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Smashing the myths
People use reason to convince themselves, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, that their side is right and the other side is wrong. That’s the conclusion of a new study by the Yale Cultural Cognition Project, an academic group that studies how cultural ...
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...
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 ...
Vikings P Chris Kluwe goes off on censor attempt by Md....
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe teed off on a Maryland state delegate in a big way Sept. 7, in an open letter posted on Deadspin...
Two more vying for Levy’s House seat
Editor's note: After press time, BW received notification that one of the candidates described in the story below, Zane Laubhan, decided to bow out of the race. In an Oct. 9 email message, House District 13 Central Committee Secretary Celeste Landry said that Laubhan...
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...
Oil Boom, part II
Last week’s Boulder Weekly cover story “Oil Boom” covered the proliferation of trains carrying volatile crude oil in outdated oil tanks through the hearts of Longmont, Boulder and Louisville. With industry estimates of an oil boom in the nearby Niobrara shale ...
NSA spying on computers not connected to internet
The New York Times is reporting that the NSA has used software it implanted in nearly 100,000 computers to spy on their data, or create the opportunity for cyberattacks even if they computers are not connected to the internet...
Painting a path to Cambodia
For 48 hours straight, a paintbrush will be on canvas at the Naropa Community Art Studio. The two-day painting marathon, which begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, is to raise money to support the Naropa Community Art Studio-International in its third annual trip to ...
Cold weather prompts expansion of homeless services
The frigid weather expected over the next couple of days has Boulder advocates preparing to open additional shelter space for the homeless...
