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Boulder to Belize

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In 1986, a 26-year-old woman from Colorado made her way to Los Angeles to march to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about the mounting danger of nuclear proliferation — the Great Peace March took nine months, 3,700 miles and a lot of dedication...

Supreme Court backs students in MySpace cases

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WASHINGTON — School officials were put on notice they...

Mystery agenda perplexes critics of U.S. 36 construction finance deal

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The new private consortium that has been granted the right to finance construction and charge a toll on U.S. 36 could be operating illegally...

Person of the Year runner-up: Brian Vicente, legal marijuana

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The successful passage of Amendment 64 was the result of a combined effort among many different parties and tireless activists. But if we had to choose one to honor above the rest, it would be Brian Vicente, lawyer, activist, executive director of Sensible Colorado, ...

Shackling bill amended, gains DOC endorsement

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The “shackling bill,” SB 193, has gained the support of the Department of Corrections (DOC) and appears to be headed to the House for approval next week in light of compromises struck today by the bill’s House sponsor, its proponents and DOC officials...

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 ...

PureEnergy offers eco-friendly batteries

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Boulder-based PureEnergy Solutions has supercharged the...

Apple co-founder and Silicon Valley pioneer Steve Jobs dies at 56

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Steve Jobs, who sparked a revolution in the...

Viacom must pay $383 million more to makers of Rock Band

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LOS ANGELES — Viacom Inc. has been ordered to pay an...

American Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; CEO retires

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FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines’ parent...

Media madness

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"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...