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Art, folk and popular songs: Drea Pressley presents music of then and now

Friday night, well-known mezzo-soprano Drea Pressley will play her new Celtic harp in her latest recital. At 7 p.m. in the final offering of the Unitarian Universalist Recital Series of 2024...

DATE: Apr 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Zimbira takes stage at iAM Music fest

Zimbira is a band born from musical education. Do you want to learn how to drive? Get behind the wheel of a car. Want to learn how to play a particular style of music? Form a group that spec...

DATE: Apr 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Praising basketball phenom Clark ‘not a substitute for fair pay’

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know who Caitlin Clark is. So you probably also know that previous weeks saw Clark navigate a series of trials unique to women. First, Clark made ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

New sounds drift through neighborhood

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over many years. The homes are close together with windows often left open in spring, sum...

DATE: Apr 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Time to steer flossers in the right direction

Dear Action Line: Yesterday afternoon I was driving north on north Main Avenue, and noticed a car with California plates weaving in and out of the lane next to me. Normally I would say t...

DATE: Apr 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What’s your beef with branding?

As Mother Nature marks the much-anticipated arrival of spring with warmer, longer days, it too marks the time for ranchers to come together to participate in the annual rite of passage known...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘Enshrine abortion rights in state Constitution with Initiative 89’

In the face of relentless attacks on women’s bodily autonomy, it is more crucial than ever that we stand up and defend the fundamental right to choose. And here in Colorado, where we were th...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Enshrine abortion rights in state Constitution with Initiative 89’

In the face of relentless attacks on women’s bodily autonomy, it is more crucial than ever that we stand up and defend the fundamental right to choose. And here in Colorado, where we were th...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Forget TikTok – Chinese-made EVs keep U.S. auto CEOs up at night’

It might seem like there’s never been a better time to buy an electric vehicle. If you go by the headlines, you might be forgiven for thinking you can afford to upgrade your old gas-guzzling...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Colorado Legislature considers wetlands protection

Colorado's wetlands and streams could gain needed protections through legislation currently under discussion in the Colorado House of Representatives. Previously, development of wetlands req...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Longtime friendship collapses amid lies, drugs

DEAR ABBY: The first Christmas my future husband and I were dating, he gave me an angel ring. I asked him to take me to a bar where my best friend worked so I could show it to her. When I sh...

DATE: Apr 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wedding planning shifts to appearance

DEAR ABBY: I have a 25-year-old niece, “Meadow,” who embraces the hippie lifestyle. She’s kind and sweet and loves everyone. She has also opposed “the Establishment.” She’s heavily tattooed ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby