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I ran into more corporate castoffs this weekend than usual. I recognized many from Hewlett-Packard, former colleagues from my years there. But Northern Colorado is teeming with corporate castoffs from Agilent, Kodak, LSI Logic and more. “Castoffs” isn’t always accurate. … Continue reading
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So Colorado is a swing state. “Yippee,” I say sarcastically. That means we’ll be on the front lines of the harangue for the next four weeks as the Obama and Romney camps try to reach Colorado’s undecided voters. Excuse me, … Continue reading
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The rains have come; the fires are being extinguished; and the crews are moving to their next assignments. Bees are active; school kids are planting pine seedlings; and we no longer look to the west with furrowed brows. There are … Continue reading
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The hippies are coming, the hippies are coming … to Colorado. Or maybe I should use another word. Activists? Malcontents? Or as Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said last week, “mob”? The Occupy Wall Street movement caught my attention … Continue reading
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I must confess, there was a time in my life when I considered a Goodwill thrift store to be reserved for people without the financial means to shop at a “normal” store, a viewpoint no doubt rooted in what I … Continue reading
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When I saw Cory Gardner’s attack ad on TV, I decided that my last column before Election Day would cover either the depraved state of Colorado campaigning or anything other than Colorado politics. But then I passed a towering billboard … Continue reading
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Greetings from multiple stops between Colorado and Lake Michigan. Vacationing by minivan, we’re experiencing firsthand the new meaning of highway robbery. Beyond the shock of $200 pumped in one day of cross-country cruising, I’ve witnessed a surprising consequence of fantastic … Continue reading