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Letters | Thanks for Longmont piece
I literally shed tears reading this article. I could not possibly, no matter how I tried, more accurately summarize my thoughts and feelings about what is happening in Longmont.

Sandy Weill’s apt epitaph: Pigs fly
Why isn’t Sandy Weill treated as a crook? He not only violated the law, but arrogantly flaunted it. Yet the system treats the criminal acts of Wall Street Royals like him as the by-product of “financial innovation.” Far from criminal, you see, Weill simply suffers from Narcissistic Avariciousness Disorder.

quotes
“I’m finally going to sit down with the Chinese and they’re going to understand that if they cheat there are going to be consequences, because we’re not going to let them walk all over us.” —GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, promising to take a hard line on China’s international trade policies.

City Council helps gardens grow
It’s an ancient and powerful combination, the result being healthful food, a sense of peace, connection with nature and the seasons. That connection is something that more people are rediscovering each year as the urban farming movement gains momentum.

No water for fracking? No problem
That seems a small enough price to pay for 1) the multi-billion dollar economic return that comes from the revival of the oil and gas industry in Colorado, 2) the plunge in natural gas prices that fracking has caused, which will benefit virtually every home and business in the state, 3) the reduction in U.

in case you missed it
Could it have been the fact that several members of council who aren’t afraid of being criticized by the public they work for thought that restricting free speech rights in a historically progressive place like Boulder is nothing short of f*%#@...

The motive behind the madness
According to authorities, on Sunday, Aug. 5, 40-year-old Wade Michael Page walked into a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., and started systematically killing innocent people who had gathered to worship.

City board appointments called into question
This week, as local political activist Seth Brigham finally had his day in court regarding the city’s restraining order against him, new allegations about Boulder City Council members’ possible conflicts of interest have come to light. And council member KC Becker has responded to questions about her financial disclosure forms that Boulder Weekly.

Longmont council member: Tax people for fracking lawsuit costs
While Longmont activists successfully landed a fracking ban question on the November ballot this week, one city council member hopes to put another initiative before the voters asking them how they would like to be taxed when the city loses a lawsuit over the ban.

City wants more than $1,000 for Valmont documents
In a July 27 letter, cemetery preservation spokesperson Carol Affleck and members of the board of directors of the Valmont School District No.

Initiatives lose battle, but Colorado water war rages on
If two water initiatives die before they have a chance to reach the ballot in November, do they make a sound? If they did, the sound you might hear is the collective sigh of relief from the Colorado oil and gas industry, the agricultural industry and other opponents of Initiatives 3 and 45.

Undeniable Denali
He looked bizarre, totally out of place, this Pakistani climber in ragged, old mountaineering clothes, alone, shaking our tent while we tried to sleep, asking frantically for a satellite phone,” says University of Colorado alum and Denverbased mountaineer Alex Harz, recounting a night high on a flank of North America’s tallest peak, Denali.

Hanging out on the fringe
Sitting in a chair at the Naropa Performing Arts Center, as various artists performing in this year’s festival check out the space, hash out technical details and rehearse, Ortolano talks about the festival he birthed eight years ago with a pragmatic savvy.

Fringe Fest brings the funny
“Sometimes you gotta know your audience, so I do a lot of my dick jokes at that bar,” she says. “But in a coffee shop or something, it might be a little more low-key. That’s the great thing about comedy — you have to flex different muscles in your environment all the time, and that’s what makes it fun and scary as hell.

When life changes course
Gemma Wilcox, a 34-year-old British expat who produces, directs and acts in one-woman shows, is one of those Fringe Fest regulars. She won the “Best of Fest” award in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and she’s back this year with a one-woman show called The Magical Mystery Detour,.

Spanish Institute
Shawn Camden, cofounder of a local non-profit Intercambio Uniting Communities and owner of the authentic Mexican restaurant 100% Mexicano, opened the Spanish Institute with the a similar goal in mind - to provide quality services needed by the community at affordable prices.

Healing Touch Veterinary
Who needs an anesthesia-free dental cleaning? It is well known that dogs & cats need frequent teeth cleaning because periodontal disease can lead to bacteria getting into the blood stream and traveling to other areas of the body. Periodontal disease can also leed to tooth infection and loose teeth.

Harlequin’s Gardens
That is why we know which plants are really drought tolerant in Colorado. We know which roses are truly sustainable. We know which vegetables and fruits like our climate and are productive and have great flavor. We know the native plants and how to use them.

Laurie Morvan burns in blue
Morvan and her band are spending the hottest and driest summer since the Dustbowl plying the clubs and scattered blues festivals across the nation’s midsection (we caught up to her en route to Topeka by way of Kansas City). Their latest CD, Breathe Deep,.

Musical Olympics
hurt yourself when you have that kind of impassive audience that’s not giving back. You will physically hurt yourself to reach and scrape the bottom of the barrel to get it out rather than just phone it in. And then it gets scary.”.

Event calendar | Week of August 9, 2012
Andrew Bird. 7 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Arts | Week of August 9, 2012
Mestizo Hybridity — Tony Ortega. Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave., Longmont, 303- 651-2787. Through Aug. 11.

Words | Week of August 9, 2012
Kitty Steals the Show — by Carrie Vaughn. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Theater | Week of August 9, 2012
The Belle of Amherst. Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through Aug. 26.

Reel to reel
ADIEU, GARY: In the middle of nowhere, a mill town’s population emptied over the last few years.

Forgettable
Ferrell is Douglas Quaid, or a secret agent named Hauser, depending on how you see things. He is perhaps the most bland, nondescript hero to ever possess two identities. In the near future, “chemical war” has rendered only Europe and Australia habitable, presumably because weather patterns in sci-fi movies allow gas to observe political borders.

No brown-bagging
The best nutritional advice continues to advocate the importance of eating breakfast. Yet when the alarm clock goes off and we set about our work or exercise, it becomes easy to forget feeding the body.

Mainlining cured meats and cheeses
Back in the ’70s, Dad would often return from overseas business trips with his battered black briefcase freighted not with paperwork, but culinary treasures. Returning from Lisbon, Dad once brought back an enigmatic hunk of salted meat. “It’s Portuguese prosciutto,” he explained, “and it’s illegal in the United States.

Tidbites | Week of August 9, 2012
The event benefits The Puppy Rescue Mission, a nonprofit organization focused on bringing companion animals from war zones back to soldiers in the United States. Twisted Pine will be donating 10 percent of the day’s sales and holding a silent auction in hopes of raising $2,000 for the cause.

Appetizers
Now open on Pearl Street, H Burger is the local offshoot of the successful Denver-based burger, cocktails and shake eatery. Burgers include those made from beef, bison, turkey and veggies.

Astrology
ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart had a vision of loveliness while flying through outer space in his lunar module. “One of the most beautiful sights is a urine dump at sunset,” he testified. He said it resembles a “spray of sparklers,” as 10 million little ice crystals shoot out into the void at high velocity.