Afternoon with Local Authors — Authors include Joshua Viola, Kimberly Baltz, Junior and
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Cupcake Sajbel. 2 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Monday, October 21 Michael Adams Memorial Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644. Tuesday, October 22 From Our Shelves Fiction Bookclub Meeting — The Bartender’s Tale. 7 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Ghosts of Boulder — Authors Ann Alexander Leggett & Jordan Alexander Leggett. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303447-2074. Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644. Wednesday, October 23 William Seaton. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644.
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Tuesday, October 22: Ann Alexander Leggett & Jordan Alexander Leggett — “Ghosts of Boulder,” Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 7:30 p.m. The mother-daughter team of Ann Alexander Leggett and Jordan Alexander Leggett, who in 2011 published A Haunted History of Denver’s Croke-Patterson Mansion are back and closer to home with their new book, Ghosts of Boulder. With tales from Grape Avenue to a Pearl Street bistro, The Hotel Boulderado and more, the accounts contain characters as steeped in local history as an original University of Colorado regent and a longtime resident who wasn’t ready to leave his rose bushes behind. Using historical records, psychic consultations and photographs of the haunted properties at present and in their glory days, the authors lead their audience on a journey through Boulder and the town’s history like it’s never been shown before. The two will be discussing their work and signing copies of the new release this week at the Boulder Book Store, where audiences can purchase the book and begin investigating for themselves.
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Big Fall Book Sale. 12 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Electric Blues Jam. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Boulder Israeli Dance. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-7689. Comedy Night. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Hawaiian Hula Class. 4:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. LocoTango. 6:30 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355. McConkey — Film screening. 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030. Open Space. Presented by the CU Dance Connection. 2 p.m. University Theatre, 1515 Central Campus Mall, Boulder, 303-492-8008.
Open Mic Night. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Open Stage — With Danny Shafer. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914, ext. 313. Queen City Jazz Band. 5:30 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Two Door Cinema Club — With St. Lucia and PEACE. 7 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.
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Photography Hands-On Intensive Part 1 of 3: Exposing Properly. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Cosmology and Modern Physics. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.
Salsa Dancing. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
Movie Night: The Jerk. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.
Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado. 4:30 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4427689.
Scandinavian Weekly Dance. 7:30 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-7689.
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Erik Deutsch and Friends. 10 p.m. Southern Sun, 627 South Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886.
The Science of Home Ignition: Reducing Your Home’s Vulnerability to Wildfire. 6:30 p.m. Boulder County Regional Fire Training Center, Boulder Reservoir,
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listen up Friday October 18: Holly Near & the Peace Becomes You Band, Unity Church of Boulder, 2855 Folsom St., 8 p.m.
Adam Bodine Trio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.
Blues Jam. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.
Disclosure — With T. Williams. 8:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Boulder Blues Quartet. 8 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.
Earl Sweatshirt — With Vince Staples. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.
City and Colour — With Sleepy Sun. 7 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.
Erik Deutsch. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
Danny Shafer. 6 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.
Extravaganza. 7 p.m. Fairview High School, 1515 Greenbriar Blvd., 720-561-3100.
Delta Sonics Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.
Felonius Smith. 6 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.
Future Rock — With Cosby Sweater & Dynohunter. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303443-3399.
J. Cole — With Wale. 6:30 p.m. 1stBank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, 303-410-0700.
Open Bluegrass Pick. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.
Jimmy Buffett. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, 303-405-1100.
Rob Roper Trio. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.
Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Open Mic with Maus. 8 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.
events Bhajans and Public Talk: The Hidden Secrets of Bhajans. 6:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 720-309-8651. Cosmology and Modern Physics. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.
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War Witch — Free screening. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Basics of Blogging. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Wednesday Waltz Etcetera. 7 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355.
Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.
Whoo Are The Owls. 7 p.m. Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville, 303-678-6214.
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Jump Swing Blues with The Stilettos. 7:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.
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owner who he thinks swindled him. The two team up, but when things go bad they turn on each other. Rated R. At Century, Twin Peaks and Colony Square.
This is a film about Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kan. who conducted late-term abortions until he was shot and killed in 2009. Rated PG-13. At Century.
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Big Ass Spider
Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard creates a visual masterpiece that recreates the welldocumented 1970s rivalry between race-car drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rated R. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.
A hotshot exterminator joins forces with the military to squash a giant arachnid that’s spinning a web of destruction around Los Angeles. At Mayan. — Landmark Theaters
Salinger
Blue Jasmine After everything in her life falls to pieces, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister Ginger’s modest apartment in San Francisco to try to pull herself back together again. Rated PG. At Esquire and Colony Square.
This film features interviews with 150 subjects, including J.D. Salinger’s friends, colleagues and members of his inner circle who have never spoken on the record before, as well as film footage, photographs and other material that has never been seen. Rated PG-13. At SIE Film Center — Denver Film Society
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Captain Phillips
Everyone who is too old to make an action movie, please raise your hand.
