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“This year’s election brought forth ugly tactics uncommon to Boulder,” read the prompt in the Daily...
Boulder store owner spins story of success
When Narayan Shrestha left Nepal for New York City in 1977, he says he had $300 in his pocket, spoke almost no English and had only a couple of friends in America — one in Chicago and one in Dallas...
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...
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...
The state of sex in the #MeToo world
In 2017, over 100 prominent men in entertainment, media and politics faced allegations of sexual misconduct. Some of these men, including movie mogul Harvey...
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...
Boulder food farmers claim City is shutting them out of Open...
Something about the City of Boulder’s agricultural land leasing process is unsettling some of the area’s local food farmers. The process is neither objective...
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...
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...
Will oil destroy this Mayan village in Belize?
His face is lined, his skin the color of the muddy Temash River we just crossed, and his hair jet black. When he says,...
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...
Local festival owner sued for sexual harassment
A former employee is suing Planet Bluegrass owner Craig Ferguson for sexual harassment, unwanted touching and wrongful termination.
The suit filed by a 34-year-old woman...
