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‘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...
Initiatives canvassers report harassment
Canvassers collecting signatures to guarantee two initiatives impacting oil and gas regulations make it on the November ballot claim they have been harassed while...
Colorado aims to improve maternal health care with groundbreaking legislation
The 2021 legislative session brought a lot of big changes to Colorado: On July 6, people were infatuated with the passing of a bill...
Rocking to stop the TPP
"The responsibility of the artist in troubled times... is to tell the truth as we see it,” — Tom Morello
As the legendary guitarist for...
Broomfield votes to adopt five-month moratorium on oil and gas operations
On Tuesday Dec. 6, between 350 and 400 citizens attended the Broomfield City Council meeting. Most of those in attendance came to comment on...
Industrial gravel mining in Boulder County clears hurdle
Twenty years ago, Boulder County granted a special use permit that allowed a company to mine gravel on about 650 acres between Lyons and...
A case study in consensus
It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and some 20 people have gathered at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse in Longmont to discuss the hotly debated development...
Advancing democracy
After nearly two years of development, Boulder’s first-of-its-kind electronic petitioning system is scheduled to begin serving citizen campaigns in the 2021 election season. For...
A second chance for Dearfield
Colorado’s historical Black homestead is on the verge of dissolution, but could be saved at the final hour by the National Park System
On the range
Here’s the problem: People are allowed to shoot firearms in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, but homeowners and recreationalists complain about noise and...
State of the arts
“I'm going to give you a little slice of reality,” Lori Preston, executive director of the Museum of Boulder, says over a Zoom call....
Community shares loss, pulls together during Fourmile Canyon blaze
As the Fourmile Fire continues to burn across more than 6,000 acres, stories from those who fear or know they lost homes are emerging from the haze, and community assistance efforts are ramping up to help those in need...


















