news and views
THE PEOPLE’S PARK / 6
Chautauqua’s parking solutions should not favor its wealthy neighbors by Pamela White
BOULDER LAWYERS UP FOR MUNICIPALIZATION / 9
City retains D.C., Denver firms for upcoming legal clashes with Xcel by Jefferson Dodge
FROZEN DEAD GUY DAYS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE / 12
Festival expects to bring 15,000 morbid fun-lovers to Ned during weekend by Amanda Moutinho
ON THE COVER: VALMONT’S GOT A DAM PROBLEM, AMONG OTHERS / 13
Part 5 of The Ghosts of Valmont Butte series by Joel Dyer, Elizabeth Miller and Jefferson Dodge
buzz
WITH PARENTHOOD COMES PERSPECTIVE / 27
Ani DiFranco still has opinions and wants to tell you them by Alan Sculley
Overtones: Leftover Salmon kicks off the Fox Theatre’s 20th year / 30
Overtones: New director plans different finale for Boulder Bach Fest / 30
Arts & Culture: Boulder Youth Body Alliance seeks to redefine beauty / 35
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 37
Screen: Act of Valor; Wanderlust/ 43
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 44
Elevation: Going down, fast / 46
Cuisine: Local spice shop blends affordability, education / 50
Cooking with Cynicism: Better-than-restaurant-pizza project, part 2 / 50
Cuisine Review: Whole Foods Market / 51
Tidbites: Cheese please; Sherry, baby; Oyster lovers rejoice / 52
departments
Letters: Valmont is a dumping ground; Abortion and circumcision / 5
The Highroad: Congress chooses to keep poisoning children / 5
In Case You Missed It: Rest in peace; Out of sight, out of mind / 8
Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 57
Boulder Marketplace: Your community resource / 58
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EDITORIAL
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SALES
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March 1, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 30 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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