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How to save the economy and climate together
The warnings are stark. With the COVID-19 crisis wreaking global havoc and the overheating atmosphere threatening far worse in the long term, especially if...
The Grim Reaper and the Charmin squeeze
The Idea Fairy and I were kicking back — banana nut bread is the gift that keeps on giving — when there was a...
Dear Friuli. Love, Frasca
In the U.S., they’re Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, owners of Frasca, Tavernetta, Pizzeria Locale and the Scarpetta wine label. In Friuli, just outside...
What we don’t talk about when we talk about masks
When the CDC urged everyone to wear cloth face masks when out in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus at the beginning...
Out your front door
Feeling the dirt under our feet and breathing in fresh air away from traffic while taking in mountain views is a way of life...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
Virtual events
Looking Back on the 1918 Flu Pandemic — with Longmont Museum Curator Erik Mason.7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, facebook.com/events/longmont-museum-and-cultural-center.
Join the Longmont Museum’s...
There is something rotten in the Republic of Boulder — and...
After 25 years of acclaimed atmospheric research at the University of Colorado, Dr. Detlev Helmig was summarily fired in April. The firing was delivered...
Class is in… the home
Kids, particularly those who are under 6 or are neurodiverse, learn critical socialization skills in school. But with local school districts switching to online...
Just got to stay positive and look forward’
Well, the time line keeps shifting for restaurants to reopen in Colorado amid coronavirus-related safety measures. As restaurants continue to lose revenue, despite switching...
A way through
The sound of Other Lives’ new record, For Their Love, is the sound of frontman Jesse Tabish breaking through a prolonged period of depression.
The...
Pro tips on physical distancing from the nonhuman world
Humans are a social species, and physical interaction keeps us healthy. Or, as the late Bill Withers wrote, “The city really ain’t no bigger...
Price gouging, scams and identity theft
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., basic necessities like toilet paper and disinfectants have become not only rare, but expensive....