Jeremy Petersen

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Just when you thought taxpayer-funded sports arenas were a relic of bad public policy, the Greeley City Council proved otherwise. The board recently approved a $1.1 billion entertainment district — an 8,000-seat minor-league hockey arena, indoor waterpark, and 350-room hotel — backed by a risky financing scheme tied to a local developer whose team will headline the venue. It’s not just ambitious. It’s unprecedented.

At its best, the holiday season finds us at our best, spreading cheer and good tidings to family and friends, and managing just a little more compassion for the world at large. Often, this involves the giving of gifts... but therein also lies the rub! Do you twist yourself in anguished knots trying to determine the perfect gifts for those who have everything and/or hate everything and/or want nothing? Does the fear of being re-gifted rob you of deserved holiday joy?