news and views
FUNDING CUT HURTS COUNTY BREAST-CANCER PROGRAM / 6
Only donations can make up for unexpected Komen shortfall by Pamela White
THINK GLOBALLY, AND FRY LOCALLY / 6
The dark side of progress is evident in windmills by Paul Danish
ON THE COVER: GARDEN WARS / 11
Man claims he was wrongly ejected from community plot by Jefferson Dodge
CITY: VALMONT GRAVE LIKELY A HOAX / 12
Sheriff’s Office says no crime committed when marker removed by Jefferson Dodge
buzz
SENSITIVITY PROBLEMS / 18
The Fray frontman Isaac Slade is still figuring himself out by Alan Sculley
Overtones: A closer look at Hatrick Penry / 23
Overtones: Pro Music Colorado tells ‘The Women’s Story’ / 23
Arts & Culture: Kate Clinton will get you to do more than laugh it off / 27
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 29
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 38
Screen: Bully; The Five-Year Engagement / 40
Cuisine: The latest trend among chefs: tattoos / 42
Cuisine Review: The Louisville Rex / 43
departments
Letters: Same song, different verse; Fan of Fan’s; Terror in Boulder / 5
The Highroad: The slickest stunt at SeaWorld / 5
In Case You Missed It: Bear photo takes another twist; Do it for the children / 8
Boulderganic: Organics going international / 15
Adventure: Eugene Buchanan’s watery life / 34
Adventure: Unknown ailment grounds Everest climber Cory Richards / 37
Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 49
Boulder Marketplace: Your community resource / 50
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, Lisa Secco, Brooke Sunness
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
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