This film, starring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips, is director Paul Greengrass’s interpretation of the real-life hijacking of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama in 2009 by Somali pirates. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.
Carrie Another remake of the classic. A shy girl who gets treated like crap by her family and peers discovers she has super evil powers and decides to get even. Rated R. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.
CBGB This film looks at New York’s dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 originally as a home for “country, bluegrass and blues” (thus the club’s name) and which showcased cuttingedge bands through its closing in 2006. Rated R. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 If you and the kids liked the first version, then you’ll no doubt like the second. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
Despicable Me 2 It’s time for more Minion madness in this animated sequel. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks.
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The Family An offbeat action comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro, who play mobsters in the witness protection program. Rated R. At Colony Square.
The Fifth Estate This is a film about WkiLeaks and its role in our new world where our own government is constantly spying on us and whistleblowing has become a life-threatening pursuit. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
Gravity Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in this visually stunning film that strands two astronauts in space when a routine spacewalk goes wrong. Also in 3-D. Rated PG13. At Century, Twin Peaks and Colony Square.
Herb & Dorothy 50x50
Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is addicted to porn. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is addicted to romantic Hollywood movies. When the pair’s fantasy worlds collide, it gets interesting. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
Herb & Dorothy 50x50, a follow-up to the awardwinning documentary Herb & Dorothy, tells the story of a remarkable new chapter in the life of the legendary art collecting couple, Herb and Dorothy Vogel, through their historical gift project. At SIE Film Center. — Denver Film Society
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Here is a two-couple rom-com set in a microbrewery that transcends convention enough to be meaningful, but conforms enough to be enjoyable. Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick). And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
Carol, a struggling vocal coach, strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in direct competition with the industry’s reigning king: her father. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres
Elysium In the future, two classes of people exist: the very rich who live a beautiful life on a space station called Elysium, and the very poor who carry on a dreadful existence down on Earth. Rated R. At Colony Square.
Enough Said Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a divorced, single parent masseuse who meets Albert (James Gandolfini), a nice guy in the same boat. Love and laughs follow. Rated PG-13. At Esquire and Century. — Landmark Theatres
Escape Plan Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up to break out of an escape-proof prison. Rated PG13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.
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Inequality for All In this timely and entertaining documentary, noted economic policy expert Robert Reich takes on the enormous question of what has been happening to our economy. Rated PG. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres
Insidious: Chapter 2 Director James Wan gives us a terrifying sequel to his original horror film. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks.
Instructions Not Included Valentin (Eugenio Derbez) is a playboy in Acapulco until someone leaves a baby on his doorstep telling him it’s his. This begins a journey that leads him to Hollywood where he becomes a stunt-man while raising his daughter alone. Rated PG-13. At Colony Square.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler Forest Whitaker stars as a White House butler whose 34-year tenure sees incredible social change. Rated PG-13. At Century and Colony Square.
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in
1963, the world came to a crashing halt as the nation grieved for its leader whose promise of a brighter future was cut tragically short. During this time the president’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, received thousands of letters from the public offering their heartfelt condolences. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
Machete Kills Just when it looks like a madman and his billionaire partner are about to take over the world, the President calls on super agent Machete to save the day. Rated R. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.
Muscle Shoals Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Ala., is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music. At its heart is Rick Hall, who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Hall brought black and white together in Alabama’s cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the “Muscle Shoals sound” and The Swampers, the house band at FAME that eventually left to start its own successful studio, known as Muscle Shoals Sound. Greg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals’ magnetism, mystery and why it remains influential today. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Percy teams up with his other-worldly friends to go after the Golden Fleece. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks.
Prisoners How far would you go to save your kid? What would you be willing to do? These are the questions that Hugh Jackman’s character Keller Dover is forced to answer when his 6-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
Romeo and Juliet (2013) The ultimate romantic story, traditionally told in a Renaissance setting, Romeo & Juliet shows us love at its purest and tragedy at its most fateful. Having been decades since its last representation through film, Romeo & Juliet offers a new generation the opportunity to savor and cherish literature’s most enduring romance. Rated PG-13. At Century and Chez Artiste — Landmark Theatres.
Runner Runner A Princeton college student who earns his tuition money by gambling online winds up in Costa Rica trying to get back his losses from the gambling sites
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema Sans Souci is a niche film festival specializing in the integration of dance and cinema and offering a rich program of short films from around the world. Meaning “without worry,” Sans Souci was conceived one fine spring day in 2003 when the founders sat on the porch of a 1967 Marlette Mobile home in the Sans Souci Trailer Park in Boulder, musing about the pleasures of viewing and creating dances for the screen. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
The Shining You know the one; “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Rated R. At Esquire.
