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Obama asks Wall Street to stop fighting financial overhaul
NEW YORK — Speaking Thursday in the shadow of Wall Street, President Barack Obama called on the finance industry to "join us instead of fighting us" as the Senate...
AIDS: A retrospective
Of all the groundbreaking, boundary-pushing stories that former Editor Pamela White wrote during her 10 years at the Weekly, she seems to speak with special fondness for the series she did on the history of AIDS in Boulder County...
Judge Refuses to Shut Down Online Market for Used MP3s
A one-of-a-kind website enabling the online sale of pre-owned digital-music files got a legal boost late Monday when a federal judge refused to shutter it at the request of Capitol Records...
Workers at iPhone factory strike over strict standards, poor training
Seen those super-whiny, incredibly babyish complaints about near-microscopic nicks on new iPhone 5s...
Hiker caught in avalanche uses cell phone to call for help
SEATTLE — A hiker who used his cell phone to call for help despite being at least partially buried by an avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state Saturday afternoon was found alive about 7:30 p.m. PDT...
Slim pickings on area hotel rooms
There is no good time to be forced from your home, but if more Boulder residents are forced to evacuate due to the Flagstaff Fire, finding a place to stay in the area may become an added frustration. In addition to the pending Fourth of July holiday, a softball ...
FBI criticized for post-9-11 probes of anti-war groups, PETA
WASHINGTON — FBI agents improperly opened investigations into Greenpeace and several other domestic advocacy groups following the Sept. 11...
Weekly news round-up
Major fish kill on the Poudre
Dozens of dead fish have been found along the banks of the Poudre River in Fort Collins, in what...
Studio Arts’ expanded facility set to open early next year
When executive director Kari Palazzari envisions Studio Arts’ new hub at Diagonal Crossing, she sees studio spaces full of students, a bustling gallery and...
Locals make cowbell app for Olympics
A three-person Boulder company, Rage Digital, has developed an application for the iPhone that is geared for Winter Olympics spectators: the cowbell...
People of the Year: Boulder County’s wildland firefighters
It had been a quiet, relaxing Labor Day morning for Bruce Honeyman, chief of the Sunshine Fire Protection District. He was reading the newspaper, wearing his favorite comfy sweat pants and orange Crocs, both of which his wife hates...
