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As a kid I hated this time of year. Remember that sick-to-your-stomach feeling when in the middle of your summer vacation, and without notice, you saw it — the newspaper ad for the "Back to School Sale"? While parents may rejoice in seeing those back-to-school ads, they can't be all too jolly about doling out the green for the school supply list they get from their kid's teacher. A reader sent me what I assume is a pretty standard list, from Bear Creek Elementary. You have to wonder if Boulder Valley School District is in collusion with the Crayola Corporation....

Woo Hoo!!! The day has finally come! Fox News replaces ABC News radio for top of the hour news updates and special reports here on the 50,000 watt clear channel blow torch of the Rockies 850am KOA this coming Monday August 1st. This was mentioned by the folks here on Colorado Morning News this morning. === The Clear Channel press release from back in December 2004: Clear Channel Radio Names Fox News as Primary National News Provider to More Than 100 News/Talk Stations Service Includes Five-Minute Top-of-the-Hour Newscast, Nightly Signature Newscast and Dedicated 24/7 National News Coverage Deal Creates Direct...

Gov. Bill Owens of Colorado is used to praise from conservatives. National Review dubbed him "the best governor in America" on its cover (illustrating a profile by John J. Miller). Conservatives lauded him for, among other things, his record of cutting taxes and spending. In recent weeks, however, Owens has announced a budget deal with Democrats that has some conservatives furious. Grover Norquist, the head of Americans for Tax Reform, accuses Owens of "betraying" taxpayers. The editors of the Wall Street Journal have zapped him. Owens's critics say that he is not only raising taxes, but weakening his state's constitutional...

The Column That Couldn't Be Printed Jon Caldara Opinion Editorial May 30, 2004 The office of Homeland Security spent the week warning us that Al Qaeda might be a serious threat this summer.The FBI dispatched a bulletin to some 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies warning of the threat.  The Boulder Police responded immediately by performing an under-age drinking sting in bars on the Hill.When international danger lurks, Boulder swings into action.Believing that the current color-coding system of yellow, orange, and red alerts is insensitive to people of color, city council is re-naming the alert system for Boulder. ...

URL: http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/insight/article/0,1713,BDC_2494_2939137,00.htmlCaldara: We can laugh, but only if it's at the rightJune 6, 2004My column didn't appear in last Sunday's Daily Camera. I wrote it. But my editors chose not to run it. This happens only rarely, but nobody likes getting their work yanked. So when you see that I'm not here, it isn't always because I'm too hung-over to write. Of course it is an editor's prerogative to 86 anything he doesn't want in his paper. Some even think that's his job. And I, along with you, have been amazed that I haven't been given the pink slip a...