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Opposite of America
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” — Emma Lazarus
Four hundred and sixty-two. That’s how many days Mishkat...
Top 10 censored stories of 2015-16
Throughout its 40-year history, Project Censored has covered a lot of ground that the corporate mainstream media has missed. Begun by Carl Jensen, a...
Local homeless services still looking for solutions, volunteers
It’s been a little more than a month since the reality of the coronavirus pandemic really began to sink in, and local and state...
Fight or flight
Most nights, Ana Rodriguez wakes up in a panic; she consistently dreams U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are knocking on her door....
PCBs in Colorado public schools
At least one-third of Colorado public schools may contain harmful polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs. Experts familiar with the issue, including researchers at Harvard who...
Citizen science-led study finds ticks expanding into new terrain in Colorado
Ticks are already commonplace in Colorado — and they’re becoming more prevalent.
But the state’s terrain can make tracking them difficult, which is why researchers...
A toxic legacy
For decades after the first gold was found near Gold Hill in 1859, Boulder County endured a boom and bust cycle of mining as veins of minerals were discovered, mined and abandoned. The County is built, quite literally, on gold, silver, lead, tungsten and zinc, ...
Out of sight, out of mind
Like most waste processing facilities in the U.S., Boulder County’s recycling center sits on the edge of town; its multi-story industrial frame and paved...
NAACP asks Police Oversight Panel to reconsider complaint against fallen officer
On Aug. 12, the NAACP of Boulder County will ask the City of Boulder’s newly formed Police Oversight Panel to reconsider a 2014...
BW’s Top 10 news stories of 2023
1. Homelessness
Once again, the homelessness crisis was top of mind for many. It was a noteworthy year for many reasons, good and bad.
Student homelessness...
Welcome home
Malik Salsberry waves his hand toward the backyard. “We’re going to do new sod on this half,” he says, explaining the landscaping project he’s...
After the fire
Our cover this week is a package of stories examining how Boulder County is preparing for the next disaster and how far we've come...


















