news and views
THE HEART OF THE CITY / 6
Parking lots, not buildings by Paul Danish
PRAIRIE DOG POISONING SHOWS NEED FOR PROTECTION / 6
Colorado Horse Rescue kills our furry little friends by Pamela White
A TOWN DIVIDED / 11
How fracking is transforming Erie by Hadley Vandiver
TAKING A TOOR / 11
Commissioner says impersonator sending cash to right-wingers in his name by Jefferson Dodge
ON THE COVER: BLUE COLORADO / 16
Why ocean conservation is exactly what this state needs by Elizabeth Miller
buzz
BOOK REVIEW: HOTELS, HOSPITALS AND JAILS / 23
Jarhead author discusses new memoir by Sebastian Murdock
Overtones: Understated guitar god Richard Thompson thrives / 27
Overtones: Through tragedy, My Evil Twin soldiers on / 27
Arts & Culture: And the first night was Twelfth Night/ 31
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 35
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 43
Screen: Monsieur Lazhar / 44
Cuisine: Boulder’s rooftop patio scene is on the rise / 52
Cuisine Review: Go west for summer cookout fare / 53
departments
Letters: Missing link; Vote for Sanfaçon / 5
The Highroad: Abandoning ALEC / 5
In Case You Missed It: Academic B.S.; CU athletics wins; Dingo ate baby / 8
Adventure: This is your brain at altitude / 47
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, Travis Mannon, Sebastian Murdock, Don Tartaglione,
Hadley Vandiver 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
Account Executives, Andrea Craven, 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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