Short Term 12 A compassionate 20-something who works with troubled kids runs into her own troubles when her life starts spinning out of control. Rated R. At Mayan and SIE Film Center — Denver Film Society
Spartacus: The Bolshoi Ballet Live This grandiose epic recounts the story of a Roman slave’s fight for freedom. With its famous Khachaturian score, since the 1960s it has been considered one of the greatest ballets in the Bolshoi repertoire, and one that gives full expression to the virility and strength for which Russia’s male dancers are renowned. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
The Spectacular Now With sly humor and an intensity of feeling, The Spectacular Now creates a vivid, three-dimensional portrait of youth confronting the funny, thrilling and perilous business of modern love and adulthood. At SIE Film Center.
The Summit In August 2008, 22 climbers from several countries and in several separate expeditions wound up at High Camp on K2. This documentary shows what happened next on this mountain where one in four climbers never make it down. NR. At Mayan.
Wadjda Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun-loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. Rated PG. At Chez Artiste — Landmark Theatres
We Are What We Are In We Are What We Are, a seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers, have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank (Bill Sage) rules his family with a rigorous fervor, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes, and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family. Rated R. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Additional films showing at the Denver Film Society’s SIE FilmCenter include: Escape from Tomorrow; Bad Milo; Plimton; Navajo Star Wars.
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(Mel Gibson) and Mendez (Demian Bichir). Gibson is paying his penance to America for his unspeakable douchebaggery by slumming in this low-budget raunch-fest, in which we cathartically get to root for him to be mutilated. But it’s actually Bichir who delivers the only interesting performance in this whole embarrassing kerfuffle. His buck-toothed megalomaniac with multiple personalities is played with the right kitsch-to-serious ratio, which requires an awareness everyone else (including the director) seems to lack. Rodriguez doesn’t get how to manipulate gutter-trash content for maximum amusement. We don’t want to hear Vergara graphically describe feasting on the genitals of her sexually abusive father because no sane person would want to hear that. We do want to see nonsensical action and physics-defying cheap effects. Most of all, we don’t want to slog through an intentionally terrible movie that is often boring to get to the three or four “good” bad moments. If the return on investment were any poorer, we’d be offering Rodriguez TARP money. Worst news: They end on a cliffhanger setting up a sequel that actually could be brilliant fun. It’s what they should have done this time, instead of trotting out the same, lame rehash of Trejo murdering with cutlery. Machete Kills was a lifeless impression. But if we do get Machete Kills Again…in Space, I don’t know that I can resist. —This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Neb. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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s bigger better? This year’s Great American Beer Festival didn’t provide a clear answer. The annual event’s judged competition is widely cited as the most prestigious award in craft beer, either above or equal to the World Beer Cup. GABF awards are without a doubt the most coveted in the U.S. And after the Oct. 10-12 festival, the award-winners are a mixed bag. The top medal recipient at this festival, for instance, wasn’t Avery or New Belgium or any of the large breweries
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flexed its muscle across almost every style there is. In a sense, the brewery is a cousin to Colorado establishments: On the staff page of its website, each staff member describes what he or she loves about the outdoors, and the brewery is named for a nearby state forest. To put the production of Devils Backbone in perspective, 30 barrels is twice the size of Twisted Pine and about a fifth the size of Left Hand. Westerners disturbed that an East Coast brewery took the most awards
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Boulder County breweries pouring at the festival included Avery, Boulder Beer, BRU, Bootstrap, Crystal Springs, Oskar Blues and others.
More than 49,000 people attended the Great American Beer Festival this year.
