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What kind of country punishes Good Samaritans? by Jim Hightower

et us now contemplate the morality tale of the Good Samaritan. Not the one in the New Testament, but the one out in the high desert region around Marfa, Texas, just 60 miles from the Mexican border. It’s the story of Teresa Todd, the city attorney in Marfa. On Feb. 27, she was driving home on a dark road when suddenly three young Central American migrants desperately flagged her down. She could’ve just sped on, but the bedraggled migrants — two brothers and their sister — looked about the same age as Todd’s own teenage boys, so she instinctively turned around and went I

back, because, as she puts it, “I can’t leave a kid on the side of the road.” Forced from their home by gang threats, the three refugees had become lost in the Texas desert, had run out of food and water, and the sister had fallen deathly ill. Putting them in her car, Todd was frantically trying to get medical help when, luckily, a sheriff ’s deputy pulled up behind them. But, unluckily, the deputy was not there to help. He called the Border Patrol and turned the young refugees over to ICE. The officers confiscated Todd’s purse, arrested her for suspicion of “transporting illegal aliens,” hauled MAY 30, 2019

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her to a holding cell, and later seized her phone. “It was totally surreal,” she says. It still is — even though she’s not been formally charged, federal officials say the incident remains “an active case,” and they’re still contemplating criminal charges against her. “This is all about trying to chill the willingness of people to help others,” Todd says. “I’m simply a mom who saw a child in need and pulled over to try to help.” During her ordeal, she says she kept thinking: “What country am I in? This is not the United States.” No, indeed, it’s Donald Trump’s unAmerican, disunited state of autocracy. We need to build a wall around him. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. I

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echnically speaking, abortion is legal in all 50 states. However, since the big Republican victories in the 2010 elections, state legislators have passed hundreds of restrictions on abortions. Dozens of abortion clinics across the South and Midwest have been closed as a result. The restrictions have been diverse and far-reaching. Abortion rights advocates point to what they call “Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers” (TRAP) laws. Antiabortion politicians claim these laws are designed to protect “women’s health.” They routinely say that abortion is dangerous. However, national data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that induced abortion and miscarriage are actually the safest outcomes of pregnancy. The risk of death associated with childbirth is approximately 14 times higher than that with abortion. Physician organizations such as the American Medical Association 6

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and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists oppose TRAP laws because they don’t improve patient safety. Abortion providers already are subject to strict evidence-based regulations, which were created to ensure patient safety. The TRAP laws impose medically unnecessary, expensive and burdensome regulations. Now the anti-abortion movement is escalating. Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute notes on the organization’s website that: “Between Jan. 1, 2019, and May 20, 2019, 378 abortion restrictions have been introduced across the nation, and 40 percent of them have been abortion bans. ... A total of 17 bans have been enacted across 10 states so far this year.” Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. According to the institute, abortion is quite common. Almost one in four women BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

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in the United States (23.7 percent) will have an abortion by age 45. By the age of 30, 19 percent of women will have had an abortion, and 4.6 percent will have done so by the age of 20. In other words, abortion is a pretty normal medical procedure, which is unfortunately stigmatized. Now the Supreme Court has a five-justice conservative majority, and the antiabortion movement hopes that Roe v. Wade will be overturned and abortion will be completely banned. This month, the Women’s Health Protection Act was introduced in Congress by Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut). It is designed to protect abortion access across the country by prohibiting states from imposing restrictions on abortion that are medically unnecessary. The bill was first introduced in 2013 and has been reintroduced in each congressional session since. On Wednesday, May 22, during the bill’s announcement outside the U.S. Capitol, Chu said the bill “enshrines” in federal law “a woman’s right to receive abortion services and a provider’s right to perform abortion.” She stressed that the bill, which has 169 sponsors in the House, “prohibits any non-medical restrictions on our bodies — that means no heartbeat bills, no requirements that clinic doors be a certain width, no waiting periods or unnecessary ultrasounds. It means no abortion bans.” Blumenthal said he had worked at the Supreme Court in 1974 as a clerk for then-Justice Harry Blackmun who wrote the court’s majority opinion in Roe v. Wade. “(W)e thought then that this issue was settled,” he reflected. “That women’s reproductive rights as a guarantee were enshrined in our law. And the fact is, this battle BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

is continuing, and the danger is even more dire today than it was then. We need to sound the alarm — in fact, we face a five-alarm fire in the danger to women’s reproductive rights, and we need to command the urgency and immediacy that all our lives are at risk.” Recently, a coalition of anti-abortion groups addressed a letter to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel asking GOP officials to “reconsider decades-old talking points” about being against abortion except when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. They were inspired by Alabama’s new law, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy without any rape or incest exceptions. It would imprison doctors convicted of violating the law to prison for up to 99 years. According to public opinion polls, most Americans don’t want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. But will that happen? Many legal experts argue that it will more likely die by a thousand cuts. In 2017, political scientist Jeffrey Segal told the website FiveThirtyEight, “They might not overturn a precedent right away, but they start chipping away at it until they can say, ‘Look, this precedent just isn’t workable and it’s time for it to go.’” He speculates that in the case of Roe v. Wade, this might mean upholding many state-level restrictions on abortion over a number of years. “It’s not overruling a decision so much as eviscerating it,” he added. Whatever happens, Trump and the Republicans have made abortion a crucial issue in the 2020 elections. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. I

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I am a candidate for the Unity Party’s 2020 nomination for U.S. Senator. I’m running on a platform of peace, justice, ecology and election reform, with a theme of “unity in diversity.” The slogan “Unity in Diversity” has been used by religious and political groups to promote harmony and celebration of multiculturalism based on an understanding that our differences enrich human interactions. Nelson Mandela, the president of post-apartheid South Africa said: “Bridge the chasm, use tolerance and compassion, be inclusive, not exclusive, build dignity and pride, encourage freedom of expression, to create a civil society for unity and peace.” Rather than pursuing endless warfare, we should set a goal to eliminate world hunger and secure worldwide access to safe drinking water. I advocate an end to U.S. foreign military intervention, the right to self-determination for all people, statehood for Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, a single-payer national health care system, and true cost pricing to include environmental impacts in the prices of new goods and services. Government should be redesigned to be more inclusive. Everyone should have the right to fair representation. I propose to abolish the U.S. Senate, eliminate the Electoral College, strictly limit the power of the president, and decentralize authority in the hands of a Congress elected by an open party list system of proportional representation. I propose that each generation should hold its own constitutional convention at least once every 20 years. Gary Swing/Unity Party Candidate for U.S. Senate from Colorado

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In May 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces including the U.S., Great Britain and France. Many of us are too young or have forgotten what was happening to many of our fellow human beings at that time. The Nazi soldiers from Germany were killing Jews outright whenever they found them as they invaded a country, including even those individuals who were part Jewish. The Nazi plan for Poland and the Baltic states such as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia was to take all the land and give it to the Germans. This was in Hitler’s plan called Lebensraum. Many Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian and Latvian individuals, who Hitler considered as untermenchen, or lower status human beings, were also to be killed with only a certain number left to be servants for the new German rulers, who were, according to Hitler, superior humans. Also, the servants were only allowed to be educated up to the sixth grade since they would only need that much education to serve their new German masters. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor generated a U.S. declaration of war on Japan. Japan’s axis partners, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, then declared war on the Americans and their allies, which ultimately resulted in their defeat. Were it not for the intervention of especially the U.S. armed forces, it is highly possible that many peoples of Europe and Asia would even today be enslaved and even exterminated. Bless the existence of the United States of America. Stewart Brekke/via internet BOULDER WEEKLY

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ose Rodriguez can’t remember a time he’s been out of prison this long. “I’m actually pretty proud of that,” he says sitting in the cafeteria of Boulder Bridge House’s Ready to Work building. Released almost a year ago from the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City,

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by Angela K. Evans Rodriguez, now 35, has been in and out of correctional facilities since he became involved with gangs at a young age. “They usually gave you $100 and sent you on your way,” he says about other times he’s been released. But this time it was different. Prior to his release last year, Rodriguez was signed up for Health First Colorado, the state Medicaid program, BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

and connected to Ready to Work, a residential and employment training program that also helps facilitate medical care. Back in 2003, while incarcerated in Arizona, Rodriguez was diagnosed with diabetes and encouraged to work out and take daily medications, advice he rarely followed during brief periods he spent outside prison without insurance. This time, however, he left the correctional facility, Medicaid card in hand, his daily medications covered by the government insurance program. He’s also been able to get dental treatment and attend oneon-one therapy for the first time, coordinated through Ready to Work. “This program that I’m in, with the support they give me and just being able to have Medicaid and stuff like that, I consider all my bases covered,” Rodriguez says. “I finally have a chance to be successful in life and it feels great. It’s something new to me.” Rodriguez was enrolled in Medicaid as part of a statewide effort by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and MAY 30, 2019

the Department AFTER SPENDING YEARS IN PRISON, of Health Care Steve Maes (left) and Policy and Jose Rodriguez Financing (right) are now supervisors with (HCPF) which Ready to Work in administers Boulder. Colorado’s Medicaid program. In March 2018, the two agencies entered into a data sharing agreement to connect people in correctional facilities to health care services in the community in order to avoid any lapses in care upon their release. There are more than 120,000 people in the criminal justice system in Colorado, about 20,000 of whom are in state prisons. Although federal law prohibits Medicaid dollars from covering health care costs while people are incarcerated, a large percentage of the population is eligible for the program as soon as they are released. In 2014, Colorado took advantage of a specific provision of the Affordable Care Act and opened up the government insurance program to lowsee HEALTH CARE Page 12

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income individuals without dependents in an effort to decrease the statewide uninsured rate. According to Laurel Karabatsos, interim Medicaid director at HCPF, that means about 70-75 percent of all releases from DOC are Medicaid eligible. “This is a needy population,” Karabatsos says. “People are coming back out right into the community, and there are many things we need to ensure are in place so that their condition isn’t exacerbated [by problems] and we have more expensive costs or they end up back in those institutions.” According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007, the risk of death for former inmates is 3.5 times that of the average person. Within the first two weeks after release, that risk rises to 12.7 times the average. The leading cause of death for this population, the research shows, is drug overdose, followed by cardiovascular disease, homicide and suicide. Furthermore, almost half of the U.S. prison population has some sort of mental health need, including substance abuse disorders, all of which can complicate how successful someone is as they re-enter the community. “If you didn’t have a chronic health condition before you went into prison, you’re probably going to have at least PTSD, and some sort of hypertension or high blood pressure just from being incarcerated,” says Terri Hurst, policy coordinator at the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group. “It’s a stressful place to be, and add to that any sort of underlying trauma, or behavioral health issues, and... people leave not very healthy.” Under the data sharing agreement, each month DOC gives HCPF a list of inmates expected to be released in the next six months. HCPF then shares that information with its regional care organizations, which in turn reach out to people both pre- and post-release in order to help coordinate their health care on the outside. “That critical time right after release you have to get them sur12

rounded by the supports that they need, to prevent any sort of recidivism or anything like that,” says Colleen Daywalt, spokesperson for Colorado Community Health Alliance (CCHA), the regional coordinated care organization that covers Boulder County for HCPF. “It’s helped us identify who needs our help the most,” Daywalt continues. “A lot of folks, when they’re being released, they are just inundated with having to figure things out. And so if we can do anything to smooth that process for them and to help them understand where they can find a provider, what their benefits are and how do you utilize them, that’s great.” Hurst from CCJRC says she hasn’t heard of any other state that has taken on such an effort, although large counties around the country like Los Angeles, Clark County in Illinois and Maricopa County in Arizona have done so. In that way, Colorado’s effort is unique. “We see it as a game changer for this population because the vast majority of the people involved in the justice system have never had access to health insurance before,” Hurst says. “It’s not perfect, but the progress I’ve seen in the past five years is something to applaud. The state agencies have stepped up and are working together.” • • • • MAY 30, 2019

On Aug. 31, 2016, Steve Maes was released from prison after 23 years. A native of Denver, Maes pretty much went from juvenile detention straight into DOC, with little break in between. He had never had a steady job or lived on his own, let alone had health insurance. But with the help of DOC, Maes was enrolled in Medicaid before he was released. “It was all done for me when I came out,” he says. “I wasn’t on meds or nothing, but I had glasses, [needed] dental care and had to go to the doctor. I got real sick when I came out. My immune system was weak.” He also experienced anxiety, as he struggled to adjust to a different lifestyle at Ready to Work and interact with people from completely different backgrounds and life experiences. “I had issues when I came out, adjustment was hard for me,” he says. More than two years later, however, Maes is living on his own and is no longer on Medicaid. The difference has been significant for Maes, who recently got so sick he had to visit the emergency room, only part of which was paid for by private insurance. Having worked in other landscaping jobs, he’s back at Ready to Work as a supervisor, helping others go through the readjustment process. “I tell all the guys coming out, ‘Take advantage of everything while you’re on Medicaid because when I

you’re done you’ll have to pay for it,’” he says. Since the expansion of Medicaid in 2014, DOC has worked on getting inmates signed up so they have access to its benefits upon release by bringing in nurses to walk people through the eligibility and application process. But most people were never signed up for Medicaid benefits before their incarceration, and DOC is still completing a large number of applications for first-time users, according to Kellie Wasko, deputy executive director at DOC. Still, about 98 percent of people eligible for Medicaid leave correctional facilities already enrolled, according to Wasko. If for some reason people haven’t been signed up before leaving a facility, DOC trains parole offices to help educate people about how to enroll, where to access care and other ways to utilize their Medicaid benefits. Additionally, inmates who spend longer than 24 hours in inpatient care at a hospital can use Medicaid benefits, resulting in even more enrollment. Since 2018, once someone is signed up, even if they go back into a facility, their benefits are only suspended, not terminated, making access to care once they are released that much easier. “People can argue the pros and cons on the Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, but I think the single biggest thing that we’ve noticed is that these single adults without children now have access to Medicaid,” says Widd Medford, program director for the Ready to Work program out of Bridge House. “That expansion has significantly helped our guys access medical care and dental care.” Mental health care and substance abuse treatment covered by Medicaid have also played a significant role in the success of former inmates, Medford says. “Almost all of our guys that have come from DOC have had some substance use disorder that was really driving the criminal behavior,” he says. It’s one thing to be enrolled in Medicaid, but quite another to understand the benefits and actually access care, especially for people who aren’t released into programs like see HEALTH CARE Page 14

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Ready to Work. As part of their data sharing agreement and in an effort to address this issue, DOC also gave HCPF historic data of releases from 2014-17 so that the agency could establish some baseline metrics and a strategy moving forward. By looking at how people were using Medicaid benefits upon release, the reasons why they were using them and how long it took them to access care after release, the agency hopes to gain a better understanding of how to best help those coming out of prison to successfully re-enter the community while preventing high mortality rates within that population. The data can also help create better systems of interaction with Medicaid members and help them access care more efficiently. By analyzing the data, HCPF determined that about 40 percent of people with Medicaid released from DOC accessed some sort of physical health care within the first two months following re-entry, the largest portion of this access coming through emergency rooms. Only 15 percent, however, sought mental health care despite the growing need for these services, especially for substance abuse disorders. (In part, this is due to people using the DOC’s own behavioral health provider network that is separate from Medicaid, and therefore not captured in the data.) Moreover, the mortality rates collected by HCPF show that death rates for released prisoners actually increased after two months, demonstrating that establishing a stable, longer connection to medical providers is proving to be a bit more challenging than scheduling initial visits. While there are limitations to this data, coupled with the list of soonto-be-released inmates, HCPF is using it with the goal of establishing health care for the long-term for this population. Medford, who has worked with newly released prisoners for years, first through public health departments prior to his position at Bridge House, says the efforts by DOC and HCPF have really made a difference for the people he sees coming out of prison. “It’s definitely different than what it used to be,” says Medford, 14

who gets anywhere between six and 10 letters a week from inmates who will soon be released and are interested in the program. “For me to be able to go back and look and say 100 percent of our parolees in the last year and a half have come out with their Medicaid active, that’s a pretty big change.” The Ready to Work program at Boulder Bridge House gets about 15 parolees each year, people like Rodriguez and Maes coming out of DOC and readjusting to life on the outside. Medicaid benefits are particularly important to the success of alcoholics and opioid abusers because the program pays for the Vivitrol shots that block the receptors that allow a person to feel the effects of the given substance. Without Medicaid, many who receive Vivitrol while incarcerated would not be able to continue its use on the outside. But with Medicaid benefits, they can be given the shot within a week or two of arriving at a place like Bridge House. “Medicaid is allowing these providers to try innovative ways of providing services on site,” Medford says. “Our guys don’t have to get on the bus, go somewhere, or set up an appointment for three weeks out, four weeks out. They can just get it done immediately. It’s quick access to care, mainly because the Medicaid turned on before they were released.” Key to all this, according to MAY 30, 2019

Wasko from DOC, are the medical codes that are shared as part of the list of upcoming releases, codes which indicate a person’s level of physical or mental health risk. By sharing this information with HCPF, the regional organizations and community partners, like Bridge House, “We’re able to identify early on when offenders are going to need extended care once they get out,” Wasko says. “So it’s that continuity piece where they’re getting the same type of care that they got internally as what they are getting out on the street.” Not everyone is released into programs like Ready to Work, however, and HCPF shares the same list of inmates to be released and their medical conditions with regional organizations like CCHA. In turn, CCHA has been able to connect Medicaid members to specific care coordinators, either nurses or social workers, who in turn help people schedule initial doctor visits, ensure prescriptions are refilled, and connect with mental health and substance abuse services, as well as schedule transportation to appointments, all of which is covered by Medicaid. Still, trust can often be a big hurdle in connecting people to care, according to Daywalt with CCHA. But by coordinating with both the community-based organizations and DOC, CCHA is working on building relationships at the facilities and with recent releases. “One of the things that we found I

helpful is having the social workers or the care managers that they’re working with while they’re in a facility refer to us or recommend us so that that individual knows that we’re not just some random organization,” Daywalt says. “That we are there to support them, that we have street cred, if you will.” Once people are connected, however, care coordinators at CCHA stick with people for as long as needed, and sometimes these relationships last years as people readjust and establish themselves post release. “It really goes beyond just getting their immediate physical and behavioral health needs met. Then we start looking at, OK, housing, transportation, food, jobs — what else do you need to be to be successful?” Daywalt says. As a product of the data sharing agreement between DOC and HCPF, CCHA is also working to connect with people, especially those with extensive medical needs, prior to their release from correctional facilities through video conferencing at three different state prisons. Currently, about four people attend the monthly video calls. “Sometimes they’re harder to track down after they’re released,” Daywalt says. “So that’s our opportunity to get in and say, ‘Here are your benefits, here’s the services we can provide. Here’s how we can help you.’” Connecting Medicaid-eligible inmates with care coordinators prior to their releases isn’t actually a billable service for HCPF, but the benefits are worth it, according to Karabatsos, and the agency actually incentivizes the regional organizations to pay attention to this population in their contracts. “It is in their best interest because once that member is released,” she says, “they can help ensure continuity of care and keep costs down, avoid future hospitalizations, readmissions, that kind of thing.” • • • • Almost a year after his release, Rodriguez still has some dental work that needs to be done, but he’s been working out more and taking his diabetes medications consistently, trying to focus on staying healthy. Plus, he’s kept doing one-on-one counseling, covered by Medicaid. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

“I never thought I was that person who needed therapy but it really helps,” he says. “When you’re used to that lifestyle it’s frightening to be out here by yourself to some extent.” That’s not to say the statewide effort isn’t without its challenges. Both Daywalt and Hurst admit that access to care is still an issue, especially when it comes to specialists and mental health providers. In booklets CCJRC provides to all of the state facilities, the organization encourages people to be patient with their medical care after release, especially with mental health services, as it may still take weeks to see a psychiatrist. “It’s just getting the access to care piece down and making sure there are providers that aren’t going to stigmatize people if they find out they’re justice involved,” Hurst says. Providers, “that are welcoming, and that actually have availability and there’s not a wait list.” Additionally, the data sharing agreement doesn’t cover any of the state’s 56 county jails or other municipal jails, which hold about 12,000 people on average. Although there is some coordination between HCPF and these facilities, it varies from county to county. “Jails are probably the harder piece to get our arms around because each one has their different processes and we don’t have a centralized data collection system,” Hurst says. Plus, these programs are still new, and Daywalt says it’s too soon to measure how effective these efforts have been to date. “It’s still early to say how well it’s working. Tracking that individual and that individual’s outcomes, what happens long-term, six, nine, 12 months from now...” Daywalt says. “It will be interesting to see a year from now what kind of progress we’re making and how many people are impacted.” For the most part, however, it appears that the efforts by DOC and HCPF have resulted in more people enrolling in Medicaid and accessing care, and everyone — from the agencies themselves to community organizations and advocates are encouraged — by the progress. In many ways, this is as much about criminal justice reform as it is health care reform. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

