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News briefs: Oil and gas ask for bailout money, Boulder County...
The Trump administration met with oil and gas companies on April 3 to discuss how the federal government could benefit the industry during the...
Advocates call for mass release at the Aurora detention facility due...
When Hilda talked to her husband, Ivan, on Tuesday, March 31, he had been in a quarantine pod for about a week inside the...
Facing supply disruptions, Boulder County food banks prepare for the future
Walking into Community Food Share’s distribution facility in Louisville, the receptionist makes sure everyone is standing six feet apart, directing them toward an automatic...
Split decisions
There are two people, let’s call them Tom and Anne. They’re divorced. Tom works in construction, Anne has been furloughed from her office job....
Is abortion an ‘essential’ procedure?
On March 19, Colorado become one of several states that temporarily suspended “elective and non-essential surgeries” in order to limit public exposure to COVID-19...
The biggest non-coronavirus stories from the last month
Amid constant coronavirus coverage in the media, it may seem like nothing else is going one. That is, of course, not the case. We...
Harvest of Hope reopens
Since opening in 2012, hundreds of folks have walked through the doors at Harvest of Hope pantry every week. But that all changed on...
Homeless services providers adapt to the coronavirus pandemic
As Daniel (a pseudonym) walks up to the Severe Weather Shelter operated by Bridge House on 30th Street and Valmont, he goes through a...
Domestic violence nonprofits prepare for increased abuse
One abuser cut off his partner’s phone service after she stopped going to work due to the coronavirus, leaving her completely isolated from friends,...
Gender pay gap improving, but still a problem
March is Women’s History Month, a celebration of female contribution to American history and our contemporary society. It coincides with International Women’s Day, March...
Funeral services in Boulder County are being delayed, and with them,...
In George Saunders’ Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders spins a fantastical tale of purgatory and mingling souls not yet settled in eternal homes. It’s...
One of Colorado’s most isolated, rural hospitals faces coronavirus
On Colorado’s Eastern plains, there is one hospital on the I-70 corridor between Denver International Airport and the Kansas border: Lincoln Community Hospital in...
