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Ruling the roost
Just a few miles into Weld County, east of County Line Road, there’s a group of old-growth cottonwood trees along Boulder Creek in the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
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...
Off Target 11: Time running out for lions, bears and your...
In mid-December, the USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services (WS) released its pre-decisional Draft Environmental Assessment for its predator damage management in Colorado. The draft is now in...
The victim penalty
By her own account, Kristin Vietti is stubborn—for the last 13 years, she’s refused to pay the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) the thousands...
