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GMOs get a go-ahead

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If you slice open a strawberry, it still looks like a strawberry, whether it’s genetically modified or not. If you slice open the recent decision by the Cropland Policy Advisory Group on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and organic crops in Boulder County, it ...

Brigham attorney Lane threatens suit against Boulder City Council

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David Lane, the high-profile Denver civil-rights attorney who has represented everyone from Ward Churchill to Richard Heene, has sent a letter to the Boulder City Council threatening to sue over Seth Brigham’s ejection from a council meeting in February.Brigham, who ...

Pharmacists describe local effects of shortage

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Boulder County hospital pharmacy directors say they have felt the effects of the national prescription drug shortage, but luckily their patients have been spared from serious impacts so far...

Proposed bill aims to strengthen driver’s license program for immigrants

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State Rep. Jonathan Singer (D-Longmont) plans to introduce a bill to the House that will strengthen a thus-far ineffective driver’s license program for immigrant...

Home for the holidays

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“They kicked me out, but I was happy to leave,” she says about her mom and step-dad. Her parents gave Ashley an ultimatum — obey their rules or get out. Their rules included taking care of her 10-year-old brother and “literally doing every chore in the house,” she ...

Plane crashes at Boulder airport

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Members of the Boulder Rural Fire Protection District and Boulder Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a plane crash northwest of the intersection of Independence and North 57th St. today at 11:48 a.m. Upon arrival they found a Beachcraft Bonanza aircraft abandoned in...

Boulder Canyon Dome fire

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Boulder County investigators have announced that while they are confident the Dome Fire that spread west of Boulder last week was human-caused, they probably will never know what the exact cause was...

FaceMash.com, the forerunner to Facebook, up for auction

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CHICAGO — Rahul Jain has something Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg doesn't. And for $21,000-plus, it can be yours...

Man who killed girlfriend while riding in car sentenced to 31...

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SEATTLE — A man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend last year...

Amazon Instant Video is now streaming to Xbox 360

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Microsoft announced a new partnership that will allow Xbox 360 owners to access Amazon's massive selection of streaming video content from their gaming consoles...

Freeze tag

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As Boulder police continue to nab members of a teenage “graffiti crew” responsible for much of the recent spike in tagging around town, city officials plan to crack down on property owners as well, in an effort to get graffiti cleaned up in a more timely manner...

United and Continental join forces in $3-billion merger

CHICAGO — United Airlines and Continental Airlines announced early Monday morning they were combining operations in a $3-billion merger, forming the world's largest airline...