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‘Sportsmen’ beware
I tell Chris Castilian about having recently gone elk hunting in the mountains of Northern Colorado, saying that although I hunted hard and walked many...
Eviction notice for DAPL protest camp should be viewed through...
On Friday, Nov. 25, Colonel John Henderson, district commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sent an eviction notice to several thousand people...
End run: New education law empowers school reformers
In the early 2010s, conservative billionaires from the Koch brothers to Alex Cranberg poured money into local school board elections nationwide in order to...
Too much to risk
The first time Anna Lee Vargas visited the Sand Dunes, she cried. She was in kindergarten, on an end-of-the-year field trip, and had somehow...
Time to revisit Boulder’s controversial camping ban
Two separate reports released within the last month confirm assertions long-argued by homeless advocates — Boulder’s camping ban disproportionately affects and is enforced against...
COGCC budget in peril
You’ve seen the commercials: Good-looking people in vests and their good-looking dogs walking by crystal clear mountain streams, a burly voiceover saying something like,...
Colorado becomes fifth state to allow ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s...
For Carter Stepanovsky of Lyons, the process of changing their name to reflect their gender identity has been both emotionally and financially exhausting. Plus,...
Disgraceful exit
My mother’s the oldest person there,” says Fern Bowman. Her mother is a resident at Brookdale Boulder Creek, an assisted living facility for seniors in Boulder. “She’s happy as she can be because she just turned 100 years old. She loves it. She has no clue that ...
Babes, booze and Buddhism
UPDATE, Friday. Feb. 18: BIFF has added a second screening of Crazy Wisdom, to be shown at the Boulder Public Library at 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20...
Deadly ground
Sometimes you get more than you bargained for. In 1988, the city and county of Boulder jointly purchased 1,200.5 acres of land from Beech Aircraft under the impression it would be a great addition to Open Space. The land, about two miles north of Boulder on Highway ...
At peace with myself
When I walked into Marcela Ot’alora’s office, I immediately wished I could pack up a small backpack of belongings and move in. With just...
The far right is trying to use the Boulder shooting for...
In the first hours following news of the King Soopers shooting on Monday, March 22, there were reports of far-right and conspiracist QAnon profiles...
