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Rebuilding bridges
Several years ago, as James Johnson was walking around Costco, a little girl came up to him, touched his arm and said, “You’re black.”...
Longmont eyes old sugar factory as site for dual theater performing...
According to council member Marcia Martin, the concept of turning Longmont’s defunct and dilapidated sugar factory into a performing arts center basically fell into...
Boulder considers removing ‘erroneous’ open space designation from Mapleton site
When the Mapleton Hill Investment Group submitted plans to the City of Boulder to build a 93-unit senior housing facility on the old Boulder...
Park Service kills hundreds of bison despite objections from Native Americans...
The Buffalo Field Campaign, which monitors the Yellowstone border and tracks the park’s bison management activities, reports that 410 wild bison have been trapped and removed for slaughter in recent weeks...
How the West was lost
We started in the land of doggie spas and building contractors — Orange County, California. In an hour we’d be underwater, and then on...
Inside CU’s initial decision to strip student government’s control of budget
In early April 2018, University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the CU Student Government (CUSG) would lose control of about 90 percent...
Brewing discontent
It was dusk by the time votes were counted on Tuesday, Jan. 24. A representative for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tallied the...
Twice bitten? Second Crestone resident claims fraud
Another Crestone resident, Wooddora Eisenhauer, says that she, like her neighbor Bruce McDonald, has been victimized by banks’ predatory foreclosure practices...
‘Find a way’
Annie Montelione is driving with her head out of the window. The black air billowing outside means she can’t see through the windshield of...
The future of transportation in Boulder County, amended
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 color of water
It was just before dawn, and they were moving quickly.
A headlamp-guided group of activists, who call themselves water protectors, scurry in the middle of...
Nothing is guaranteed
Fossil fuel development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one step closer to becoming a reality as of Nov. 17. With less...