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Brewing led Colorado breweries with The seasonally available West five awards. Dry Dock’s SS Minnow Bound Braggot from Twisted Pine Mild Ale and Wee Heavy Scotch Ale took bronze in the specialty honey took gold in their categories, while beer category, while Avery’s summer the Extra Pale Summer Ale and brew Lilikoi Kepolo won a bronze in HMS Victory Amber won silvers and the fruit wheat beer category. New the year-round USS Enterprise IPA Planet, meanwhile, got a bronze for its won bronze. Gluten Free Brown in the gluten-free Also outside Denver proper, Yak beer group. & Yeti, with locations in Arvada and In all, Boulder County’s winners Westminster, earned a silver in the tended to be the well-established hotly contested herb and spice catebreweries; Upslope and New Planet gory, which had 134 entries, for its are the newest at 5 years old. Since Chai Milk Stout. 2008, when both were established, at Colorado’s second most decorated least 13 new breweries have been brewery this year is really more of an established in the county. afterthought in the minds of thouBut new breweries weren’t the only sands who see it every day: The ones to leave GABF without medals. SandLot, which occupies a corner of Some big-name Boulder County Coors Field, grabbed gold in two catfavorites left GABF without decoraegories, bronze in another and was tion, among them Oskar Blues, More than 3,100 different beers and more than 48,000 gallons of beer were served during the named the large brewing company of Oct. 10-12 event in Denver’s Colorado Convention Center. Boulder Beer and BJ’s. All have the year, which, like small brewery of earned medals in the past. the year, is given to the brewery with Speaking of brewery chains, sevBarley Wine, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project the most awards in its group. SandLot, a 10-barrel won for its HopSavant American-style Brett beer, and eral had success in the competition. The top medalbrewery, competes in the large brewery category earner, Devils Backbone, is technically a chain as it Renegade Brewing earned a medal for its imperial because it’s a part of MillerCoors. SandLot took gold has opened a second location, but other, more estabstout, Hammer and Sickle. in the smoke beer category for Second Hand Smoke, lished chains pulled in quite a few medals. In the not-exactly-Denver-area category, even gold for its Move Back German-style Oktoberfest, Broomfield’s Rock Bottom Brewery — a chain that conservative little Castle Rock got into the action as and bronze for its Goat Rancher bock. has locations from Seattle to Arlington, Va. — Rockyard Brewing won bronze for its Scottish-style Another semi-corporate brewery also owned by grabbed a gold (Robust Porter), a silver (The ale Redhawk, which can be found in some Boulder MillerCoors, Blue Moon — which in fact was created liquor stores in bottled six-packs. Hammer Baltic-style Porter) and two bronzes by SandLot brewers as Bellyslide White before taking (Ragtop Red and Longboard Brown) at the competiBoulder County, meanwhile, didn’t take the festition. Rock Bottom also won for brewpub group of the off as its own entity — won gold for its fruit beer val by storm but did turn in a strong showing, led by year. Golden Knot Chardonnay. Left Hand Brewing. Left Hand’s malt mastery was Count the silver for Gordon Biersch’s Czech Elsewhere in Denver, style sticklers Prost Brewing, on display, as it earned gold for three beers: Sawtooth Pilsner in with Rock Bottom’s wins, if you want to: which specializes in German styles, took gold for its won ordinary or special bitter; Fade to Black Volume Both establishments are owned by CraftWorks, which Keller Pils. Meanwhile, downtown Denver’s Great 1 won foreign-style stout; and the famous Milk Stout also owns Old Chicago and the ChopHouse franchisDivide Brewing took gold for its Chocolate Oak won sweet or cream stout. es. Aged Yeti, a variation of its popular imperial stout. Upslope’s Oatmeal Stout — brewed with homeThen there’s CB & Potts, a Colorado chain that Three very different breweries around Denver brewer Derek Ordway of Fort Collins homebrew club took bronze medals for their releases; Bull & Bush Liquid Poets Society — won a bronze in the Pro-Am see GABF Page 70 Brewery took a bronze for its Release the Hounds competition. Boulder Weekly
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t’s not polite to brag. But we just can’t help naming a few beers we got to try at the festival that caught our eye. Not many are available in Colorado, but it’s worthwhile to see what other parts of the country are trying with their beers.
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Mass.) goes all-in with this pumpkin ale, with a flavor that hits you in the face rather than hiding just out of sight. Short’s Brewing Company’s Sagejuana With a beer festival like GABF, there’s bound to be not just endless variety but also endless repetition: How different can 200-plus IPAs be from each other, anyway? But Short’s Brewing Company’s (Bellaire, Mich.) Sagejuana really had an interesting profile, one we didn’t encounter anywhere else at the festival. Dominated by sage in the nose, the flavor was much more balanced, the sage, other spices and the piney hops combining quite nicely for a crisp, unique beer.
Breakside Brewery’s “Just The Tip” Spruced Wheat In an increasingly crowded Steve Weishampel craft beer market, breweries are Short’s Brewing Company’s beers doing whatever they can Elizabeth Miller The beer roster at to innovate and bring Short’s looks like Avery on something fresh to the steroids. Nobody we know table. Several breweries can match Avery for crehave been experimenting ativity and experimentawith actually flavoring their tion, but on straight up beer with spruce pine trees, variety, the Michigan and Breakside’s was the brewer is pretty darn best of the lot: piney, earthy impressive: a Kentucky and crisp, with a wonderful common lager, an India balance between citrusy pale lager, an Irish lager, hops and the au natural an iced rye IPA. After a spruce flavor. longer-than-usual stay at Free State’s Cloud the Short’s table, I came Hopper Imperial IPA away impressed with High gravity beers — A representative from Speakeasy Ales everything I tried. & Lagers in San Francisco such as imperial IPAs — Lakefront Brewery’s My often carry a pungent Turn Series: Chris Maple sweetness that is the result of the increased Vanilla Doppelbock Lager amount of sugar the brewers add to up the Chris, nice job. This beer, part of a series alcohol content. The Cloud Hopper from Free by the Milwaukee brewery to incorporate its State Brewing Company from Kansas (yup, employees’ homebrew concepts into beers, Kansas! Beer actually is legal there) somehow was awesome. Roasty, mellow and pleasant, hops over that hurdle, making a high-alcohol it’s a smoother alternative to winter warmers IPA that is startlingly balanced and drinkable. or Christmas ales. In our book, it’s hard to go Watch City Brewing’s Pumpkin Ale wrong with maple and vanilla, especially if What’s with pumpkin ales this year? It they don’t dominate, and the Chris balances seems like every one I’ve tried so far has only them well. been hinted or scented with pumpkin, which Ninkasi Brewing’s Vanilla Oatis Stout seems to be a waste of an ingredient. It’s only It’s not easy to get hype at GABF. Sure, here for a short time, so why not run with it? among friends, you might pass on a tip or two Watch City Brewing Company (Waltham,
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about a particularly good or bad beer. But for strangers to approach and endorse beers from a brewery we’ve never really heard of? That’s a pretty good sign. And Eugene, Ore.based Ninkasi lived up to its billing with Vanilla Oatis, a roasty and complex stout thankfully free of a metallic aftertaste.
