news and views
IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RAPE / 6
My painful inspiration for 20 years of writing about sexual assault by Pamela White
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS / 11
The Ghosts of Valmont Butte Series, Part 7 by Elizabeth Miller, Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge
AUDIT CRITICAL OF BVSD’S SPECIAL ED PROGRAM / 14
Some say educators overburdened by paperwork, administrative duties by Jefferson Dodge
ON THE COVER: PENNY WISE / 19
Lack of funds and common-sense oversight hinders aid to the disabled by Hadley Vandiver
buzz
FLEE! / 30 Europe has no taste for the subtle nuances of GWAR by Dave Kirby
Adventure: Running full circle / 26
Overtones: Coughing up something nasty / 35
Overtones: Taking out the thrash, Boulder Symphony comes full circle / 36
Arts & Culture: He came, he saw, he kvetched / 39
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 41
Screen: 21 Jump Street; Friends With Kids / 47
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 48
Cuisine: Dressing up your drinks for spring / 50
Cooking with Cynicism: Chouxed apple fritters and mortality / 50
Cuisine Review: Jai ho / 51
departments
Letters: Danish and his cave; Make your own labels / 5
The Highroad: Classy banks / 5
In Case You Missed It: Pat Robertson sees the light; Perky girls wanted / 8
Boulderganic: Environmental engineers / 23
Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 57
Boulder Marketplace: Your community resource / 58
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, 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
March 29, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 34 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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