Content Archives
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Give and give back
Shopping fair trade is about more than just supporting local retailers — though this holiday season, there are plenty of local businesses selling fair trade goods. Shopping fair trade means supporting the small producers who run their businesses with a sense of ...
Jennifer Robins — 2023 Boulder City Council Candidate Questionnaire
Candidate: Jennifer Robins
Office: Boulder City Council
Website: https://jennyforboulder.com/
QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:
Yes/No Questions - Please answer only with yes/no.
Are you a homeowner? Yes
Do you think your City should...
Wooden wheels
"I’ve been building things out of wood for a long time,” Chris Connor says when Boulder Weekly finally tracks him down. Connor, you see, is on a roll. A high-tech consultant who calls the Front Range home, he’s also a master craftsman. And then there was Thanksgiving...
Walmart is still bad for the planet
In May, Walmart was hit with $110 million in environmental fines after pleading guilty to improperly dumping pesticides, fertilizer and other hazardous materials into public sewers and landfills. The Justice Department’s Environmental Crimes Section said that it was ...
Vote Guide 2012: Our complete endorsements
The complete list of our endorsements for everything on Boulder County ballots appears below. Voting takes place Nov. 6...
Birth belongs to women, not doctors
"Mom defies doctor, has baby her way,” the CNN headline read...
The joy of make-up sex
Dear Dr. Jenni,I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for over a year. I love her and for the most part enjoy her company. The main problem is that we fight a lot about trivial and unimportant things. Part of me is really bothered by this, but on the plus ...
Activities that will get your kids to abandon the screen
Are your children on winter break yet? Tired of having them sit around the house...
Demand more from Walmart
Walmarts have been popping up all over the country in the last five years — 455 new stores, or a 13 percent increase. Meanwhile, its U.S. workforce has been reduced by 1.4 percent, or about 20,000 employees. The number of workers per store has been cut from 343 to ...
City of Boulder Ballot Question 2C: Yes to City Council Compensation...
Measurement by Year Rather Than by Month for Compensation for City Council Members...
Vote 2011: Coombs is our choice for Longmont mayor
The race for Longmont mayor is already proving lively, as the two candidates have been taking jabs at each other over a variety of issues...