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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company’s Churchville Lager Neshaminy Creek Brewing’s award-winning Vienna-style amber, Churchville Lager, was a surprise leap to the front of my list for favorite beers. The traditional-centric lager, made near Philadelphia, has a clear, crisp start and a rounder finish that leaves the sipper with a full-bodied feeling from a relatively light beer. Darwin Brewing Co.’s Charapa Porter For a taste of the Andes, I stopped to sample some of the stellar offerings from Darwin Brewing Co. The Florida-based head brewer, originally from Peru, still sources his cacao and his Aji Charapita peppers from South America. The Charapa spicy porter puts both to good use — mmm, spicy!
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Lexington Brewing’s Bourbon Barrel Ale Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, from the Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co., was my top choice. It had a hint of caramel and barely a whisper of whiskey. Other favorites included the smooth Domaine DuPage French Country Ale from the Two Brothers Brewing Co. in Warrenville, Ill., and the Mosaic Single-Hop Pale Ale from Pfriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Ore., which featured mango, citrus and hints of lemon. And here’s my pick for quite possibly the worst beer tasted during the festival: 80 Shilling Scotch Ale from the Morgantown Brewing Co. in West Virginia. It caught our eye because of how closely the name resembles one of our favorites up the road in Ft. Collins, Odell’s 90 Shilling, but that’s where the comparisons end. The West Virginia one has a definite hint of manure in its finish, rarely a good thing when drinking a beer.
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Il Pastaio’s genuine Italian is a marvelous success by Ruth Tobias
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s applied to restaurants no less than to novels or films, the adjective “critic-proof ” is usually a backhanded compliment, acknowledging the consumer savvy rather than the craftsmanship of the producer in question. There’s just no point in arguing with the easy digestibility of your Fifty Shades of Grey, your Fast & Furious 6, your Cheesecake Factory: We humans were hard-wired to respond to fat, sugar and salt no less than their narrative equivalents, suspense, slapstick and sex. So be it. Il Pastaio, however, strikes Il Pastaio me as virtually 3075 critic-proof on a Arapahoe whole other Ave., Boulder level. From its 303-447-9572 bustling villagedeli vibe to its postcard-perfect Italian repertoire, this snug family-run café brooks about as much nitpicking as your own mother’s kitchen would. I say that as a food writer who owes her career to her inspiring travels through Italy, with one revelatory moment in particular bearing relevance here. On my first-ever visit, in 1998, my then-boyfriend and I sat down in a trattoria in the resort town of Atrani on the Amalfi coast and were welcomed by the chef-owner
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himself, who said to us in his native tongue, “We have all kinds of pasta, all kinds of sauces. We can make anything you want — anything you want!” His 180-degree response to my order, however, required no foreign-language lessons. He shook his head sadly. The gist: “That sauce doesn’t go with that pasta shape.” Far from being miffed, I fell head over heels for the passion-fueled traditions of Italian foodways then and there. By contrast, Il Pastaio works on the American model, whereby the customer is always right: if you insist on delicate capellini with thick, meaty Bolognese, no one’s going to tell you you can’t have it. And while there’s a time and place for authenticity in the hardline sense of the word, based on culinary rules codified over centuries, there’s also a time and place for genuineness, for pure hospitality. With its framed maps of the Boot, its bright yellow-and-red (think spaghetti-and-meatball) color scheme, and its display counter lined with goodies, Il Pastaio is here to make you feel at home, plain and simple. It succeeds marvelously. You want wine? Don’t go expecting single-vineyard Barolo in a balloon stem; they pour standard-issue Pinot Grigios and Sangioveses like soda here, at least 8 ounces in a tumbler, for all of $7; most bottles are under $30. You want bread? One house-baked torpedo roll coming
right up; it isn’t warm, but it’s huge and crusty, and there’s olive oil and balsamic vinegar on the table for dipping. Starters are more like contorni (side dishes), largely vegetable-based. A pristinely crisp tricolor salad tossed with shaved Parmesan and just the right amount of balsamic vinaigrette, for instance, boasted what were surely the last of the season’s tomatoes, miraculously ripe wedges. Unfortunately, the cauliflower with butter, parsley and slivered almonds was apparently boiled rather than roasted — browned, crunchy bits would have given the dish more oomph. The main courses that followed, however, left me pretty powerless to complain overall. Sure, I could have used something sharper than a bread knife to cut my melanzane alla parmigiana, but between all those bubbling layers of cheese, meaty eggplant flesh and textbook marinara — not too thin or too thick, too salty or sweet, just tangy tomato-y goodness — my mouth remained too full to ask. And sure, the potato gnocchi were almost too soft, threatening to fall apart at the touch of a fork — but instead they held up just
