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Boulder County is a hotbed of political and social activism. From the Rocky Flats Truth Force protests of the 1970s and ’80s to the...

When he was a little boy in El Salvador, Jaime Leon Rivas never wondered about George Washington even though the president’s face was everywhere. The U.S. dollar is the country’s official currency, but Rivas, who was poor and living with his grandparents, rarely saw...

"Boulder’s accelerating growth spurt is the hot topic in every bistro and boardroom in town. And right at the heart of it is the...

Colorado’s Grain Chain highlights community over commodity

For the second year in a row, a bill aimed at recovering more than $100 million in tax revenue from Colorado businesses that stash...

Perhaps the biggest issue in Boulder, and Boulder County to a growing extent, is density. How will we accommodate the ever-growing number of people who work and live here if we can’t build up and we can’t build out...

When I first met Araceli Velasquez back in July, it was a typical day in sanctuary for her and her three sons — Jorge...

Born and raised in Boulder, historian Allyson Brantley knows a thing or two about Coors Brewery. So a few years ago she was shocked...

The journey of a banana peel doesn’t end in the compost bin. That’s only the beginning.  Whether it’s in a 65-gallon bin outside a family...

Victor King applied for his job at Mental Health Partners (MHP) on a handwritten note from the Boulder County Jail. He was in the...

Xcel, Boulder haven't identified power projects or costs after franchise agreement In an April hearing with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Xcel/Public Service Company of...

Regardless of human action (or inaction), the planet will warm more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit by the turn of the century, according to new...