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A
series
of public lectures on ecological and growth issues
facing Golden and North Jeffco will be presented on
Friday evenings from October through
December.
All events
will begin at 7:00 p.m. followed by an informal
question and answer session and will be held at the
Higher Grounds Coffee House at the corner of 14th
and Washington in Golden. Admission is
free.
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links below for more information.
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Schedule
October 27th:
"Independence, Interdependence, and the
American Way"
Dr. Laura McCall
of the Metro State History Department will
contrast Jeffersonian and Franklinesque visions
of America and examine the possibilities for a
meaningful community within the context of a
radically individualistic society.
November 10th:
"Culture and Nature"
Dr. Bill Simpson
from the Metro State Philosophy Department will
examine the tension between wilderness
preservation and the traditional orientation of
Western culture.
December 1st:
"Affluence, Nature, and Community"
Local author Dr.
David Wann discusses the effects of
hypercommercialism on community life and the
environment and possible remedies for these
problems. This talk will be professionally
videotaped, and a book signing will
follow.
December 15th: "Sleazy
scams and Subsidies"
Local author Dr.
Phil Goodstein will present material from the
second volume of his comprehensive history of
the Metro area, Denver in Our Time. The
talk will be followed by a book
signing.
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