long enough to melt in the mouth, bathed in a pesto cream that maintained its herbaceous zest for all its richness. Triangular sausage ravioli, meanwhile, were flawless: Plump and firm yet silken, they’d have complemented most of the dozen or so available sauces. I should note here that all the pastas are made in house, even the shorter, more complex shapes; that’s rare, because handcrafting them is a chore. But it pays off — as a visit at lunchtime, when service is buffet-style, proved. Baked rigatoni was the right call for a blustery day: the tubes fairly thick but toothy, not doughy, under a crust of browned cheese that mingled with touches of cream and bright flecks of mushroom and carrot. The entrée came with a choice of seven sides, plus salad and the aforementioned roll. The rosemary-sprinkled new potatoes I picked needed salt, and the greens were a little too oily. And yet I feel about as justified in saying so as I would telling my own mom her Thanksgiving turkey was dry. Il Pastaio’s warmth and generosity is critic-proof. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Cannonball Creek Brewing, which opened this January, won silver medals for its Featherweight Pale — selected among 124 American pale ales — and for its Battlecat Stout. Fort Collins, typically a craft beer Mecca as respected — well, nearly — as Boulder, had a tougher time at this year’s GABF. Odell Brewing took a gold for its 5 Barrel Pale Ale in the English-style pale ale group, and New Belgium’s Charlie’s Brown earned a silver in the Pro-Am competition. Also in Larimer County, City Star Brewing in Berthoud took a gold for its Bandit Brown ale and a bronze for its Mule Kick strong ale. Grimm Brothers in Loveland won a bronze medal for Fearless Youth Dunkel. And nearby in Weld County, Echo Brewing in Frederick won a bronze medal for its Echo Amber. Greeley’s Wiley Roots Brewing, on tap in just three locations in Weld County, won bronze in the American-style wheat category for its Super 77 Wheat. Colorado Springs brewers didn’t see GABF Page 72
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Dear Dan: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years and we live together. Recently, his ex was killed in a car accident. They were not on good terms, and he often made scathing statements about her. I made the mistake of saying the following several days after her death (after offering him my sympathy on numerous occasions): “I don’t know how to help you grieve in this situation because you didn’t like her.” Obviously, that was a stupid, careless thing to say. I apologized numerous times, and he said that he forgave me. Fast-forward two weeks. We were out having drinks with friends. He disappeared from the bar and wouldn’t answer my calls. I ended up calling a cab and heading home by myself. When I got home, he was there drinking with our roommate and some of his friends who were crashing at our house, including his friend’s wife. I was angry and went to bed. I awoke at 8 a.m. alone and went downstairs, where I found him making out with his friend’s wife on our porch. They were both incredibly drunk. Later, he told me he was still angry about my comment, accused me of hating his ex, and informed me that he spent the entire night venting about me to his friends. I am totally capable of getting over one drunken kiss — everybody makes mistakes. However, I feel like the whole context was incredibly toxic and hurtful, especially him airing our dirty laundry to his friends. I’m not sure if I’m interested in staying with someone who can’t speak to me like an adult when he has an issue, and instead gets scary drunk and makes out with people. I told him that this chick owes me an apology before I can ever even consider getting over it. I asked him to consider quitting drinking. And I asked him to make it clear to his friends what really happened when it came to our interactions over his ex’s passing, so I don’t have to be treated like the bad guy in this situation. Am I being too demanding? Does it seem like our relationship is worth salvaging? We’ve had our ups and downs, but I hope we love each other enough to get past this. —Confused And Concerned About Situation Dear CACAS: Let’s review your
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This is an indelicate oracle. If you’re offended by the mention of bodily LIBRA Go to RealAstrology.com to check out functions in a prophetic Sept. 23-Oct. 22: Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO context you should STOP “The door to the invisHOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE READING NOW. Still ible must be visible,” wrote HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes here? OK. I was walkthe surrealist spiritual ing through my neighare also available by phone at 1-877author Rene Daumal. This borhood when I spied an 873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. describes an opportunity older woman standing that is on the verge of over her aged Yorkshire becoming available to you. Terrier next to a bush. The opportunity is still The dog was in discominvisible simply because it has no precedents in your life; fort, squatting and shivering but unable to relieve himself. you can’t imagine what it is. But just recently a door to “He’s having trouble getting his business done,” his owner that unknown realm has become visible to you. I suggest confided in me. “He’s been struggling for 10 minutes.” I you open it, even though you have almost