news and views
Shooters should clean up their act / 5
Gun enthusiasts sometimes leave more than smoke behind by Pamela White
Turning the tables / 9
Monsanto sued by organic farmers and seed companies by Joel Dyer
The ghosts of Valmont Butte / 10
Cemetery families: City in danger of digging up human remains by Jefferson Dodge
buzz
On the cover: In the heart of Cirque du Soleil / 16
BW takes you behind the scenes in Montreal by David Accomazzo
Arts & Culture: Getting interested in the Curious Theatre Company / 23
Overtones: Dr. Dog’s studio approach has evolved over the years / 25
Overtones: Smooth Money Gesture makes touring look easy / 25
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 29
Screen: The Grey; Man on a Ledge / 37
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 38
Cuisine: The second sex of sushi chefs / 40
Cuisine Review: The Bitter Bar / 41
Tidbites: Super pairings for Super Sunday; Even more Moe’s / 42
Elevation: Kidding around at Keystone / 47
departments
Letters: Valmont’s ghosts; Thanks, Pamela; You missed it / 4
The Highroad: Newt Gingrich: the spawn of ‘Citizens United’ / 4
In Case You Missed It: Super Bowl Siberia; ‘If I had a million dollars’ / 6
Boulderganic: Searching for a CSA / 14
Boulder Marketplace: Your community resource / 50
Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 53
staff
Publisher, Stewart Sallo Editor, Joel Dyer
Director of Sales & Marketing, Dave Grimsland
Director of Operations/Controller, Benecia Beyer Circulation Manager, Cal Winn
Editorial
Managing Editor, Jefferson Dodge Arts & Entertainment Editor, David Accomazzo
Special Editions/Calendar Editor, Elizabeth Miller Online Editor, Quibian Salazar-Moreno
Contributing Editor, Pamela White Interns, Blair Madole, Amanda Moutinho, Hadley Vandiver, Steve Weishampel
Contributing Writers, Peter Alexander, Krystal Baugher, Rob Brezsny, Chris Callaway, Paul Danish, James Dziezynski, Clay
Fong, Jim Hightower, Dave Kirby, Jessie Lucier, P.J. Nutting, Brian Palmer, Chris Parker, Adam Perry, Danette Randall, Theo
Romeo, Alan Sculley, Isaac Woods Stokes, Tom Winter, Tate Zandstra, Gary Zeidner
Sales
Retail Sales Manager, Allen Carmichael Inside Sales Manager, Jason Wing
Account Executives, David Hasson, Amber Hayes, Brooke Sunness, Amaru Ward, Jim Williams
Production
Production Manager, Dave Kirby Art Director, Susan France Graphic Designer, Mark Goodman
Marketing Manager & Heiress, Julia Sallo
Office Manager/Advertising Assistant, Francie Swidler
Circulation Team
Dave Hastie, Dan Hill, George LaRoe,
Jeffrey Lohrius, Elizabeth Ouslie, Rick Slama
12-Year-Old, Mia Rose Sallo
February 2, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 26 As Boulder County's only independently owned newspaper, Boulder Weekly is dedicated to illuminating truth, advancing justice and protecting the First Amendment through ethical, no-holds-barred journalism and thought-provoking opinion writing. Free every Thursday since 1993, the Weekly also offers the county's most comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage. Read the print version, or visit www.boulderweekly.com. Boulder Weekly does not accept unsolicited editorial submissions. If you're interested in writing for the paper, please send queries to:
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