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2008 

Yesterday, we had relatively warm weather here in Boulder County, Colorado; 59 degrees.  But a cold front is trying to push its way through; or should I say "blow it's way in."  We had wind gusts in excess of 70 mph last night as the wind howled all night long.  It sounded horrifying at times, li...
12/30/2008
Considering where the rest of the nation is, Boulder County is holding relatively steady with respect to our unemployment rate.  For the Month of November our unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.8% as compared to the statewide rate of 5.7%.  When you compare our unemployment rate of 4.8% to...
12/29/2008
Time is running out for those last minute tax deductions.  There are a number of additional things you can do to help reduce your tax liability for 2008 and below is just a small list of ideas.  Hopefully this list will get you thinking and you'll come up with a list of your own:         Make an ...
12/29/2008
Have you already started planning for your 2009 new year's resolutions?  It seems like so many of us plan to do better at so many things and to accomplish so much.  But, sadly, most of us give up on our resolutions soon after the first of the year, and nearly forget that we ever had any resolutio...
12/28/2008
  It's that time of year again.  Time for the annual Quaker Oatmeal Festival in Lafayette, CO.  It will be held on January 10th.   The City of Lafayette is seeking people to participate in their "Smart Health Challenge," which challenges participants to lower their cholesterol by eating 30 bowls ...
12/28/2008
Boulder has been dubbed many things, and now we have another to add to the list, "smartest town."  Actually, Northern Colorado ranked quite well with two towns on the top ten list: Boulder at number one and Fort Collins at number ten. Of course, it helps that Boulder is also a hotbed of sorts for...
12/11/2008
I love the snow, especially at this time of the year.  It seems to only intensify the excitement of shopping and preparing and cleaning and getting ready for the upcoming holiday.  I love the smells of home cooked meals and watching the flames of the fireplace lick the logs hungrily as the flame...
12/08/2008
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