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Ski resorts to change helmet requirements

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Ski resort operator Intrawest, which runs Copper Mountain...

2nd Annual 101-Word Fiction Contest

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Welcome to Boulder Weekly’s Second Annual 101-Word Fiction Contest. Just as we had hoped and expected, this year’s competition grew significantly over last year’s...

A roller coaster week for eviction prevention and housing justice

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On Friday, June 25, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law SB173, which will “ensure tenants have more options to stay housed,” the bill’s prime...

Election recap

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COLORADO BALLOT MEASURES As of 12:11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 Proposition HH — Reduce property taxes and retain state revenue   Yes: 642,755 (40.36%)   No: 949,850 (59.64%) Proposition II...

Embarrassed to be an American

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Sparrow is a self-taught visual artist, pianist and chef — but has a masters degree in “creative writing.” He recently joined a Bhagavad-Gita study...

The future of transportation in Boulder County, amended

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Earlier this year, the Boulder County Board of Commissioners approved a transportation plan that calls for increased bus and rail service in the County,...

The Peace Sign on the Mountain

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After returning from a stint in Vietnam, Jack Olsen enrolled at CU where he became, among other things, a journalism major and the night city editor at the Colorado Daily, which was still the campus newspaper back then...

Incoming! Four fresh faces will join Boulder City Council and help...

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After all the door-knocking, text messages, yard signs, flyers and mailers, forums, op-eds, sign-waving, and glad-handing, you thought the election was over, didn’t ya? For...

Imagining a better world

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What does a world without fossil fuels look like?  In Colorado, natural gas, gasoline and coal still lead the way in our total energy consumption...

Inside CU’s initial decision to strip student government’s control of budget

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In early April 2018, University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the CU Student Government (CUSG) would lose control of about 90 percent...

Boxed in

I’ve been street performing on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder for almost 20 years. Another performer, Ibash-I (pronounced ee-BAH-shee), the contortionist I’ve been performing alongside for about 15 years, is being threatened with deportation from the United States...

’Net Gains

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Boulder likes to think of itself as a tech hub. It’s home to giants of the internet age like Google, IBM and Apple. But...