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American Exceptionalism

Dear Board of Trustee members,
After forging the most thoughtful, inclusive regulations in the State of Colorado, we are being asked to overturn them by the tyranny of the referendum. There is a sunset clause in the regulations that could take place, if it were allowed to. The establishment

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Medical Marijuana To Go To The Vote

By Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor

On paper (in this case the agenda) it seemed rather straightforward. Ashley Rheingold, owner of Headquarters, a medical marijuana center (mmc) located at 310 Main Street, was asking the Board of Trustees (BOT) at Monday night’s meeting, to approve the relocation of her business

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BOT Split On Headquarters

by Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

The main event at Monday night’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting wasn’t the public hearing for the 2012 Town of Lyons budget (it never is). It was, of course, the medical marijuana issue (no surprise there). At issue,was whether or not to allow Headquarters, which by law must relocate by December 14 to a site outside the 1000-foot limit from a school, an extension of the deadline in order to remodel their future location (the building which currently houses the Red Hill Motorcycle WERX).

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Mercantile on Main Street

Lyons resident, Monica McGuckin, will be celebrating the grand opening of her new store, Lyons Mercantile, this Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 411

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What Did You Do Today? Girl Scouts of Colorado Seeks Volunteers

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Adults can volunteer to lead a troop through their Girl Scout leadership experience or assist whenever it’s convenient with their schedule at events, camps or in the office. Both men and women aged 18 and older are invited to help. Adult volunteers gain

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Board Approves Turkeys for Thanksgiving

by Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Considering what a light agenda the Board of Trustees (BOT) had on Monday night (November 7) it’s hard to figure out exactly why it took two and a half hours to finish their business. The roll call went

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