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Little Thompson Observatory welcomes 50,000th visitor

January 29, 2012
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Little Thompson Observatory welcomes 50,000th visitor

On Wednesday 25 January 2012 at 7:00pm the Little Thompson Observatory (LTO) in Berthoud welcomed its 50,000th visitor since opening its doors in June 1999.

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Longmont City Council 12-20-2011

December 20, 2011
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Longmont doesn't want fracking and the public turned out to tell Council.

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Loveland Snow Sculptures

December 17, 2011
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Some photos from the Snow Sculpture in the Dark Event in Loveland, Dec 9-10

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Van Dusen Campaign Kick Off

November 17, 2011
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Van Dusen Campaign Kick Off

Bill Van Dusen officially kicked off his campaign for Boulder County Commissioner tonight at the Dickens Tavern.

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Swearing

November 7, 2011
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Longmont political royalty was on hand tonight for the City Council swearing-in.

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Occupy Longmont – Nov 5, 2011

November 5, 2011
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Occupy Longmont turned out again this Saturday and will again next Saturday - Join Us!

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Gigabytes & Microbrews Oct. 21, 2011

October 21, 2011
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Big crowd at the Left Hand Brewery tonite! Couple of Haystacks and lots of enthusiasm for fiber optic.

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Candidates Forum – Silver Creek – Oct 6, 2011

October 8, 2011
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Photos from the Longmont city council candidate forum held at Silver Creek HS.

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Progressive Candidate Forum a Success

September 8, 2011
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Progressive Candidate Forum a Success

The year’s first City Council/Mayoral Forum took place at the Longmont Progressive Center this evening and featured questions covering a wide variety of topics posed to eight of Longmont’s candidates.

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Fair Farm Bill Potluck at Progressive Center

August 27, 2011
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Fair Farm Bill Potluck at Progressive Center

Friday, August 26 at 6:30pm at 723 Main St. (The Progressive Center) Longmont citizens gathered to discuss the Fair Farm Bill over a potluck dinner.

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Gardner Faces Packed House at Loveland Town Hall

August 8, 2011
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Gardner Faces Packed House at Loveland Town Hall

Despite being held at 9am on a Monday in Loveland, the Town Hall in Loveland for Cory Gardner was packed. FRL was there and we've got photos and video.

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Longmont Cruise Night

July 31, 2011
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Main Street in Longmont was filled with classic cars, cruising just like the old days. I grabbed my camera and got some photos of these wonderful chariots!

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Boulder County Fair Parade

July 30, 2011
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The Longmont and Boulder Democrats turned out for the County Fair Parade - I walked with them and these are the photos I took.

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Gardner Demonstration Success

May 25, 2011
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Cory Gardner chooses to go to a GOP fundraiser rather than have town halls for his constituents.

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Redistricting Meeting – Boulder – March 15, 2011

March 16, 2011
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