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Xcel gets pranked
Colorado activists pulled an elaborate prank on Xcel Energy today, April Fool’s Day, announcing that the utility company pledged to switch to 100 percent renewable electricity statewide by phasing out not just coal plants, but natural gas as well...
Library director finalists announced
Four finalists have been selected from a nationwide search for Boulder Public Library director, the City of Boulder announced today. The candidates will be giving their perspectives on national library trends, and meeting the public, at a presentation on Sunday, Jan...
Job Growth Slows Sharply but Unemployment Drops
The U.S. job market appears to be losing momentum. Job growth outside...
Mole rats found to synthesize protein to prevent cancer
Blind mole rats cannot get cancer, and scientists have figured out why: The mammals produce a protein to kill their own cells when they multiply too much...
Brute force
Boulder will pay $95,000 to Sammie Lawrence and release three years of Boulder police “use of force data” following settlement—but will anything change?
Peaks and valleys for formerly homeless Boulderite
Mike Homner was a successful businessman. Then a series of events thrust him into the world of being homeless. And he has scraped his way back. Almost...
Support dropping for fracking regulations
A 10 percent drop in the polls would be a killer for a presidential candidate. In fact, the reality may be much more drastic...
‘It’s just math’
A proposed 85-mile oil railway through Ashley National Forest, in the northeast corner of Utah, is on the cusp of final approval from federal agencies....
GOP hopefuls point fingers at Obama, not each other
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney tried hard to stay...
