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Longmont council member: Tax people for fracking lawsuit costs
While Longmont activists successfully landed a fracking ban question on the November ballot this week, one city council member hopes to put another initiative before the voters asking them how they would like to be taxed when the city loses a lawsuit over the ban...
A type of prayer
Sitting on a couch at a home in North Boulder, clad in jeans, a white shirt and a light jacket, Ernesto Cardenal doesn’t look...
Sony Computer Entertainment buys Gaikai for $380 million
Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that it has acquired the prominent interactive cloud-based gaming company, Gaikai, for approximately $380 million...
Student leaders float proposal to expand, renovate CU’s recreation center
Is water from the CU ice rink leaking down into the women’s locker room that lies below...
Boehner promises ‘honest, accountable’ House of Representatives
WASHINGTON — Rep. John Boehner was sworn in as the 61st speaker of the House of Representatives...
Green Mountain Lodge hosting open house Saturday
The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP...
Jessica Ridgeway: Making sense of Jessica’s tragedy
On her way to school Oct. 5, Jessica Ridgeway disappeared...
Frank Buckles, last American veteran of World War I, dies at...
LOS ANGELES — Frank Woodruff Buckles, a one-time Missouri farm boy who was the last known living American veteran of World War I, has died. He was 110...
Congress deadlocked again on spending — even for disaster aid
WASHINGTON — Once again, Congress has delayed until...
‘Bayonetta’ a tasty witch’s brew
Similar to games like Devil May Cry, Afro-Samurai, and maybe even Ninja Gaiden, Bayonetta is an action-filled “beat em’ up” with what seems like hundreds of moves and combos, a handful of spells, and a nice collection of weaponry. The Japanese-produced video game, ...
Loophole in state law could bypass Longmont’s new oil and gas...
On July 17, Longmont City Council finally took the bold step of passing new oil and gas regulations that are actually stricter than current state laws. The Longmont ordinance requires a minimum of 750-foot setbacks from occupied structures, compared with the state’s ...
City Ballot Issue 2B passes easily
Boulder City Ballot Issue 2B, also called the “replacement tax” or the “utility occupation tax,” passed with a wide margin: 68.55 percent for and only 31.45 percent against. That means when Thanksgiving comes around, Boulderites can give thanks for the fact that ...
