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‘eTown Hall’ gets $2 million loan
Boulder-based eTown has landed a $2 million loan from Public Radio Capital in Boulder to fund construction of its new offices and its eTown Hall...
First annual ‘State of the City’ event
The Boulder Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Elevations Credit Union’s first annual “State of the City” event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. City Manager Jane Brautigam will discuss Boulder’s economic picture, highlights of 2009 and ...
U.S.-Iraqi raid kills 7 in Fallujah, an insurgent hotbed
FALLUJAH, Iraq — U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a neighborhood in the longtime Sunni Muslim insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, killing seven people in the deadliest joint operation since President Barack Obama announced the end of ...
Why the chemical weapon ‘red line’ for Syria?
Syrian President Bashar Assad has killed over 40,000 of his own citizens during months-long unrest in the Middle Eastern nation...
GOP pros fret over Paul Ryan
You’ve heard them on television and read them on POLITICO — cheerful...
Historical hatred breeds contemporary contempt
Philip Hernandez says two years ago his uncle John told him about a store on 24th Street in Boulder (now Folsom Street) that he remembered from his childhood. It wasn’t so much a memory about the store as it was a sign in the store’s front window: “No Mexicans or ...
Nacchio’s trial, defense and conviction
See main story, NSA uses 'terrorism' to justify mass surveillance that started long before 9/11 and the Patriot Act...
What the shecession reveals about how we value women’s work
In January 2020, female workers in the United States hit a major milestone: they held more payroll jobs than men, netting 95% of positions...
Dallas pastor accused of burglarizing parishioner’s home maintains innocence
DALLAS — The Dallas pastor facing charges of burglarizing a parishioner's home on Christmas Eve says she had no criminal intent...
Campaign contributions, elections and the bureaucratic calendar
Election season is upon us, and while national media is focused on the presidential primaries, Boulder Weekly is in full swing interviewing local candidates and reviewing proposed local initiatives. As part of the process, we examine campaign contributions, ...
Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France
A French court has found U.S. chemical giant Monsanto Co. guilty of...