“The ability to provide offenders with any benefit structure upon discharging from the Department of Corrections is definitely a reform in ensuring continuity of care for successful re-entry,” Wasko from DOC says. As Rodriguez puts it: “If they hadn’t [enrolled me in Medicaid], I don’t think I would have taken up the initiative to do it myself. They get you to set up with the right people.” Having almost completed the

program at Bridge House, Rodriguez is getting ready to transition to independent living soon. After working at IHOP for a brief period, he’s now a supervisor with Ready to Work, managing crews who help maintain open space areas and landscaping at the Boulder Reservoir. It reminds him of his childhood, helping his dad with a landscaping business and working in the agricultural fields. “The way I see it, is I’ve spent a

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diance — the radiative “income” of the planet. So far TSIS-1 has worked well, Pilewskie says. But it still only represents one side of the energetic equation. The other side of it, “expenditure” (the total sum of reflected solar energy and emitted infrared radiation), will be measured by Pilewskie’s latest project, CLARREO Pathfinder. This new device, which LASP is developing for the ISS, will measure radiative energy being reflected back

into space from Earth. Between the two instruments, Pilewskie and other scientists will be able to track some of the key components of Earth’s radiative energy budget. “CLARREO will be able to monitor climate change from space,” Pilewskie says. Which, he adds, is uncharted territory: “This is the first instrument of its type.” Pathfinder has been in the works since 2016, and it’s going to be the most advanced solar spectrometer ever engineered, surpassing other similar technologies on multiple levels. Pilewskie’s hope is to use this advanced new tool to develop the most precise record of climate change yet. “There are other instruments in space that measure, maybe a few wavelengths in the visible spectrum [of light], and maybe a few wavelengths in the infrared, near infrared and a few wavelengths of ultraviolet,” Pilewskie says. “We’re measuring all of I

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Still the queen of the local scene

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’m sorry,” Wendy Woo says over the phone one recent afternoon, “I feel like I’m not a hundred percent focused. I’m taking a defiant pre-teen to the orthodonist.” If anyone in the car with Woo is defiant, it’s impossible to hear over the phone. There’s just modest commotion and laughter — the unmistakable sounds of a family. And if Woo is distracted, that’s not evident either as she discusses her life: parents who were founding faculty at Naropa University; Allen Ginsberg hanging out in her family’s hot tub; the first time she picked up a guitar at 18 and the subsequent 25 years during which she became one of Colorado’s most beloved singersongwriters. It’s no wonder Denise Ferrari decided to make a documentary about the oftcalled Queen of the Local Scene and her band. The 40-minute film, Unshaken: The Road to Woo, had its first screening at

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Stargazers Theatre in Colorado Springs on May 17. Ferrari is the president of Monument, Colorado-based Ferrari Films, and a longtime fan of Woo. In recent years, the film company has produced a spate of original content, some of which has focused on trailblazing women. Woo was a perfect fit. “Last summer I attended a concert of hers in my community and, after the show, I approached her to see if she was interested in working together on a documentary,” Ferrari says. “I’m not sure that she thought I was serious, but when I followed up the next week, she was enthusiastic about the project.” For two weeks, Ferrari and her team filmed The Wendy Woo Band during concerts, doing interviews at their homes, interviewing Woo’s three children. (“My son said, ‘I didn’t get enough screen time,’” Woo says with a laugh.) “It was very touching for me,” Woo

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says. “And no matter what this movie does, it’s a nice gesture, a nice gift for me to watch my life like that.” The movie’s title, Unshaken, is a nod to the first track on Woo’s first album, 1997’s Angels in the Crowd. “There’s a road I’ve never taken/ There’s a path I’ve never seen/ There’s a place that won’t be forgotten/ Just to wonder, to only dream/ About the other road we have chose/ Unshaken by your dreams.” Today the song reads like a premonition, as though Woo understood even in the beginning that she was going to buck convention and eschew the trappings of high-level fame. But she certainly flirted with that fame. In 1999, Woo won the Colorado Lilith Fair Talent Search and went on to share the stage with elite performers like the Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvin and Sheryl Crow. She was inducted into Westword’s Hall of Fame after winning the “Singer-Songwriter of the Year” award five times. Soon it was all laid out before her: The songwriting bigwigs of Nashville offered her a clear-cut path to Music City, U.S.A., where she could be a songwriter for other artists, making money, meeting stars... and perhaps living a life that wasn’t in line with her values. But having a family was just more important. “I just don’t look back,” Woo says. “I think that every choice I’ve made brings me to right here. So I have very few regrets. Maybe just being a better person in situations, but I think there’s always tomorrow to do better. I feel like I landed in a really nice place with some really great kids around me. You don’t want to go back and erase that. I love the path that I’ve chosen.” The path hasn’t always been easy, as the documentary shows. Woo has navigated the grief of losing first her mother and then her father. Her marriage to bandmate/drummer Christopher Maestas gave Woo her two eldest children, but the marriage was fraught with conflict that led to divorce. Yet the band stayed together because Woo and Maestas continued to value one another as musicians and business partners. In the documentary, Ferrari deftly illustrates how the band lovingly, often humorously traversed tense moments, particularly when Woo found new love in her now-husband, Charles Snyder. And yes, there was a fight. “There’s nothing really that interesting about [my life],” Woo says with charming humility. “It’s just my life playing music, so we laugh [about the fight between Chris and Charles]. We’re like, ‘That’s almost the most interesting part of the story.’” But Woo is a character full of good humor, resilience and talent. What makes the story interesting — even if Woo demurs — is that she’s a real human,

open and vulnerable. It’s also what makes her music so endearing and long-lived. Woo has maintained a blue-collar approach to her life, managing her own recording, producing, booking, publicity and publishing through WooMusic, Inc. And while she still stays busy these days with gigs across Colorado with her band, being a working musician is admittedly tough. Several years ago she worked as an EMT, transporting elderly folks in a retirement community because she “just wanted to be of assistance.” These days, with her kids all in school, she’s back to bartending (she was one of the first employees at the Fox Theatre, which helped launch her career) in Loveland, where she

lives with her husband and children. It’s all a part of what makes Wendy Woo so beloved. “Wendy is an inspiring example of a Colorado business woman,” Ferrari says. “As an entrepreneur myself, I understand many of the challenges that are involved in running a business, balancing work and family, and dealing with a variety of personalities along the way. Wendy has done all of this, and remained true to herself, her family and bandmates, and her fans.” Unshaken: The Road to Woo is currently under consideration for a variety of local, regional and national film festivals. Ferrari Films is also exploring cable TV and streaming broadcast options.

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Striking a chord

Whether headlining, opening for another act or playing a festival, Moon Taxi gets it just right

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o Trevor Terndrup, creativity is a use-itor-lose-it sort of gift, which helps explain why less than 11 months after the release of Let the Record Play, the breakthrough album by his band, Moon Taxi, he and his bandmates were already at work on their

Belmont University. There, they met guitarist Spencer Thomson and drummer David Swan, who became the other two members of the original Moon Taxi lineup. The group didn’t really ramp up their activities until 2006. That’s when Swan left the band and was replaced by Tyler Ritter. With keyboardist Wes Bailey coming on board to complete the revamped

next album. “You’ve got to keep those juices flowing or else they stop coming,” he observes in a recent phone interview. “So we’re trying to stay as busy as possible, and we still love to play live.” Let the Record Play was a watershed album for the Nashville-based group on a few fronts. Most notably, the album’s lead single, “Two High,” became Moon Taxi’s first bona fide hit song, reaching the top of the Triple A Airplay chart and going top five on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. The exposure “Two High” received has had a ON THE BILL: Moon very tangible impact on lineup, the group released Taxi. 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Moon Taxi’s day-to-day their debut album, Melodica, Burning Can Festival at existence as a hard-touring in April 2007 on their own the Lyons Outdoor outfit. Games, Bohn Park, 199 12th South Records. Second Ave., Lyons, “I mean, we’ve had Moon Taxi gradually built burningcancolorado. great fans for many years a following through extensive com now,” Terndrup says. “But touring and appearances at it just seems like the fan festivals such as Hangout, base has augmented conCoachella and Bonnaroo. siderably because of the success of ‘Two Along the way, the band released three High’ and because I think it really struck more studio albums, got their music a chord with people and it was what they placed in commercials and television needed to hear at that time.” programming and landed appearances When the song, which is about findon late night shows like Conan and Late ing hope and unity in today’s often-conNight with David Letterman — imprestentious times and was inspired in part sive achievements for a group selfby the 2017 Women’s March, was writreleasing music. ten and first released, Moon Taxi was “We didn’t do that on our own,” working on a considerably smaller platTerndrup says. “We’ve had a great manform than the band is now. agement team and a great booking The group’s roots go back to 2002 agent for years. So it does take a vilwhen high school classmates singer/ lage.” guitarist Terndrup and bassist Tommy By spring 2017, the group was Putnam moved to Nashville to attend poised to put out their fifth album, Let the BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

Record Play, on their 12 South label, and that May released “Two High” as a single. Then the unexpected happened, as the song started going viral online, gaining 110 million plays on Spotify alone. Record companies noticed the online success of “Two High,” and soon Moon Taxi was being courted by a number of labels, including major label RCA, which signed the group and HARPER SMITH released Let the Record Play in January 2018. Moving up to RCA was anything but a no-brainer decision for Moon Taxi, Terndrup says. “It was a tough decision because we were so proud of how we had been self-sufficient and self-reliant, self-producers for so many years,” he says. “And that’s not changing. We are not giving up the creative reins at all, which was what attracted us to RCA, which is they didn’t have a vision to change us. I think they saw the history of the band and the gumption that we’ve exhibited over the years, and they appreciated that and that’s what attracted them to us.” Moon Taxi is taking breaks from work on the next album here and there this summer to do some festival shows and headlining dates, and have released a pair of new songs, “Now’s The Time,” and “This World,” ahead of the shows. Whether headlining, opening for another act or playing a festival date, Moon Taxi tends to vary its setlist from show to show. “That’s how we maintain sanity is by changing up the setlist and throwing in some new covers here or there, or like reimagining songs sometimes, like playing snippets of them and not even playing the whole thing or combining them with other songs,” Terndrup says. “That’s always fun. I think it’s rewarding for us because it’s a challenge and it’s rewarding for the audience because they hope we can pull it off. Sometimes we do.” MAY 30, 2019

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7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, BOULDER THEATER, 2032 14TH ST., BOULDER, 303-786-7030, BOULDERTHEATER.COM. Without question, The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd are two of rock ‘n’ roll’s most celebrated and beloved bands. Dead Floyd fuses the massive catalogs of both bands into one high-energy, unpredictable show. Tickets are $10.

