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Gas Price Breakdown

By Patrick Doyle On March 1, 2011 · 7 Comments
Last week, as Thomas Friedman was fretting about democracy in the Middle East, he also renewed his call for a $1 gasoline tax for the U.S., to be slowly phased in starting in 2012: “Legislating a higher energy price today that takes effect in the future, notes the Princeton economist Alan Blinder, would [...]
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The Ultimate Mountain Guide

By Patrick Doyle On November 1, 2010 · Add Comment
Where to ski, board, stay, eat, drink, shop, play, and buy real estate in Colorado’s best mountain towns.
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Colorado’s Best Craft Beers

By Patrick Doyle On September 1, 2010 · 2 Comments
We tasted every commercially distributed craft beer we could track down in Colorado, one of America’s true craft-brewing hot spots. (Yes, it’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.) Here, in nine categories, we rank the very best. Read more at 5280.com or view a PDF. (Co-written with Natasha [...]
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The Spoiler

By Patrick Doyle On August 1, 2010 · Add Comment
Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the state House and a once rising political star, wants to be a U.S. senator. And there’s nothing Governor Ritter, the state Democratic Party establishment, or the White House can do about it. If he costs his party the big one and torpedoes his career along the way, well, [...]
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Colorado’s Best Trails

By Patrick Doyle On August 1, 2010 · Add Comment
We laced up our boots, threw on our packs, and found the very finest hiking, backpacking, and mountain biking trails in the Centennial State.
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Dry Times

By Patrick Doyle On April 1, 2010 · Add Comment
Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd into our borders. Our water, unfortunately is a limited resource. And we’re almost out. Co-written with Natasha Gardner. View a PDF of the story here. (5280, April 2010) “Dry Times” was the winner of the 2011 Knight-Risser [...]
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The Governlooper

By Patrick Doyle On March 25, 2010 · Add Comment
With Governor Bill Ritter announcing his retirement as a public official, Mayor John Hickenlooper is eyeing the Golden Dome. Check out my analysis in the March issue of 5280 or online.
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Bugging Out

By Patrick Doyle On March 17, 2010 · Add Comment
Making sense of the mountain pine beetle infestation. Check out a PDF of the story here. (Mountain Sports and Living, Spring 2010)
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Home on the Range

By Patrick Doyle On March 1, 2010 · Add Comment
Dale Lasater takes an old-school approach to ranching: He places good cattle on the Colorado prairie—and then leaves the rest to nature. Check out a PDF here. (5280, March 2010)
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The 5280 Fifty

By Patrick Doyle On January 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
Denver’s most powerful people, ranked. Co-written with Luc Hatlestad and Maximillian Potter. Read it at 5280.com or view a PDF here. (5280, January 2010)
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