BOULDER — When Susan and Bob Walsh were bitten by the grow-your-own-food bug four years ago, they were living in Washington where the growing season spanned six months out of a year.

“We took a small-acreage farming course and contemplated looking for farm property,” Bob said. “And then we learned we were probably too old.” Both Bob and Susan are in their 50s.

“We heard twenty- MORE

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Boulder-based Doc Popcorn International Inc. plans to have its all-natural flavored popcorn sold at 15 locations in Palace Entertainment venues across the country. Palace Entertainment is a leisure park operator, hosting more than 13 million visitors annually at 40 locations across the United States.

The city of Longmont reported a 2.1 percent increase in sales- and use-tax revenue for collections in April, representing sales in March, of $4,287,696, compared with $4,199,864 for the MORE

Sisyphus of mythology struggled mightily to push a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down as he approached the summit, leaving him to try, try again.

Supporters of higher education in Colorado might sympathize with Sisyphus, as they push for a return to stability for funding of the state’s colleges and universities.

University of Colorado president Bruce Benson made a splash recently, announcing plans to poll voters about a possible ballot measure to fund higher education. The prospective MORE

Hands off.

That’s the message that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has delivered to the Office of Management and Budget after the OMB decided to sequester $150 million in fees from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

“OMB’s decision could exacerbate the current backlog of applications and delay the opening of new satellite offices like the one scheduled to open in Denver in February 2014,” according to a press release issued by Bennet’s office.

Bennet notes that MORE

EDUCATION

Robert Grubb, co-founder and chief executive of Longmont-based Alliant National Title Insurance Co. Inc., was elected to Northwood University’s board of trustees. Grubb also serves as national co-chairman of Northwood’s capital campaign along with his wife, Julie, and is a member of Northwood’s board of governors.


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In the "Too much of a good thing" department, Boulder-based ad agency Grenadier and Fruit2O, a brand of Cincinnati-based Sunny Delight Beverages Co., have launched a "Dial It Back" Facebook app.

Seems the art of restraint and balance has been lost on a lot of Facebookers. Grenadier and Fruit2O believe they have identified a rampant problem in the technology age: social media oversharing.

It's a tongue-in-cheek MORE