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What 20 years of Boulder Weekly has meant to me
I can’t believe that it has been more than 20 years since I sat down over a beer with Leland Rucker, Boulder Weekly’s founding editor, and let him convince me that I should work at this paper...
The Fourmile fire
%uFFFD All areas reopened to residents, authorities mum on whether suspected fire starter will face charges...
Naropa to cut budget
New Naropa University President Stuart Lord announced this week that the school will be cutting its budget by more than $1 million...
Sony releases Unlimited Music app for iPhone
Sony is taking on Spotify by releasing its first Music Unlimited app for...
Xcel, city of Boulder disagree on significance of PUC ruling
When it comes to its current plans to create a municipal electric utility, the City of Boulder would prefer that the new utility be allowed to provide electricity to approximately 7,000 Boulder County residents who do not live within city limits. In layman’s terms...
Keystone XL Would Raise Gas Prices, Not Lower Them
A basic Republican attack on President Obama is shaping up for the 2012 election: that the national debt, the unemployment level and gas prices are all way too high...
Why Obama’s Re-Election Fortunes Are Suddenly Looking Up
President Obama’s performance in head-to-head matchups with his...
Cracking the dome
These days, if you take a drive down County Line Road, the narrow strip of pavement dividing Weld and Boulder counties, it might just remind you of an episode of Under the Dome, assuming that you’re familiar with that poorly acted, made-for-TV sci-fi show...
Facebook flirtation led to man hiding in 13-year-old girl’s closet, police...
DETROIT — The Detroit mother opened her 13-year-old daughter's...
Dancing in the dark
What could Boulder Weekly possibly find wrong with the city of Boulder’s public dance program? This program, which brings joy to thousands of Boulder’s most rhythmic citizens, young and old, couldn’t possibly stoke flames of controversy, could it? And if it could, ...
Person of the Year runner up: James Balog of Chasing Ice
James Balog started his work documenting the changing face of our planet years ago, but the documentary about his work, Chasing Ice, came out early this year and is getting widely distributed and rave reviews. The film tells the story behind the Extreme Ice Survey, a...
