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My Coffee with Rep. Jared Polis

David Thielen | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


David Thielen

I met with Rep. Jared Polis this afternoon at Canyon Mine Coffee in Lafayette. I swear, Jared has so much energy that if we could plug him in to the p...

Meanings of banned jelly bracelets: Is silver a hand job, fisting or outdoor sex?

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home


The principal at Lafayette's Angevine Middle School has reportedly asked parents to urge their kids not to wear colored jelly bracelets to ...

New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

Area Woman Worried She's Forgetting What Heath Ledger Looked Like

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 06.18.2009 | Home

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LAFAYETTE, LA—A little more than a year after Heath Ledger's tragic death, 36-year-old Petra Rowe struggled Thursday to clearly remember the......

"Transplant" Automakers Get Over $3.6 Billion in Subsidies; More Unions, Ralph Nader Comment

Steve Parker | Posted 01.13.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

This post has the latest news on the billions in subsidies which off-shore transplant carmakers have received from state and local governments.

Obama, the Arts, and Soft Power

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.11.2009 | Entertainment


Raymond J. Learsy

I have always been struck by the paucity of interest and support our government gives to the arts. In Obama's opinion it appears the arts have become essential to reengage our standing in the world.

Lafayette, Where Are You? Obama Needs You Now!

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green


Raymond J. Learsy

One solution stands out that would be singularly effective in contravening our seemingly helpless dependency on fossil fuels.