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Immigration policies spark debate between Colorado state representatives

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Animosity against the undocumented immigrant community in the United States has surged since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency and if...

Bullets or bongs?

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Because of a conflict between state marijuana statutes and federal gun laws, Colorado residents must choose between owning guns and using marijuana. Yet state law enforcement officials are virtually powerless to enforce the intersection where those conflicting laws ...

Minimum wage debates, gun control and a full docket for next...

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Minimum wage debates, gun control and a full docket for next week's city council meeting

Local festival owner sued for sexual harassment 

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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...

Opportunity knocks

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Walk into the indoor mall at Diagonal Plaza on any given weekday and it’ll most likely be empty. Gutted restaurants and gated storefronts line...

A place to go

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There’s a race to end homelessness. Earlier this summer, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced his ambitious goal to house 1,000 people by the end of...

Cropped out

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Of the 24 organic farmers who started working Boulder County land in 2011, only five are still in business. There are a lot of reasons...

Writing a new ending for Boulder’s chronically homeless

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The 76-year-old man who calls himself Reverend Friendly walks with a shuffled gait. Old age and decades of heavy, indiscriminate drinking have reduced his mobility considerably. His long, white beard flows down to his chest, and his eyelids droop heavily over his ...

Signs of the times

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Early in the coronavirus shutdown, Boulder photographer Marsha Steckling walked Pearl Street, only seeing three or four people out on the mall. And the...

The New Gold Rush: Part I

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As climate change, infrastructure projects and politics continue to imperil future access to water in the West, Boulder Weekly will be examining the landscape...

Once obese doctor aims to curb fat discrimination against heavy patients

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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...