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In ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Nick Carraway says, “I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” Nick is caught between his attraction to the life of excess he is living in New York and his revulsion at the immortality and superficiality of the very same scene. In the next TEDxBoulder, speakers will address the concept of “Within and Without” from a variety of perspectives. Listen to thought-provoking stories from transgender actor and musician Zach Barack, former sex worker Juniper Fitzgerald, digital sociologist Julie Albright, kidnapping survivor Jan Broberg and more. Your ticket includes a light picnicstyle dinner. Tickets are $30-$40 ($27-$37 for concert members), chautauqua.com. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

IN THE TRENCHES: A PARENTING MUSICAL — UNPLUGGED! 7 p.m. Monday, June 3, Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont, 303-776-4594.

BETC SUMMER READING SERIES: JENNY STAFFORD, ‘SECRET HOUR.’ 7 p.m. Monday, June 3, BETC East, 10835 Dover St., Suite 200, Westminster.

‘In The Trenches’ is a new musical from Graham and Kristina Fuller. Directed by Emily Briggs, the play explores the joys, hilarity and mania involved with parenting young children through a lens of vignettes, raps and raunch. The show features arrangements and orchestrations by Dan Graeber. This production, fresh off a successful workshop in January, will present new material composed for the next official run of the show in the fall of 2019. Performers will sing select songs from the show and talk about the songs and musical writing process in an intimate “unplugged” environment. Plus, there will be craft brews for purchase.

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During the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s (BETC) Summer Reading Series, you can hear a new play from a Colorado playwright. The writers hear their plays out loud for the first time and get valuable feedback from the actors and audience. On June 3, BETC members will read from Jenny Stafford’s ‘Secret Hour,’ about a professor of ethics who finds herself in an ethical dilemma of her own. The play explores the expectations of womanhood, motherhood, ethics and the space between right and wrong. Readings are free, simply RSVP to each event, betc.org. I

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AFTER THE SHOOTING at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a stay-at-home mom created a Facebook group that connected parents who demanded action from the gun lobby. Shannon Watts’ Facebook group grew to become ‘Moms Demand Action,’ a national movement comprised of millions of supporters that plays a crucial role in driving gun safety progress. Watts will speak about and sign her book, ‘Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World,’ at the Boulder Book Stre on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Open Improv: Long Form. 7 p.m. Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder. Sheryl Paul — The Wisdom of Anxiety. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

LIVE MUSIC! Ravin Wolf The Tune Up at Full Cycle Friday, May 31 7:30–10 PM 1795 Pearl St., Boulder, Co 80302 www.tunupboulder.com

FRIDAY, MAY 31 Aimie K. Runyan — Daughters of the Night Sky. 7 p.m. Inkberry Books, 7960 Niwot Road, Niwot. Open Poetry Reading. 10 p.m. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Rory Kress — The Doggie in the Window. 7 p.m. Inkberry Books, 7960 Niwot Road, Niwot.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Sunday Night Poetry Slam. 7 p.m. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver.

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Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

So, You’re a Poet. 8:45 p.m. Wesley Theater, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder.

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Will McGrath — Everything Lost is Found Again. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Shannon Watts — Fight Like a Mother. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store,

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AJ Fullerton. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Béla Fleck: Friends & Family featuring the Colorado Symphony, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Sam Bush. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-865-2494. Bison Bone, Nick Crook, Noble Healer. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. Bob Barrick. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. Carmen Sandim & Michele Castro. 7 p.m. Dazzle at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver, 303-839-5100.

Flaural. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666. Garaj Mahal — with Tula, Dijon Mustang, and Three Days in the Saddle. 9 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway, Boulder, 720-849-8458. Gravitrax. 9 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. The Ladies of LCD Sound System featuring Nancy Whang (DFA/LCD Soundsystem), Gavin Rayna Russom. 9 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver, 303-993-8023. Lamont Opera Theatre Workshop, Kingsland: The Firebringers. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-6499.

The CBDs. 6 p.m. Wibby Brewing, 209 Emery St., Longmont, 303-499-1829.

The Legendary Garaj Mahal. 9 p.m. Owslesy’s Crazy Diamond, 1700 Logan St., Denver.

Clay Rose. 6 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Listener. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Coral Creek featuring special guests Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon) & Todd Sheaffer (Railroad Earth). 8 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

Lyrical Landlordz (Album Release). 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007.

Dazzle Artist Spotlight: The Next Generation. 9 p.m. Dazzle at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver, 303-839-5100.

Todd Rundgren: The Individualist Tour. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

The Dazzle Sessions. 10:30 p.m. Dazzle at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver, 303-839-5100. Disciple. 8 p.m. Summit, 1902 Blake St., Denver, 303-487-0111. Second show Friday, May 31. MAY 30, 2019

Rekha Ohal. 11 a.m. Dazzle at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver, 303-839-5100.

Wrecking Trains. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Events 10 Years Serving Beer at Lee Hill Celebration and Beer Release. 5 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill I

Road Unit 20, Boulder, 303-449-2911. Baby Goat Bottle Feeding & Farm Tour. 11:30 a.m. Mountain Flower Goat Dairy, 3240 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-492-8918. Geopolitics Discussion Group. 1 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Gym Show. Airborne Dance, 1816 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-684-3717. Kids Creative Writing Camp Week 1. 9 a.m. Boulder Writing Studio, 777 Pearl St., Suite 211, Boulder. Through May 31, boulderwritingstudio.org. Kids Summer Ukulele Camp. 10:30 a.m. Harmony Music House, 2525 Broadway, Boulder, 303-444-7444, harmonyhousemusic.com. Nickelodeon’s™ JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M The Tour. 6:30 p.m. Paramount Denver, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, 303-623-0106. Sam Jay. 8 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver, 303-595-3637. Through June 1, comedyworks.com. Teen Art Workshop: Make Time for Art. 6:30 p.m. Art Parts, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder. Wetlands Hike for Seniors. 10 a.m. Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat, 75th Street between Valmont Road and Jay Road, Boulder. FRIDAY, MAY 31 Music Ana Barbara — Mi Revancha Tour. 8 p.m.

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MARY WOOLLEY and her partner, Jeannette Marks, exchanged letters for more than 40 years while at a women’s college in New England. Based off these letters, ‘Bull in a China Shop’ is a comedy that follows the lives of the two women as they revolutionize education and work to fulfill their potential. Benchmark Theatre presents ‘Bull in a China Shop’ through June 29.

Beauty and the Beast. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through Sept. 21.

The Language Archive. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through June 16.

Sanctions. Curious Theater Company, 1018 Acoma St., Denver. Through June 15.

Bull in a China Shop. Benchmark Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Through June 29.

Magnets on the Fridge. Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Shows the first Wednesday of the month from February-June.

Something is Rotten. Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Opens May 24. Through June 1.

Peak to Peak Players: Romeo and Juliet. The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 2.

Wicked. DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 1101 13th St., Denver. Through June 9.

Hay Fever — presented by Germinal Stage. John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Through June 8. Jack and the Beanstalk. Chautauqua Picnic Shelter, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Weekends only through June 30.

Queen of Conspiracy. Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Through June 23.

The Wizard of Oz. Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. Through July 7.

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The Annie Booth Trio. 11 a.m. Dazzle at Baur’s, 1512 Curtis St., Denver, 303-839-5100. Ars Nova Singers Gala: 34! Music Beyond Words. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Jewish Communitiy Center, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder, 303-499-3165. Bear’s Den. 9 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003. The Corporation. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. An Evening with Soul Sacrifice — A Tribute to Santana. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Garaj Mahal — with Tula, Dijon Mustang, Three Days in the Saddle. 9 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway, Boulder, 720-849-8458. Jazz Musician Joe Diamo. 2:30 p.m. Golden West Senior Living, 1055 Adams Circle, Boulder, 303-939-0883. Grant Farm (Album Release Show). 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4470095. Hellgrammites — with Extreme Turbo Smash, Kenaima, Limbwrecker. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

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Hieroglyphics (All Original Members) — with Rap Noir, Stoney Hawk, S.A.V.E.1, Mike Wird. 9 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. Jess Wayne, Lucas Wolf. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. La Familia (Album Release). 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. The Legendary Garaj Mahal. 9 p.m. Owslesy’s Crazy Diamond, 1700 Logan St., Denver. Liz Cooper & The Stampede. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007. Los Fear of Shrimp. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914. Maudlyn Monroe. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064. Miles Perry & Dave Pullins. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Municipal Band Concert in City Park. 6:30 p.m. City Park Pavilion, 1700 N. York St., Denver, 303-243-2705. Nice Work Jazz — Piano Trio. 5:30 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. I

The Samples. 6 p.m. Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver, 303-578-0488. Scott Law & Ross James’ Cosmic Twang featuring Nicki Bluhm, Keith Moseley, & Alex Koford — with The Higgs. 9 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. Songwriters In The Round — with Isabelle Stillman, René Moffatt, Uncle Barnaby. 7:30 p.m. Burns Family Artisan Ales, 2505 W. Second Ave., Denver, 720-693-9099. That Damn Sasquatch at Tuft Theatre. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Trace Bundy. 8 p.m. Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver, 303-830-9214. Walker Shellist Duo. 5 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914. The Well Intentioned. 7 p.m. Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom, 1805 Industrial Circle, Longmont. Events 2019 Denver Pop Culture Con. 10 a.m. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver, 303-228-8000. Through June 1, denverpopculturecon.com. see EVENTS Page 30

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WITH A WIDE RANGE of materials and artworks, ‘The Light Show’ uses physical and symbolic representations of light to focus on individual artists’ understanding of light in the world. The second stage of ‘The Light Show’ is on exhibit at the Denver Art Museum June 2-May 2020.

The Art Of Resilience: Nicaraguan Perspectives. Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Through June 3. Colorado’s Most Significant Artifacts. Lyons Redstone Museum, 340 High St., Lyons. Ongoing exhibit. Discarded Jewels: Found Object Art by Susie Biehl. Bricolage Gallery, at Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder. Through July 6.

The Incubation Effect. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Sept. 9. EYES ON: Jonathan Saiz. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Nov. 17.

Our Planet — Art Exhibition on the Environment in a Changing Climate. National Center for Atmospheric Research, UCAR Gallery I & Gallery ll, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. Through May. Pard Morrison: Heartmouth. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. Through Sept. 1.

Poveka: Master Potter Maria Martinez. Museum of Natural History (Henderson), Anthropology Hall, 1035 Broadway, Boulder. Through Sept. 8. Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America. Denver Art Museum, Anschutz Gallery, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Aug. 25.

Documenting Change: Our Climate, the Rockies. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through May 2019.

Jordan Casteel: Returning the Gaze. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Aug. 18.

Small Works. R Gallery, 2027 Broadway, Boulder. Through July 7.

Eyes On: Erika Harrsch. Denver Art Museum, Hamilton Building, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Nov. 17.

The Light Show. Denver Art Museum. 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Opens June 2. Through May 2020.

Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through January 2020.

Evan Cantor, New Work (oil paintings). Seeds Cafe (Boulder Public Library), 1001 Arapaho Ave., Boulder. Through June 26

Mothers, Fathers, Sons & Daughters. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 16.

The Unknown Polly Addison. Dairy Arts Center, Polly AddisonGallery, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 16.

Fossils: Clues to the Past. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Paleontology Hall, 15th and Broadway, Boulder. Ongoing exhibit.

Nicole Banowtz: Concerning Plants. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 16.

Vance Brand: Ambassador of Exploration. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Permanent exhibit.

Front Range Rising. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Permanent exhibit.

Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom. Denver Art Museum, Anschutz Gallery, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Aug. 23.

Vibrant Femmes: Suspended Devotions. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Through June 8.

Google Garage. Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Ongoing, but activities change.

Otto Kuhler: Designing the Future. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden. Through June 10.

World War II Diary Transcribed at the Museum. Lyons Redstone Museum, 340 High St., Lyons. Ongoing exhibit.

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2019 Burning Can Festival at the Lyons Outdoor Games. 3 p.m. Bohn Park, 199 Second Ave., Lyons. Through June 1. Aerial Assault. 11 p.m. The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, 303-293-0075. The Colfax Comedy Show. 8 p.m. Irish Snug, 1201 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-839-1394. Comedian Rick Gutierrez. 7:30 p.m. Denver Improv, 8246 Northfield Ave., Denver, 303307-1777. Through June 2, funnyrick.com. Mindfulness in Motion. 7 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Pilates for Fireworks. 5:30 p.m. 110 N. Harrison, Lafayette.

Dead Floyd. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Music 2019 La Sportiva Trail Run Relay featuring the Beer Relay! 10 a.m. Bohn Park, 199 Second Ave., Lyons. 300 Days. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Brahms versus Radiohead. 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver, 720-865-4220. Christopher Ryan: Obscuracana Folk Rock. 7:30 p.m. Burns Family Artisan Ales, 2505 W. Second Ave., Unit 13, Denver, 720693-9099. The Dangerous Summer. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Full Circle Blues Band. 7 p.m. Großen Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont, 214-770-9847. Get Down Dog. 7 p.m. Block 1750, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-618-9778. The GLOW Project — Interactive Concert for Individuals with Disabilities. 11 a.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Jenn Cleary Acoustic Duo. 12:30 p.m. Faerie Festival, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette.

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FILMS ‘RED JOAN,’ PLAYING AT THE DAIRY ARTS CENTER’S BOEDECKER THEATER Thursday, May 30 Cinema Program screening of ‘How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale.’ 5 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. ‘Nureyev.’ 4:30 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. ‘Red Joan.’ 2 and 7 p.m. Boedecker. Friday, May 31 ‘Red Joan.’ 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Boedecker. ‘The Witch.’ 8:45 p.m. Boedecker. Saturday, June 1 ‘Nureyev.’ 3 and 8 p.m. Boedecker. ‘Red Joan.’ 5:30 p.m. Boedecker. ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie.’ 2 p.m. New Trojan Movie House, 513 Main St., Longmont. ‘The Eagle Huntress.’ 4:30 p.m. Boedecker. ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake.’ 1 p.m. Boedecker. Patagonia Films: ‘Artifishal.’ 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Unity Movie: ‘Not Easy, Grow Up.’ 2 p.m. Unity of Boulder Spiritual Center, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-442-1411. Monday, June 3 ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake.’ 7 p.m. Boedecker. Wednesday, June 5 ‘Amazing Grace.’ 7 p.m. Boedecker. ‘J.T. Leroy.’ 4:30 p.m. Boedecker.

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The Strange Parade & Los Cheesies. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.

Liquid Sky Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 52nd Anniversary. 8:30 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002.

The Teskey Brothers. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Double Feature: Life of Trees/Laser Galactic Odyssey. 1 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002.

Veronique Van Pelt presents: The Deep Cuts Showcase no. 6. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Mindfulness in Motion. 10 a.m. Boulder Shambhala Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

We’ve Got Magic! 2019 Spring Recital. 1 p.m. Airborne Dance, 1816 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-684-3717.

Saturday Morning Groove. 10:30 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299.

Events

Urban Market. 11 a.m. Skyline Park, 1100 16th Street Mall, Denver, 720-272-7467.

Live Music. 8 p.m. The Wild Game, 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd., Unit A, Longmont, 720-6004875. Max Styler. 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007. NLE Choppa. 9 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. Places Back Home. 9 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003. Ratio Presents: Punk Rock Soiree at HiDive. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive Denver, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. Road To Sonic Bloom: Tor — with Blossomn, Andrew Rothschild, Moon Frog Band. 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

Denver Chalk Art Festival and Lunch. 11 a.m. Osteria Marco, 1453 Larimer St., Denver.

The Legendary Garaj Mahal. 9 p.m. Owslesy’s Crazy Diamond, 1700 Logan St., Denver.

13th Annual Diversity TennisFest. 10 a.m. Denver City Park Tennis Courts, 2430 E. 23rd Ave. (23rd and York streets), Denver, 303-695-4116. 17th Annual Memories Recital by Reverence Academy of Dance. 6 p.m. Manhattan School of the Arts and Academics, 290 Manhattan Drive, Boulder, 303-661-0719. All Day I Dream in the Mile High City. Noon. Sculpture Park, 1736 Speer Blvd., Denver.

Sal & Swing Shift. 7 p.m. Collision Brewing Company, 1436 Skyway Drive, Longmont, 720-996-1850.

Amanda Palmer. 7:30 p.m. Paramount Denver, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, 303-623-0106.

Slow Food Spring Fling. 4 p.m. Isabelle Farm, 1640 Baseline Road, Lafayette, 720-979-2938.

Beyond Borders. 7 p.m. Colorado Ballet Black Box Theater, 1075 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Through June 2.

Spidercat. 4:30 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

The Comedy Crew. 7 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 2 Music Bootstrap LOCO Ukulele Jam. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Boulder Friends of Jazz Jam Session. 1 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-875-2292. City Park Jazz 2019. 6 p.m. City Park, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 720-402-5033. Clare Thérèse, The Sugarbirds. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. Espresso! 9:30 a.m. Spruce Confections, Eighth and Pearl streets, Boulder. HeartStoppers. 7 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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Kate Farmer. 3 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Events

NAV — Bad Habits Tour. 7 p.m. Summit, 1902 Blake St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Adobe Premiere Pro Hands-On. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-800-4647.

Night Glitter featuring LouLou of Thievery Corporation. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007.

Boulder Comedy Show. 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-767-2863.

Phamaly 30th Anniversary Concert. 2 p.m. The Elaine Wolf Theatre, Denver, 303-365-0005.

Boulder Jewish Festival. 11 a.m. Pearl Street Mall, 1200-1400 Blocks of Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, 303-998-1900.

Spirit Adrift. 8 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

Boulder Market. 11 a.m. Central Park, 1236 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 720-272-7467.

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Double Feature: ‘We Are Stars’ / ‘Perseus & Andromeda.’ 1 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002.

LongsPeak Net Meeting. 8:30 a.m. LifeBridge Christian Church, 10345 Ute Highway, Longmont.

Hawaiian Hula Classes. 5 p.m. A Place to B, 1750 30th St., Unit 64, Boulder, 303-440-8007.

Out Boulder County Gender Support Group — Longmont. 6:30 a.m. Out Boulder County, 630 Main St., Longmont, 303-499-5777.

Sunday RiNo Farmers Market. 9 a.m. EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th St., Denver, 303-468-5443. Town of Superior National Trails Day. 9 a.m. Coalton Trailhead, McCaslin Blvd. and Coalton Road, Superior. MONDAY, JUNE 3 Music Alyssa Frost, Jared Janzen. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. A Cappella Summer Camp SVVSD. 10 a.m. Sunset Middle School, 1300 S. Sunset St., Longmont, 720-365-3080. New Moon Psychic Tea Akashic Record Sound Bath. 6 p.m. Green Light Reiki, 2954 Welton St., Denver, 303-522-8460.

Snark Attack. 4 p.m. Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville, 303-335-4849. Spirit Nia Dance. 9 a.m. Unity of Boulder, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-442-1411. Tuesday Tapping at Upslope Brewing. 11 a.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Flatiron Park), 1898 South Flatiron Court, Boulder, 303-396-1898. Music Blues Night. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Boulder In-The-Round. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Bourbon & Blues — with the Rhythm Allstars. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Events

Clay Kirkland and Al Chesis, the Delta Sonics. 6:30 p.m. Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., Denver, 720-865-0800.

