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New law will help some caught in student debt crisis
With the announcement of President Trump’s 2020 budget came proposals to significantly alter how, and even if, people pay off student debt with the...
Federal funding of CPW’s predator control plans was illegal, judge says
Funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) of the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) two predator control studies for black...
Red flag laws are saving lives. They could save more.
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts
If you or someone you know is concerned about domestic violence, you can call...
Signs of the times
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
As climate change, infrastructure projects and politics continue to imperil future access to water in the West, Boulder Weekly will be examining the landscape...
A place to go
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...
Protestors shut down Lafayette City Council meeting before oil and gas...
A group of about 50 protestors forced the Lafayette City Council to adjourn on Tuesday, June 19, before the Council could vote on an ordinance...
Bullets or bongs?
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 ...
National photography project seeks to show Americans America
The woman cups her face with one hand, two kids with disheveled hair hang on her shoulders, rags lay in her lap. She stares...
Writing a new ending for Boulder’s chronically homeless
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 ...
Google autocomplete reveals the fattest, boringest, and most racist states in...
Indiana: boring. Maine: boring. Georgia: hot, racist, and boring...
Analyzing the risk
Let’s start with a theoretical scenario: Al Capone and Mother Theresa are both arrested and charged with committing murder. Based on that charge, bond...


















