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Fentanyl in the family
Boulder County is far from immune to the national opioid epidemic. Whether it’s high-profile overdose deaths, like that of Eric Chase Bolling Jr., a...
The silenced
From weakening vehicle emissions to blocking warnings about how coastal parks could flood or the impact on the Arctic, the Trump administration is accused...
The way we talk about climate change matters
The climate crisis has been making headlines recently, spurred by the worldwide youth climate strikes on Sept. 20 and U.N. Climate Summit on Sept....
Trade war bounty
Tariffs on U.S. goods have skyrocketed in the past year as the Trump administration has engaged in an escalating trade war with China. According...
‘Hi’ in the sky
Wind chimes, two old dogs in the sunlight. Andy, wiry and tall, long hair, in a sleeveless T, and his wife, Julie, on their...
Victor’s new heart
Ever since Victor was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure in 2005, he’s been waiting for a new heart. In early August, he...
Are state actions increasing the risk of cougars attacking people?
The three cougar attacks on people in Colorado this year have made headlines around the world. This reflects not only how rare such attacks...
High country defelonization
Isaac Aragon was arrested in 1998 with a half-ounce of marijuana on him. He was 14 at the time, and cannabis hadn’t even been...
Supporters of library tax district say City can’t meet library system’s...
The Boulder Public Library system needs more money than the City can give it.
There is roughly a $2-million shortfall in the money needed to...
The bad news about SB 181
Phillip Doe is a former environmental compliance officer and head of the Reclamation Law Administration for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. He currently serves...
The perils of forgotten history
If it’s true that it’s the history we don’t know that dooms us to repeat the mistakes of our past, then familiarizing ourselves with...
Oil industry exemptions may doom EPA efforts to improve Front Range...
Each morning the Earth turns east in its orbit and the sun’s rays hit the highest peaks in Colorado. As the foothills and mountains...
