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Courts rule
While dozens of Boulderites spent the spring risking their health to collect thousands of petition signatures and get citizen initiative measures on the 2020...
Colorado on fire
Gov. Jared Polis instituted a statewide open fire ban on Aug. 18, as wildfires have burned more than 175,000 acres across Colorado. Hot, dry...
The cost of becoming American
On July 31, United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced significant fee increases for most naturalization and benefits requests. While the agency justified...
Boulder County News Round-up
City of Boulder forges ahead with Xcel agreement
Details of an agreement between the City of Boulder and Xcel Energy were made public on Aug....
On dangerous ground
The date of Aug. 11 has been looming in Ruy Arango’s mind for months. It’s an expiration date — the day when the last...
Despite claims to the contrary, the U.S. Postal Service remains an...
It’s a busy Monday afternoon at the post office on 55th and Valmont in Boulder. The line for the service counter stretches into the...
¿Qué pasará con las iniciativas ciudadanas de 2020 en Boulder?
El corcel de la democracia de Susan B. Anthony fue una bicicleta de acero. Para Chelsea Castellano, es una bicicleta eléctrica. Durante un lunes...
What will happen to Boulder’s 2020 citizen initiatives?
The steed of Susan B. Anthony’s democracy was a steel single-speed. For Chelsea Castellano, it’s an e-bike. One Monday in June, she pedals around...
Only the 11th state
As protesters called for racial justice outside of the Capitol in early June, one chant stood out in particular to Rep. Breanna Titone (D-Arvada)....
Local teachers, administrators may have different ideas on school reopening
Face shields, gloves and masks for teachers. Physically distanced classrooms. In-school instruction two days a week. Hand-washing stations, limited bus transportation, sanitizing high-touch surfaces,...
Building community
Bart Wear is in the construction business. He helps school groups, churches, businesses and other organizations turn shipping containers into classrooms, clinics, dental offices...
Not even COVID could stop sports books from flooding Colorado
This time last year, it wouldn’t have mattered much to Coloradans that Ukrainians were possibly fixing ping-pong matches.
But now that sports betting is legal...
