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A Witness. I Want To Testify.  Naked Pumpkins, Sex Offenders,
and Terrorists  Most cities have some signature annual event,
celebrating a unique aspect of their local culture. While New
Orleans’s Mardi Gras is a massive, multi-day festivals, most are
more on the scale of Binghamton, New York’s Spiedie Fest, which
celebrates a regional marinated meat. Like Castroville,
California’s Artichoke Festival or Pella, Iowa’s Tulip Time
Festival, most are subdued harvest or historical celebrations.
Then there’s Boulder, Colorado’s annual Halloween Naked Pumpkin
Run.  Over the last 10 years, Naked Pumpkin grew to involve
hundreds of folks, clad only in running shoes and hollowed-out
pumpkins over their heads, sprinting through the brisk downtown
Boulder night. The event, which usually begins around 11pm,
draws thousands of cheering spectato