no idea what’s felt a rush of sympathy for the distressed creature. With a on the other side. flourish of my hand, I said, “More power to you, little one. May you purge your burden.” The dog instantly defecated. SCORPIO Shrieking her approval, the woman exclaimed, “It’s like you Oct. 23-Nov. 21: waved a magic wand!” Now I am invoking my wizardry in In Tim Burton’s film Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks the your behalf, Aries, although in a less literal way: More power White Rabbit, “How long is forever?” The talking rabbit to you. May you purge your psychological burden. replies, “Sometimes, just one second.” That’s an important piece of information for you to keep in mind, Scorpio. TAURUS It implies that “forever” may not necessarily, in all cases, April 20-May 20: last until the universe dies out 5 billion years from now. “You won’t do it at the right time,” warns writer Kate “Forever” might actually turn out to be one second or 90 Moller. “You’ll be late. You’ll be early. You’ll get re-routed. minutes or a month or a year or who knows? So how does You’ll get delayed. You’ll change your mind. You’ll change this apply to your life right now? Well, a situation you your heart. It’s not going to turn out the way you thought assumed was permanent could ultimately change — perit would.” And yet, Moller concludes — are you ready for haps much faster than you have imagined. An apparently the punch line? — “it will be better.” In describing your everlasting decree or perpetual feeling could unexpectedly future, Taurus, I couldn’t have said it better myself. Fate shift, as if by magic. may be comical in the way it plays with your expectations and plans, but I predict you will ultimately be glad about SAGITTARIUS the outcome.
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May 21-June 20:
In the coming weeks, you Geminis could be skillful and even spectacular liars. You will have the potential to deceive more people, bend more truths, and even fool yourself better than anyone else. On the other hand, you will also have the knack to channel this same slipperiness in a different direction. You could tell imaginative stories that rouse people from their ruts. You might explore the positive aspects of Kurt Vonnegut’s theory that we tend to become what we pretend to be. Or you could simply be so creative and playful and improvisational in everything you do that you catalyze a lot of inspirational fun. Which way will you go?
CANCER
June 21-July 22:
I’m all in favor of you indulging your instinct for selfprotection. As a Cancerian myself, I understand that one of the ways you take good care of yourself is by making sure that you feel reasonably safe. Having said that, I also want to remind you that your mental and emotional health requires you to leave your comfort zone on a regular basis. Now is one of those times. The call to adventure will arrive soon. If you make yourself ready and eager for changes, the changes that come will kick your ass in mostly educational and pleasurable ways.
LEO
July 23-Aug. 22:
Who exactly do you want to be when you grow up, and what is the single most important experience you need in order to make that happen? What riches do you want to possess when you are finally wise enough to make enlightened use of them, and how can you boost your eligibility for those riches? Which one of your glorious dreams is not quite ripe enough for you to fulfill it, but is primed to be dramatically ripened in the coming weeks? If I were you, Leo, I would meditate on these questions. Answers will be forthcoming.
VIRGO
Aug. 23-Sept. 22:
At an elementary school festival some years ago, I performed the role of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. One of my tasks was to ask kids to make a wish, whereupon I sprinkled their heads with magic fairy dust. Some of the kids were skeptical about the whole business. They questioned the proposition that the fairy dust would make their wishes come true. A few were so suspicious that they walked away without making a wish or accepting the fairy dust. Yet every single one of those distrustful kids came back later to tell me they had changed their minds, and every single one asked me to bestow more than the usual amount of fairy dust. They are your role models, Virgo.
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“I need a little language such as lovers use,” wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel The Waves. “I need no words. Nothing neat … I need a howl; a cry.” If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, Sagittarius, Woolf is speaking for you right now. You should be willing to get guttural and primal … to trust the teachings of silence and the crazy wisdom of your body … to exult in the inarticulate mysteries and bask in the dumfounding brilliance of the Eternal Wow. Are you brave enough to love what can’t be put into words?
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“I get bored with the idea of becoming a better listener,” writes business blogger Penelope Trunk. “Why would I do that when interrupting people is so much faster?” If your main goal is to impose your will on people and get things over with as soon as possible, Capricorn, by all means follow Trunk’s advice this week. But if you have other goals — like building consensus, finding out important information you don’t know yet, and winning help from people who feel affection for you — I suggest that you find out how to have maximum fun by being an excellent listener.
