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Bag fee reduces paper and plastic bag use by 68 percent

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Whether you wanted paper or plastic, it started costing $.10 each at the grocery line six months ago when a new city initiative began requiring grocery stores to charge a fee per disposable bag. The City of Boulder is now reporting that has reduced grocery store bag ...

PureEnergy offers eco-friendly batteries

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Boulder-based PureEnergy Solutions has supercharged the...

No Child Left Behind act to be waived in 10 states,...

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President Barack Obama will announce Thursday that 10 states have...

Bill Maher spends some ‘real time’ with Boulder Weekly

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Have you ever pondered the question, “Who would you most like to sit down and have a conversation with?” Most of us have a list of famous individuals with whom we would love to have a chat. For me that would include the likes of Jerry Garcia, Woody Allen, Magic ...

Is the PS Vita a device ahead of its time or...

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With its big, bright screen, ability to sense touch...

Underwear bomber pleads guilty, warns U.S.

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DETROIT — Accused underwear bomber Umar Farouk...

In the line of fire

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A little under two months since the devastating Fourmile fire, Boulder is once again battling a blaze, this time a little closer to home. With evacuations extending into portions of the city, residents were deciding whether to stay or go...

Alternative options for a safe ride

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With three days off and the Boulder Creek Festival to look forward to, Memorial Day weekend gives Boulderites the perfect excuse to go downtown and have at least one crazy evening...

Nipping 4/20 in the bud

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Every year during April, the University of Colorado administration warns students about the potential consequences surrounding the annual 4/20 gathering on Norlin Quad. This year, the university is upping its efforts to end the unwelcome smoke-out. But it remains to ...

See No Weed

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Despite federal efforts in other states to crack down on dispensaries, feds in Colorado say they haven’t changed their tune on how they deal with medical marijuana and have no plans to do so...

Sunlight Foundation unveils journalism effort-checker Churnalism

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The process is this: Corporations, trade associations, governments, individuals and tons of other groups write up press releases about themselves. Then they send those to journalists. Then journalists put them into their publications. Then you, the reader, catches ...