news and views
PAPER OR PLASTIC? TAX ’EM! / 6
Boulder City Council will take up the question of a grocery bag ban May 15 by Pamela White
FRACKWATER BLUES / 11
Drought, hydraulic fracturing may be on a collision course by Jefferson Dodge
Buzz
ON THE COVER: DIFFERENT RECIPE, SAME GREAT TASTE / 18
Leftover Salmon shakes off the freezer burn and returns from hiatus by David Accomazzo
Overtones: Denver hip-hop trio BLKHRTS creates its own genre / 23
Overtones: Otis Taylor’s latest album leaves you for the ghosts / 23
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 27
Screen: The Avengers; Dark Shadows / 35
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 36 Cuisine: Restaurants rise from the ashes / 42
Cuisine Review: Comida Cantina / 43
departments
Letters: Fossil fuel apologist; Wrong take on NoBo; Free Seth Brigham / 5 The Highroad: Lost in Walmart’s rabbit hole / 5
In Case You Missed It: Mitt’s world of plenty; Yes, it’s still called the ‘Daily’ / 8
Boulderganic: A high-powered mom / 15
Adventure: AscenDance gets acclimated / 39
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, Michael Callahan, 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, 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
May 10, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 40 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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