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We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A Local Look at Women’s History Month

Written by Dawn DiPrince |

March 2010

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History is funny. It seems so absolute and dusty and full of wars. Of course, that is the kind of history often taught in school, dominated by stories of the powerful and their battles with each other. Yet, there is another brand of history—one that acknowledges ordinary men, women, the perspectives of different ethnicities, and the examination of daily life.

Green Card: Getting a Medical Marijuana License in Colorado

Written by Derek Townley |

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Many people have pondered the prospect of getting legal medicinal herbs to replace man-made pharmaceuticals for the alleviation of pain associated with cancer, glaucoma, muscle spasms and other maladies. Medicinal marijuana has been legal for nearly ten years in Colorado, but only now that dispensaries are beginning to proliferate across the state is curiosity waxing.

NewSpin: Burning Rubber

Written by Christian Piatt |

March 2010

Love or hate it, we have a new cement plant in Pueblo. Yes, it will bring jobs, and yes, it will add pollution to our local environment. Spin it however you want, but no one can argue in good conscience that cement manufacturing has a positive-or even neutral -impact on the planet.