Comic Books & Graphic Novels (Ages 13-16). 1 p.m. Tinker Art Studio, 693B S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-503-1902. Denver Sci Fi Secret Screening 4. 8 p.m. 1145 N. Ogden St., Denver. Library Commission Meeting. 6 p.m. Carnegie Branch Library, 1125 Pine St., Boulder, 303-441-3110. Movement Mondays. 7 p.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. Quiet Writing and Sack Lunch Social. 10 a.m. Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville, 303-335-4849. Teen & Youth Aerial Summer Camps. 9 a.m. Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, 3022 E. Sterling Circle, Suite 150, Boulder, 303-2458272. Through June 7, frequentflyers.org. TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Music Ghostemane. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

David Lawrence: Vintage Gypsy Jazz and Folk – Free Concert. 7 p.m. Burns Family Artisan Ales, 2505 W. Second Ave., Denver, 720-693-9099. Drop-in Acoustic Jam. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292. Estella Dawn, Ethan Mindlin Jones, Lonely Whale. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Bolder, 720-201-3731.

The Specials. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874. Events

Fresh Drunk Stoned Comedy Tour! 7:30 p.m. Denver Improv, 8246 Northfield Ave., Denver, 303-307-1777.

Festival Plaza Storytime. 10 a.m. Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, 303-665-5200. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

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RE:Search featuring C.H.A.Y. (Dirtybird/ Mau5trap) and Kyle Walker (Bite This!/ Insomniac). 8:30 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

Open Mic. 9 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Dancing, Movement, Music, Community and Chocolate. 7:30 p.m. Alchemy of Movement, 2436 30th St., Boulder, 608-332-4355.

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Laura Stevenson. 7 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Boulder Chamber Running Club. 7 a.m. Chez Tayer, 4310 Ludlow St., 4310 Ludlow St., Boulder.

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orn March 17, 1938, in Irkutsk, Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was a man who existed to dance. He was born in motion, on a Tran-Siberian train his mother was taking to visit his father, and Nureyev did not stop moving until his death on Jan. 6, 1993, from AIDS-related complications. He was 54, and he was arguably the 20th-century’s greatest dancer. Ballet doesn’t hold much cultural cachet in the 21st century, but 100 years ago, it was the zenith of artistic expression. Particularly in Russia, the motherland for many romantically trained ballerinas and composers, notably Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, author of what many consider to be the ballet: Swan Lake. The Communists were so proud of it they used a filmed version of Swan Lake to fill airtime on state TV whenever they needed to cut the feed. Nureyev was born into this culture, and with this culture Nureyev rose to great heights. It’s a story beautifully rendered in brother and sister David and Jacqui Morris’ stunning documentary, Nureyev, a movie that’s as stimulating and buoyant as its subject. With a tip of the hat to early Soviet cinema, Nureyev uses overlapping images, montage and collage to tell Nureyev’s story cradle to grave. Drawing on a plethora of archival footage, the Morris’ included readings from Nureyev’s memoir, anecdotes from friends and analysis from scholars to provide context. They even employ dancers on theatrical sets to illustrate the spaces for which no images exist. As the movie progresses and Nureyev’s star rises, cameras follow him everywhere and the need for the dancers is less. It’s sad to see them go, but considering Nureyev and his greatest partner, Margot Fonteyn, replace them, their absence is understandable. When Nureyev started dancing, there was an arms race between the East and the West, and not of just bombs and guns, but also of consumers and culture. The West had the greatest products and the greatest consumers. The East had ballet, and thus, the greatest culture. That all changed on June 16, 1961, when Nureyev defected to the West and was received with the same level of mania that would greet The Beatles two years later. It was an orgy of dance, art and parties. But, as one of Nureyev’s friends points out, for Nureyev it was all an orgy of one. Nureyev presents the dancer’s life in a series of chapters, each one punctuated with an appropriate quotation, some from the past, some from the present. The one that introduces Nureyev’s decline after contracting AIDS opens with a prophecy, a line from the dancer himself: “You live as long as you dance.” There is a real pleasure in watching a documentary on a subject about which you know nothing. And, if you don’t know a lick about ballet, about dance, about Nureyev, worry not: You are the perfect audience for this film. You’ll love it. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

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There was a time when Boulder County was home to a handful of German restaurants. That’s not the case anymore, but luckily one exceptional hold-out remains: Bohemian Biergarten. Sure, you go for comedy, entertainment, a unique vibe and ontap German and German-style brews, but the menu of classic German dishes is righteous. We opted for the housemade Frankische bratwurst plate recently — a fat, warm, savory brat atop electric sauerkraut, crispy fries and slices of pretzel bread. The only thing you’ll need to add is your choice of mustard, from spicy to sweet… and a boot of Paulaner if you’re into that. $11.

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fee, discovering the joy of Hollandaise and sipping mimosas at 1 p.m. Almost everything about the above is true except the invention part. Brunch is old. English writer Guy Beringer coined the word for the combo meal in his 1895 essay, “Brunch: A Plea,” which billed the meal as a hangover remedy. Like few other populations, Coloradans have hugged brunch to their collective bosoms and now it is served at nearly every cafe, brewpub, bakery and barbecue joint. Long weekend lines are common. Single eateries operated by chefs, including several in Boulder County, have become so successful they have spawned multiple locations up and down the Front Range that only serve brunch. Boulder County birthed at least one brunch pioneer, Lucile’s Creole Cafe, which opened in an old Downtown Boulder home in 1980. Fletcher Richards, founder of Lucile’s, says it was a foreign idea at the time in the restaurant business. MAY 30, 2019

LUCILE’S “Our idea was CREOLE CAFE just to serve New was an original Orleans brunch dishwhen it opened its first location in es that people loved 1980 in Boulder. It’s seven days a week. still slinging fantasBreakfast is a more tic brunch today, only at more industrial, quick locations. experience,” he says. “Brunch is a meal.” Brunch has become popular because of economic and social changes. “People have more time in the morning. There are more independent business people and professionals. I think a lot of people just got tired of going out for big meals at night,” Richard says. Chef Alec Shuler opened Tangerine when the space next to his Boulder fine-dining restaurant, Arugula, became available. He eventually shuttered Arugula to focus on the booming brunch business and will soon open his third Tangerine, serving corned beef hash and chicken and waffles, in Longmont. “With brunch, you get a full restaurant see NIBBLES Page 42

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SAVE THIS BRUNCH DIRECTORY Here is a brief directory of local minichains including some, like Snooze, that are rapidly bringing the signature Colorado brunch idea to other states. Lucile’s Creole Cafe: Crawfish étouffée, buttermilk biscuits, house-made strawberry-rhubarb jam, and a breakfast of red beans with hot Louisiana sausage, eggs and hollandaise. Six locations including Boulder. luciles.com Tangerine: Braised short rib Benedict, poached eggs over lemon-dressed greens, and blueberry, lemon and ricotta pancakes. Three locations. tangerineboulder. com Snooze, an A.M. Eatery: Breakfast pot pie, banana pancakes with white chocolate chips, shakshuka, and chilaquiles Benedict with roasted poblano hollandaise. Nine locations including Boulder. snoozeeatery.com First Watch: Waffles, a roast beef and horseradish Havarti sandwich with roasted onions, protein breakfast bowls, and the Chickichanga — eggs, chicken, chorizo, roasted green chilies, Cheddar and avocado fried in a flour tortilla. Nine locations including Longmont. firstwatch.com Syrup: Waffle sliders with fried chicken and sweet Thai chili sauce, baked apple pie pancakes with house-made caramel, and sugar-peppered “crack bacon.” Three Denver locations. syruprestaurant. com. Urban Egg: Pancakes, Benedicts, stuffed brioche French toast, and white bean hummus on multi-grain toast. Seven Front Range locations. urbaneggeatery. com Jelly: Drop biscuits with house-made jam, jackfruit green chile, and “harvest hash” — rutabagas roasted with cauliflower, carrot, sweet potato, Brussels sprouts and potatoes. Three Denver locations. eatmorejelly.com There are many single-location bruncheries and other local breakfast-y minichains that serve brunch fare, but not alcohol, including the Walnut Cafe (three locations in Boulder, Lafayette), Doug’s Day Diner (six locations including Boulder), Le Peep (eight locations including Boulder and Longmont) and The Egg & I (eight locations including Broomfield). I

LOCAL FOOD NEWS Fate Brewing Co. has closed in Boulder. Its sister, Fate Ale House, had closed earlier in Lafayette ... Boulder’s Ku Cha House of Tea has opened a third location in Denver’s Cherry Creek joining a shop in Fort Collins. ... Save these dates: June 14-16: Denver BBQ Fest (denverbbqfest.com); June 21-23, Botanica: A Festival of Plants, Lafayette, (botanicafestival.com); Aug. 2-11: 50th Boulder County Fair, Longmont (bouldercountyfair.org). ... Coming soon: Rosati’s Chicago Pizza, 1067 Courtesy Road, Louisville; Avanti Food & Beverage, 1401 Pearl St., (formerly Cheesecake Factory); Shake Shack, 1680 29th St. (formerly Cantina Laredo); Nomad Station Food Hall, 1109 Walnut St. (formerly Absinthe House). TASTE OF THE WEEK I haven’t spoken at any commencements, but twice a year I have the pleasure of going back into the classroom as a guest lecturer in food writing for Jonathan Montgomery’s English Composition classes at Front Range Community College in Westminster. I talked to the 18- to 29-yearolds about why it’s essential to know how to write, no matter what career they are pursuing. I talked about my career, especially as a dining critic. The class adjourned to the new Snooze in Westminster, where there was free coffee while we waited for a table for 30 minutes or more on a Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Each student had to write and post a Google restaurant review noting food, ambience and service based on their meal. Instead of my usual pineapple upsidedown pancakes, I chose the Havana Daydreaming sandwich. This CubanoBenedict fusion experiment really worked because of good ingredients and execution. Thin slices of pork loin and shaved smoked ham are dished open-face on a toasted hoagie roll with poached eggs. Bringing it all together was a decent Dijon hollandaise and housemade pickles. Kudos to the servers for functioning well in that kind of fully booked atmosphere. WORDS TO CHEW ON “How do you know that you are a higher order of being than a potato?” — Alan Watts John Lehndorff cooked brunch in Boulder at a host of eateries including Potter’s, Good Taste Crepe Shop, Tom Horn’s and the Heartland Café. He hosts Radio Nibbles on KGNU: news.kgnu.org/ category/radio-nibbles BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

