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Earth Day at 50 (in the time of the coronavirus)
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans rallied around the country in the first ever Earth Day celebration. Inspired by the...
Why outlawing ghost guns didn’t stop America’s largest maker of ghost...
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Co-published with The Baltimore Banner and Reno Gazette Journal.
As Nevada lawmakers heard public comment last year on...
Draining the bathtub
The Bureau of Reclamation announced on May 24 collaborative plans with the State of Wyoming to expand operational capacity at the Fontenelle Reservoir, a...
Hostel hostility
A plan to convert the Eldorado Springs Post Office building into a hostel for climbers has gotten some members of the small community up in arms...
In labor? Try laughing gas, ladders and VR headsets at Boulder...
In the not-too-distant past, pregnant women going into labor had few options to manage the pain of delivery. In fact, they had two options.
“Traditionally...
Once obese doctor aims to curb fat discrimination against heavy patients
PHILADELPHIA — It is perhaps telling that Joseph Majdan waited until he was thin to vent his frustration at fellow doctors who made his life miserable when he was fat...
For Native Americans, fighting diabetes means fighting the federal government for...
Theresa Halsey, a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe and producer of the Indian Voices radio show on KGNU, has been dealing with diabetes...
Why are Coloradans stocking up on guns during the pandemic?
On April 2, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced that it had received 25,468 background checks for gun sales in the previous week —...
Environmental groups push back against the TPP
Recently, 450 U.S. environmental groups sent Congress a strong message: Vote down the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest proposed trade deal since 1994’s North...
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)....
Construction hurts Lafayette businesses
The construction equipment, traffic cones, and yellow-vested workers directing traffic and operating machinery showed up suddenly, without warning, in spring of this year, says...
