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The state of hate
BW editor Joel Dyer is the author of Harvest of Rage: Why Oklahoma City is only the beginning. His work on the subject of domestic terrorism has been featured in Vanity Fair, New York Times Sunday Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Utne Reader and Mother Jones. He ...
Nederland preschool teacher accused of assault
Editor's note: Charges against Kristen Barnett were dropped after this story was published...
Where’s the heat?
In the 2004 action film The Day After Tomorrow, global warming melts enough polar ice to disrupt natural ocean currents, plunging the northern hemisphere into a new ice age. While the story is clearly in the realm of science fiction, the premise of the movie is based...
BW Publisher travels back in time to talk to himself
It sounds trite to say, but it’s astonishing how fast 20 years can fly by. And while we’re issuing platitudes, never has it been truer for me that time flies while you’re having fun. The last 20 years have been a gas, gas, gas, with no two days even remotely ...
Audit critical of BVSD’s special ed program
A state audit has found the Boulder Valley School District’s special education program deficient in a dozen different areas...
A home worth the fight
As lunchtime approaches, Collin, age 4, removes his mom’s plate from the microwave to set aside until she’s ready for it, pulls himself up on the counter by the sink to turn on the faucet, wets a paper towel and wraps a burrito in it. His mother, Ashley Weber, ...
Good news for immigration activist
Jeanette Vizguerra has been fighting deportation for seven years. But last week she won a significant victory. On Feb. 17 she was granted a...
Sensing trouble
In the fight against global warming, both carbon dioxide and methane are known greenhouse gases that effectively trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Although there is disagreement on which gas contributes more significantly to global warming, experts and scientists ...
Experts: Prosecuting WikiLeaks will be difficult
If they posted classified documents the federal government decides to file criminal charges against Julian Assange or other WikiLeaks employees because online, media law experts say it will be uncharted waters...
Updated: Legislator wants CSU to grow pot for the state
Editor's Note: This story last updated at 3:15 p.m...
Market value: Boulder Farmers’ Market vendors must meet sales thresholds to...
A new policy requiring all vendors at the Boulder Farmers’ Market to earn a minimum amount of revenue to keep their space has raised some eyebrows, but the market’s executive director says the move is not motivated by a desire to increase profits...
Steve Jobs doll withdrawn after objections by his family, Apple
LOS ANGELES — An eerily lifelike Steve Jobs doll will...
