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N.C. trooper dismissed shortly after losing hat
RALEIGH, N.C. — If you're a state trooper, losing your hat...
In the line of fire
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...
9/11 blind
After witnessing the first jetliner crash into the Twin Towers on that Sept. 11 morning, a friend of mine’s wife and 7-year old daughter fled to their nearby Manhattan loft and ran to the roof to look around. From there, they saw the second plane explode in a ...
Silver lining for organic farmers in Monsanto suit
On June 10, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a ruling in favor of Monsanto in a lawsuit filed against the seed industry giant by Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association (OSGATA), et. al., in 2010...
Porn industry health clinic shut down by L.A. County health officials
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County...
Whitewashing the past
Forty-six years ago, a group of Denver high school students and Chicano supporters participated in a walkout. Some were beaten by police and arrested. They were protesting the fact that a history teacher was teaching them a washed-over, ethnocentric version of ...
See No Weed
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...
Advocates: Chicken flap belies true egg industry practices
When Grant Family Farms in Wellington declared bankruptcy in December and announced that it didn’t have enough feed to keep its chickens alive, it prompted an outpouring of support from surrounding communities. People descended on the farm to adopt hens before they ...
Are loopholes in policies putting ride-booking service drivers at risk?
The iconic pink mustaches of the Lyft brand ride-booking service are unmistakable. Whether it’s a large furry bumper-stache or a “glowstache” illuminating the night streets, the Lyft paraphernalia attracts users who have downloaded the company’s application as well ...
Media madness
"In one generation … America has become the first culture to have substituted secondary, mediated versions of experience for direct experience of the world. Interpretations and representations of the world were being accepted as experience, and the difference between...
‘Boulder Weekly’ wins 36 awards from Society of Professional Journalists
Boulder Weekly won 14 first place awards and 22 other honors for stories written in 2013 in the annual multi-state Top of the Rockies contest held by the Society of Professional Journalists. Results for the competition, which takes entries from news media in Colorado...