AQUARIUS
Jan. 20-Feb. 18:
The last time meteorologists officially added a new type of cloud formation to the International Cloud Atlas was 1951. But they’re considering another one now. It’s called “asperatus,” which is derived from the Latin term undulatus asperatus, meaning “turbulent undulation.” According to the Cloud Appreciation Society, it resembles “the surface of a choppy sea from below.” But although it looks rough and agitated, it almost never brings a storm. Let’s make asperatus your mascot for the next few weeks. Aquarius. I suspect that you, too, will soon discover something new under the sun. It may at first look turbulent, but I bet it will mostly just be interesting.
PISCES
Feb. 19-March 20:
Should you try private experiments that might generate intimate miracles? Yes! Should you dream up extravagant proposals and schedule midnight rendezvous? By all means! Should you pick up where your fantasies left off the last time you got too timid to explore further? Naturally! Should you find out what “as raw as the law allows” actually means? I encourage you! Should you question taboos that are no longer relevant? Most assuredly! Should you burn away the rotting pain with a show of liberated strength? Beyond a doubt! Should you tap into the open secret at the core of your wild beauty? Of course!
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don’t pay much attention to “trend” stories, but treated culturally like it’s still 1973. one that currently amuses me is the “new” incliI offer as evidence a recent story about a Seattle nation among country music artists to feature butcher who, trying to draw a little extra attention to cannabis in their songs. Yes, it appears that some his products, fed his bovines the husks and other of the current generation of major country-music waste products he cadged from medical marijuana hitmakers are smoking a certain product, and they’re grow facilities. The pork chops on those hogs, the singing about it — horrors! — like it’s a positive butcher said, were “redder and more savory.” thing. The marketing ploy worked better than William It’s hardly a glut, and probably not a trend, but von Schneidau could have possibly imagined. Google there are a few songs coming out of Nashville that “Washington butcher marijuana” and you’ll find page include references to cannabis. Eric Church had after page of variations of that same story. Major “Smoke a Little Smoke,” Susan France media outlets fell on their and the Zac Brown Band, swords in a swoon of torRandy Houser and James tured clichés. “High Johnson all make menswines! Washington tion of cannabis in their farmers feed pot to pigs,” songs. Kacey Musgraves bleated the New York mentions “Mary Jane” in Daily News, while MSN a new song called “Follow Money came up with My Arrow,” and she used “Stoned pigs fetching to sing one that included high pork prices.” the line “My idea of “Marijuana gives pigs the heaven is to burn one munchies, too,” honked with John Prine,” a referTIME.com. ence to Prine’s own dura“It’s not clear whether ble “Illegal Smile.” the pigs feel anything And of course there’s from the weed in their “Roll Me Up and Smoke feed, or how much, if any, Me When I Die,” Willie THC — the psychoacNelson’s recent marijuana tive substance that gets ode (and the title of his humans high — ends up Cannabis in popular culture is just one long-running road memoir.) I’m not in the meat,” wrote a Cheech and Chong joke. surprised that the generareporter, seemingly withtion that could be the out a hint of irony, in The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Nelson and Salt. (Actually, since it’s just the husks and stems, Waylon Jennings are smoking weed — it certainly none of the THC makes it into the hogs or the pork reflects changing attitudes in the U.S. about cannabis chops. But it’s easier to ride with the cliché.) use and prohibition. Country music stars promoting I felt a similar twinge at the pot tax protest in cannabis over alcohol can only be a good thing. I love Denver last month. If I squinted just right, I was back the old country songs about alcoholism and revenge in 1970, with long-hairs waiting in line for their free and murder as much as anybody else, but things have joints and Grateful Dead music wafting through Civic changed. It’s 2013. Park. When it comes to cannabis and popular culture, Yet, looking around, sometimes I think cannabis is we’re seemingly still stuck in the hippie era, with
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5420 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder www.boulderwc.com
Journey2Life
Best of Boulder MMJ Evaluation Services
Confidential, affordable, professional & 100% state compliant. We provide notary service and complete paperwork on-site. Brief visits starting at $75 renewal or $95 new ($5 notary fee). Complete 1hr. comprehensive wellness visit may be combined with MMJ evaluation (call for details). n Providing MMJ evaluations in Boulder for over 3 years!
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Dr. Joe Cohen
Best of Boulder Alternative Health Care Provider FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE • WOMEN’S HEALTH REIKI • INTEGRATIVE BODYWORK • SHAMANIC HEALING BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY • NUTRITION & FITNESS THERAPY HERBS • BENZODIAZEPINE WEANING
Prevention and treatment of chronic disease
5377 Manhattan Circle, Suite 204, Boulder • www.holoshealth.org • By appointment only M-F • Online appointments at www.journey2life.org or call 720.273.3568