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Tweeting the next election meltdown
The tweets were full of rage. As officials began to tally the results...
Rejoice! It’s Ryan!
JANESVILLE, Wis.— Mitt Romney has made his first presidential-level decision, picking Paul Ryan, the 42-year-old, seven-term Congressman from southern Wisconsin, as his running mate...
Largest U.S. coal ash pond Little Blue to close, but future...
Neighbors recall promises that the eerie azure lake known as...
The ABCs of Apple v. Samsung
If you're just checking into Apple v. Samsung...you've missed some good stuff...
Guns and mental illness: tragedies in waiting
Consider these scenarios. A popular college student leaves his...
July hottest month on record in U.S.—warming and drought to blame?
July was the hottest month on record in the United States, perhaps due to a combination of global warming and a widespread drought, experts say...
NASA: Curiosity rover is ‘a precursor to sending humans to Mars’
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to wow followers, releasing a string...
Motive behind the madness in Sikh shooting
Editor’s note: Boulder Weekly Editor Joel Dyer is the author of Harvest of Rage: Why Oklahoma City is Only the Beginning. He has been researching and reporting on the root causes of domestic terrorism for more than 20 years. His work on this subject has appeared in ...
City board appointments called into question
This week, as local political activist Seth Brigham finally had his day in court regarding the city’s restraining order against him, new allegations about Boulder City Council members’ possible conflicts of interest have come to light. And council member KC Becker ...
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...
City wants more than $1,000 for Valmont documents
City of Boulder officials want to charge the Valmont cemetery association more than $1,000 for copies of test results and other documents related to the cleanup project in and around the cemetery parking lot...
