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Celebrities throw support behind measure to legalize marijuana
LOS ANGELES — Proposition 19, the California initiative that would legalize marijuana, got a boost Thursday from several Hollywood celebrities who announced they were throwing their support behind the measure...
Capitol outlook
While Republicans have reclaimed control of the Colorado House for the first time in six years, Boulder County’s Democratic legislators say they are confident they can work with the other side of the aisle to address rancorous issues like budget cuts and ...
Obama says all must pay ‘fair share’ of taxes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama opened his...
Camera, sister papers undergo another ‘reorganization’
Boulder Daily Camera Publisher Al Manzi would neither confirm nor deny reports Wednesday that his company has laid off about a dozen more employees...
Probe into flight that overshot runway in Jamaica begins
MIAMI — While crash investigators began combing through debris to determine what caused an American Airlines flight to overshoot the runway in Jamaica, aviation experts on Wednesday pointed out just how fortunate the 160 people aboard were...
Commission recommends sentencing reform for nonviolent drug crimes
In 1987, there were 192 drug offenders in Colorado prisons. Today, there are more than 4,000, with drug offenders making up more than a third of the state’s prison population...
Elise Jones, Lt. Gov. Garcia to advocate for carbon emissions limits
Public officials, environmental advocates and business owners will hold a press conference to emphasize the need for regulations on carbon pollution in Denver at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Tattered Cover bookstore on 16th Street in LoDo...
Ready to blow
Anyone who has been reading Boulder Weekly over the past 20 years knows that reporting on prison issues, including the abuse of prisoners, is a very high priority for the paper. Prisoners, whether in our city and county jails or our state prison system, are an ...
Presidential debates: 10 questions Lehrer should ask
The performances of President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney in the upcoming debates will be previewed to death and then dissected to second death. But what about the performance of the debate moderator...
Photos: Boulder Creek bridge collapsing at Red Lion Inn
The bridge leading to the Red Lion Inn off of Boulder Canyon Dr., partially washed away overnight and now looks to be collapsing. The sheriff's office is clearing the bike path along the creek as it's likely to overflow. Check out photos from the scene.