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late chip cookies. These potions, used by mixologists to help get people buzzed in artistic, interesting and dangerously drinkable ways, can also be used in other ingestible processes, in reasonable doses. The options include the likes of Crude Sycophant Orange & Fig Small Batch Cocktail Bitters, El Guapo Classic Greek Rose Cordial Cocktail Syrup and Bitter Housewife Barrel Aged Cocktail Bitters. While the world of bottled bitters is yours to explore, if you are in a pinch, a can of India pale ale (IPA) is a good substitute. The distinct bitter flavor of IPA comes from hops, which contain high levels of a bitter compound called isohumolone. IPA was originally brewed with extra hops as a preservative, so that kegs of beer would survive the journey from England to India. The flavor caught on among beer drinkers, but we aren’t exactly born loving it. Quite the opposite, in fact. Babies are programmed to avoid bitter flavors, presumably because many toxins are bitter. But despite this innate aversion, we also have the capacity to make peace with bitterness, develop positive associations with it, and even acquire tastes for certain bitter flavors — especially if they are attached to bitter materials that benefit us in a medicinal manner when ingested. Coffee and choco-

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hen food isn’t salty enough, we add salt, or salty condiments like soy sauce, or salty foods like bacon. If we need sweetness, we have an array of plantbased extracts and syrups at our disposal to turn it up. When we want sour, we have culinary acids like lemon or vinegar. And for umami, the likes of bone broth, fish sauce and cheese. Fat and spiciness have not (yet) officially been inducted into the basic tastes club, but many cooks treat them as if they are, adjusting those levels obsessively as well, like a sound engineer working an equalizer. Bitterness, on the other hand, is the only officially recognized taste that is rarely tweaked — other than by adding sweetness in order to soften it. That’s a shame, because raising the bitterness levels can add intrigue to a dish, even if the eater doesn’t know what exactly is happening. Crafty chefs will sometimes use cocktail bitters in clever culinary ways, like adding grapefruit bitters to lemon frosting, or pecan chicory bitters to choco-

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late, for example, and of IPA GREEN CURRY is a good course beer. way to infuse a Other foods, like salad, tasteful amount of don’t act in overtly pharmacobitterness into your next meal. logical ways. The incentive to eat a salad is more subtle than the urge to eat chocolate. But salad lovers can learn to appreciate the bitter flavors of the wildest greens, in part because your body sort of “knows” how good for you salad is, and you come to appreciate the flavor. There is a beer bitterness scale, measured in units called International Bitterness Units (IBU), which quantify isohumolone levels. The IBU scale is currently a battlefield in a bitter arms race, analogous to the rush to grow the hottest pepper. The current record-holding bitter beer is called Alpha Fornication IPA, brewed in Canada by Flying Monkeys Brewery. It weighs in at about 2,500 IBU, but since the human mouth can only detect about 110 IBU, thousands of units of blissful bitterness go to waste with every swallow. In an IPA, hops flavor is all that matters, so there is little downside to cranking up the bitter to such ludicrous levels. But there is a reason Midwestern beer brats are simmered in lager, not IPA. At 70 IBU, a typical IPA has seven times the hoppiness of a Bud. Because of this intense hoppy flavor, an IPA

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eer Here! Brewing in the New West is the latest ON TAP: ‘Beer Here! exhibit to open at the History Colorado Center in Brewing in the New Denver, and it tells the story of Colorado brewers West.’ Exhibit open daily through artifacts, advertisements and anecdotes; until August 2020. History Colorado Center, from the tide houses of 1859 to the craft beer 1200 Broadway, Denver. revolution of today. The exhibit opens with a re-creation of a Colorado gold rush saloon, complete with a wooden bar, a brass rail running along the bottom and various era-appropriate Breweriana — branded tap handles, glassware and bottles. There’s even a Bible from Charles E. “Pop” Wyman’s Leadville saloon, which was read aloud anytime a patron swore. Moving from room to room, decade to decade, Beer Here! depicts how beer culture became part and parcel of the American dream, from a reproduced painting of “Custer’s Last Fight,” commissioned by Anheuser-Busch, to Prohibition, when brewers tried to spin beer as a healthy alternative to the evils of hard spirits. But, as the familiar rhyme of history shows, a major driving force behind Prohibition was an anti-immigrant sentiment. “They claimed that immigrants who drank did not respect America’s laws and values,” one placard states. Another explains how the Ku Klux Klan was employed to enforce Colorado’s dry laws. Sound familiar? So too should the Coors advertisement campaigns of the 1960s, particularly the ones aimed at active adults who, “Taste the high country... Taste Coors.” One advertisement shows a young man draped in climbing rope, exhilarated to be clutching a can of Coors. Beer as a natural extension of an active lifestyle is a marketing ploy that has probably never fully gone away, and it was trotted out on full display in the Big Beers Calorie Wars of 2019. More noticeable in these mid-century advertisements are examples of whom beer is marketed to, and to whom it is not. As one section explicitly points out, the post-war “White Flight” from cities to suburbs took beer from saloons to homes, and Norman Rockwell-esque magazine ads, “sent the unmistakable message that the American dream was out of reach for non-white people.” Depending on your level of engagement, Beer Here! takes anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour to experience. And though the exhibit does a good job of connecting breweries and beer with broader political and commercial movements from 1859 to 1979, it rushes through the craft beer revolution with little social context. Brewing iconoclast Charlie Papazian’s room includes a re-created kitchen stove featuring his brew kettle and a partially eaten pie, a playful nod to Papazian’s other passion; Boulder Beer gets a little love, as does Oskar Blue’s canning collaboration with Ball Corporation. Then the exhibit concludes with a three-towered mountain of pub glasses, one from each of Colorado’s 360 breweries currently in operation. The gap from then to now is frustrating. There’s a lot of history, legislation and state-to-state migration left to explore. Maybe they’re saving it for the sequel: Beer Still Here! One can only hope. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

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MARCH 21-APRIL 19: In the coming weeks it will make good

sense for you to travel down winding paths replete with interesting twists and provocative turns. The zigzags you’ll be inspired to pursue won’t be inconvenient or inefficient, but rather will be instrumental in obtaining the healing you need. To honor and celebrate this oddly lucky phase, I’ll quote parts of “Flying Crooked,” a poem by Robert Graves. “The butterfly will never master the art of flying straight, yet has a just sense of how not to fly: He lurches here and here by guess and God and hope and hopelessness. Even the acrobatic swift has not his flying-crooked gift.”

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20: Has a part of you become too timid, docile or prosaic? Is there an aspect of your beautiful soul that is partially muzzled, submissive or housebroken? If so, now is a favorable time to seek an antidote. But listen closely: The cure isn’t to become chaotic, turbulent and out of control. It would be counterproductive to resort to berserk mayhem. Here’s a better way: be primal, lush and exciting. Be wildly playful and unpredictably humorous and alluringly intriguing. Try experiments that rouse your rowdy sweetness, your unkempt elegance, your brazen joy and your sensual intelligence.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 20: I prefer live theater over movies. The

glossy flawlessness of films, accomplished by machines that assemble and polish, is less emotionally rich than the direct impact of live performers’ unmediated voices and bodies and emotions. Their evocative imperfections move me in ways that glossy flawlessness can’t. Even if you’re not like me, Gemini, I invite you to experiment with my approach for a while — not just in the entertainment you choose, but in all areas of your life. As much as possible, get your experience raw and unfiltered.

CANCER

JUNE 21-JULY 22: I’ve got a message for you from

Cancerian poet Tyler Knott Gregson. Please read it every day for the next 15 days, including when you first wake up and right before sleep. Here it is: “Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.”

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22: In 2003, a group of thieves in Antwerp, Belgium, pulled off the biggest jewelry heist in history. To steal the diamonds, gold and other gems, together worth more than $100 million, they had to outsmart security guards, a seismic sensor, a protective magnetic field, Doppler radar, infrared detectors and a lock. I mention this, Leo, because I suspect that in the coming weeks you will have a comparable ability to insinuate yourself into the presence of previously inaccessible treasures and secrets and codes. You’ll be able to penetrate barriers that have kept you shut off from valuable things. (P.S.: But I hope that unlike the Antwerp thieves, you’ll use your superpowers in an ethical manner.)

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22: In the northeast corner of Spain, bordering France, is an area known as Catalonia. With its own culture and language, it has a long history of seeking complete autonomy. On four occasions it has declared itself to be independent from Spain. The most recent time was in 2017, when 92 percent of the Catalans who voted expressed the desire to be free of Spain’s rule. Alas, none of the rebellions have succeeded. In the latest instance, no other nation on Earth recognized Catalonia’s claim to be an independent republic. In contrast to its frustrated attempts, your own personal quest to seek greater independence could make real progress in the coming months. For best results, formulate a clear intention and define the precise nature of the sovereignty you seek. Write it down!

LIBRA

SEPT. 23-OCT. 22: A Libran blogger named

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ing I were a naturalist whose specialty is finding undiscovered species in well-explored places; and a skateboarding mathematician meditating on an almostimpossible-to-solve equation as I practice my skateboard tricks; and a fierce forest witch who casts spells on nature-despoilers; and a Gothic heroine with 12 suitors; and the sexiest cat that ever lived.” I love how freewheeling and wide-ranging OceanAlgorithms is with her imaginative fantasies. In light of current astrological omens, I encourage you to do the same. Give yourself permission to dream and scheme extravagantly.

SCORPIO

OCT. 23-NOV. 21: Geologists aren’t exactly sure why, but almost 6 million years ago, the Strait of Gibraltar closed up. As a result, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a thousand years, it had mostly disappeared. Fast forward 600,000 years. Again, geologists don’t understand how it happened, but a flood broke through the barrier, allowing the ocean to flow back into the Mediterranean basin and restore it to its previous status as a sea. I propose that we invoke that replenishment as a holy symbol for the process you’re engaged in: a replenishment of your dried-out waters.

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NOV. 22-DEC. 21: I invite you to meditate on this proposal from freelance writer Radha Marcum: “The spiritual definition of love is that when you look at the person you love, it makes you love yourself more.” I hope there’s a lot of that kind of action going on for you in the next four weeks. According to my assessment of life’s secret currents, all of creation will be conspiring to intensify and deepen your love for yourself by intensifying and deepening your love for other people. Cooperate with that conspiracy, please!

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DEC. 22-JAN. 19: Is there a creature on Earth that’s

more annoying than the mosquito? I’ve never heard anyone gaze upon one of the pesky monsters sucking blood out of her arm and say, “Aw, what a cute little bug.” And yet every year there is a town in Russia that holds a jokey three-day celebration in honor of the mosquito. The people who live in Berezniki even stage a “most delicious” competition, in which people allow themselves to be pricked by mosquitoes for 20 minutes, with an award going to whomever accumulates the most bites. I highly approve of the spirit of this approach for your own use in the coming weeks, Capricorn. If you have fun with the things that bother you, I bet they won’t bother you as much.

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JAN. 20-FEB. 18: It’s the Forever Season, Aquarius. You

have a poetic license to act as if your body will live for a hundred years and your soul will live for all eternity. You are authorized to believe that in the coming decades you will grow steadily wiser, kinder, happier and wilder. During the Forever Season, you may have dreams like flying over a waterfall at sunset, or finding the lost magic you were promised before you were born, or discovering the key to a healing you feared would always elude you. As you careen through this unpredictable grace period, your understanding of reality may expand dramatically. I bet you’ll get practical epiphanies about how to express yourself with greater effectiveness.

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BY DAN SAVAGE Savage Love Live swooped into Seattle’s Egyptian Theater and Denver’s Oriental Theater over the last two weekends. I couldn’t get to everyone’s questions at these sold-out shows — there were so many great questions and I’m just one lousy advice columnist — so I’m going to power through as many as I can in this week’s column. Q: Weddings are terrible. I attended “Dueling Dallas Lesbian Weddings,” and both couples are pressuring me to tell them whose wedding was better (or better in the eyes of social media). Am I obligated to “rat” these couples out to each other? A: Weddings aren’t terrible, people are — some of them, not all of them. But you certainly aren’t obligated to “rat” these couples out to each other. You aren’t even obligated to speak to any of these terrible people again. Q: What is the best relationship advice you’ve ever received? A: Cup the balls. Q: I’ve been talking to a guy for four

months, and we still haven’t met in person. He’s recently divorced, and I find it odd that he is all into me with sexting, etc., but doesn’t want to meet. What do I do? A: Stop wasting your time. Q: I have always loved anal sex with my partner of more than a decade. He loves it, too. We’ve noticed a trend over the years where he gets melancholy after we have anal sex. He doesn’t know why. Do you have any ideas or theories about why? A: Nope. Q: How do I make sure I enjoy my upcoming wedding instead of worrying about how it will go? A: Elope. Q: I’m a woman and I’ve been in a relationship for two years. My partner is not able to make me orgasm. He is my first lover. HELP. A: If you can make yourself come, show your partner how you do it. If you can’t make yourself come — if you’re one of those people who have never masturbated — start masturbating, learn how to make yourself come, and then show him how you do it. Q: My boyfriend is a cuckold and very into the humiliation aspect of cuck-

olding. I’ve been hooking up with one guy who is so into humiliating my boyfriend that it’s kind of freaking me out. They message each other so much, I feel like I’m the one being cheated on! A: You get the D. Let your boyfriend have the DMs. Q: We are married 10 years, monogamish, pansexual. My friends are opening up their relationship and so are we. Any good reason I shouldn’t have sex with my friends? A: Only the most obvious one: If someone gets hurt, these friendships could end. But friendships end all the time without anyone getting off, so… Q: I’m 31; he’s 44. I know how you feel about splitting the rent in proportion to income, but my higher-earning boyfriend points out that I’ve opted for more leisure time and less stress with my lower-paying job. How should we split the rent? A: Someone making two or three times as much money as their partner should be willing to pay more of the rent. Splitting the rent 50/50 wouldn’t be fair, particularly if the higher earner wants a larger and/or nicer space, because then the partner making more money is effectively having their lifestyle subsidized by the one making less. But if someone chooses to make less money because

they want more leisure time, they shouldn’t expect to have that choice underwritten by a partner making more money. I don’t think they should pay half the rent — but a higher percentage of their income should go toward the rent. Q: How can I nicely convince my girlfriend to have anal sex? A: By using your words — your best noncoercive, nonthreatening, willing-totake-no-for-an-answer words. And it will help if you tell her you’re willing to take it slow and willing to take turns. Q: My boyfriend of 1.5 years doesn’t feel it is “appropriate” to tell me he is in love with me. I want so bad to have our “I love you” moment. What should I do? A: Say it to him — and if he doesn’t hit you with an “I love you, too,” then either he’s not in love with you or he’s in love with you and knows how badly you want to hear him say “I love you” but he won’t say it because he likes to torture you. Q: Blair says all blowjobs should end with a swallow. Thoughts? A: Blair is entitled to Blair’s opinion, but Blair isn’t the boss of blowjobs. On the Lovecast, Dan chats with sex workers’ rights advocate Alex Andrews: savagelovecast.com. Follow Dan on Twitter @fakedansavage

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Colorado passes law allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis in place of opioids by sidni west

olorado got a lot of attention last week by passing a number of laws that are basically just a huge middle finger to Big Pharma and everything it stands for. Most notably, we became the first state to cap insulin prices, a drug that is essential to the survival of those living with type 1 diabetes. Starting in 2020, there will be a $100 per month cap on insulin co-pays, regardless of how much insulin a patient uses. Insurance companies will pay everything over the $100 co-pay. In another stand against the pharmaceutical industry, physicians in Colorado will have the option of prescribing cannabis in place of highlyaddictive painkillers. Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 19-013 into law on Thursday, May 23. This grants doctors the power to legally recommend medical cannabis for any condition for which opioids are currently prescribed as soon as Aug. 2, when the law goes into effect. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 130 people in the U.S. die every day as a result of overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids — including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl — is a serious national crisis. As the epidemic deepens and spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of researchers, activists and lawmakers are looking for solutions in the cannabis industry. “Colorado loses a community member to drug overdose roughly every 9 hours, with opioids contributing to over half those deaths. Those deaths are preventable,” Polis said during the bill signing. “In light of these statis-

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tics, it is incumbent on our lawmakers to provide physicians with opportunities to discuss alternatives to opioids and to provide patients with choices even if additional research regarding medical marijuana is necessary.” The bill passed through the General Assembly in the final week of session. The House voted 47-16, with some Republicans joining Democrats in support. The Senate voted 33-2, with only conservative Sens. John Cooke, R-Greeley, and Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, in opposition. Currently physicians can prescribe medical cannabis for patients suffering from cancer, glaucoma, HIV and AIDS, PTSD and other chronic disorders that cause severe pain, seizures and nausea. The new language includes all conditions in which opioids could be prescribed. Unlike the other 10 conditions on Colorado’s list

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of approved conditions for MMJ, these will not get one-year recommendations, with patients instead receiving short-term medical cannabis cards for weeks or months before visiting their doctors again. The law applies to residents both over and under the age of 18. People under the age of 18 who take medical marijuana must ingest it in an edible form when using it on school grounds, on school buses or at school-sponsored events. While some addiction specialists who opposed the bill worried about the potential of enabling dual drug use, drugreform advocates argued that the measure was a needed step in lowering opioid dependency. A study done by several universities showed that counties with medical cannabis dispensaries had 6 to 8 percent fewer opioid overdose deaths and 10 percent fewer heroin overdose deaths than counties without them from 2009 to 2015. It’s not that the state government is telling doctors they have to replace all opioids with cannabis, rather, they’re endorsing the idea that doctors should be given the option to use cannabis as a treatment, which is much less addictive than opioids and will not result in a fatal overdose. Polis signed another bill into law last week that allows children under the age of 18 to have more than one primary medical marijuana caregiver, allowing each of their parents or guardians to serve in such a role. Previously, a child MMJ patient could only have one designated caregiver, which parents said created logistical hardships.

Trump rips into Biden for the 1994 crime bill by Paul Danish

uring his state visit to Japan last Monday, Donald Trump found time to rip into Joe Biden like an angry samurai, and for the right reason: Biden’s authorship of the infamous 1994 crime bill. “Anyone associated with the 1994 Crime Bill will not have a chance of being elected,” Trump U.S. EMBASSY BERN, SWITZERLAND/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

tweeted. “In particular, African Americans will not be able to vote for you. I, on the other hand, was responsible for Criminal Justice Reform, which had tremendous support, and helped fix the bad 1994 bill!” In a second tweet, Trump added, “...Super Predator was the term associated with the 1994 Crime Bill that Sleepy Joe Biden was so heavily involved in passing. That was a dark period in American History, but has Sleepy Joe apologized? No!” Among other things, the bill, formally known as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, imposed long, mandatory minimum sentences for a host of federal drug crimes

and provided $9.7 billion in federal grants for prison construction for states that adopted similar sentences. Earlier Biden-sponsored drug war bills made the penalties for the sale of crack cocaine much more draconian than those for the sale of cocaine in the powder form, despite the fact that there was no difference in effects between the two. At the time, crack cocaine was cheaper and therefore favored in poor, black communities. Within a decade of the passage of the 1994 bill, the U.S. prison population soared from 1,179,200 inmates to 2,015,300. A huge number of them were black. Today, several million black Americans have serious criminal records thanks to Uncle Joe. In 1994, Biden was a U.S. Senator for Delaware and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was the crime bill’s principal author, sponsor and advocate on the Senate floor. Trump’s decision to go after Biden over the 1994 crime bill is an adroit political move. For openers, the war on drugs has become overwhelmingly unpopular among the Democrats’ base voters. And Biden is already under increasing fire from his fellow Democratic presidential candidates for the 1994 crime bill and for his lifelong support of the war on drugs generally. At least half a dozen Democratic candidates have called him out over his past crime and drug stands. More are likely to follow, because it’s the most promising issue the Democratic pack has for taking Biden down. Which means Dem candidates whose instinct is to attack anything Trump says or does because Trump says or does it can’t attack Trump on this one without risking their own credibility on the issue. So from here on out, trashing Biden’s drug war

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