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The iron law of prohibition
As fentanyl deaths surge, the War on Drugs is alive and well in Colorado
Immigration detention in CO nearly doubles
The day after the election of Donald Trump, shares for private prison corporations soared. Leading companies The GEO Group, Inc. and CoreCivic (formerly Correction...
Xcel reveals lowest renewable energy bids to date
Just short of the new year, Xcel’s state subsidiary, Public Service Company of Colorado, published a report that caused quite a stir in the...
Locals pick sides in ‘free speech, hate speech’ debate
Free speech? Hate speech? Both? Neither?
Depending on who you talk to, all of the above were on display on Saturday, June 3 in downtown...
The new front line for ‘water protectors’
The week of Joe Biden’s inauguration began with the news that he planned to rescind approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on his...
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Morgan Pearson was on the way back to his hotel in Paris, France.
He is one of the top triathletes in the world and has...
Local benefit concert supports effort to return the Black Hills to...
In 1868, the U.S. government, representing all of us, signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie with native peoples including the Oglala, Brule and Miniconjou...
What the shecession reveals about how we value women’s work
In January 2020, female workers in the United States hit a major milestone: they held more payroll jobs than men, netting 95% of positions...
Frack tracks?
They kind of look like alien-made crop circles, but the jury is still out on whether mysterious linear shapes in Weld County are the work of frackers or ranchers feeding their cattle...
Senior living facilities work to contain COVID-19 as Colorado moves...
As the state of Colorado begins to loosen stay-at-home restrictions, one place they’ll remain is in senior living facilities across the state. There will...
Black Twitter: A ‘Green Book’ for the digital age
Twelve years after its inception, Black Twitter is a force to be reckoned with. From calling out celebrities for cultural appropriation to organizing marches...
Let’s be honest
The majestic views of the Flatirons. The buskers on Pearl Street. Organic food companies and winding bike paths. This is what Boulder is known...
