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Boulder is no Seattle
The high cost of living in Boulder County is old news. You won’t be surprised to read that a 2011 report showed the state minimum wage was already $3.61 shy of providing an individual with a self-sufficient wage even at that time. Self-sufficient meaning a person ...
Affairs of the world: Burgeoning CWA celebrates 62nd year
Burgeoning CWA celebrates 62nd yearJim Palmer attended his first Conference on World Affairs in 1966 as a film studies professor at the University of Colorado. He recalls hearing Ralph Nader speak about cars. Now, 44 years later, he’s still teaching full time, ...
Private School Guide
Each winter, thousands of parents begin the Open Enrollment process in search of a better school option for their child. For reasons ranging from standardized test scores to school safety or differentiated student learning, parents across Boulder County and Colorado ...
Ten days of creation
After long being known as an artsy city with a significant concentration of artists, Boulder is ready to make it official. Boulder artists and art-lovers alike will emerge for the first Boulder Arts Week, taking place March 28 to April 6...
American Life in Poetry: Column 546
They say that when undergoing cancer treatment, the patient’s attitude is all-important. Here Robert King, a poet now living in Colorado, looks with wit and bemusement at his chemotherapy. His most recent book is Some of These Days, (Conundrum Press, 2013...
Agency to return $7.7 million to investors in Internet scam
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of investors in a fraudulent Internet company will recover much of the money they lost thanks to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation that managed to seize $7.7 million of the missing assets...
Rock and roll masonry
Something about summertime in Boulder seems to bring out the true colors of its community, as if the sun unleashes the great vibes emanating throughout this diverse and lively town; vibes that can be found in abundance at Boulder’s annual Bands on the Bricks series, ...
