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No reason to stop organizing

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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...

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...

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...

Signer beware

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When it comes to the ballot initiatives being put forward this election cycle — at least the ones pertaining to oil and gas extraction...

Boulder could play central role in shaping state pretrial reform legislation

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Boulder has become the center of a robust debate about criminal justice reform as legislation proposed by the ACLU and introduced in the Colorado...

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...

Ski resorts to change helmet requirements

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

Victory!

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Ryan Owens caught her first case at age 27 after becoming addicted to methamphetamine. She was sent into treatment, but relapsed almost immediately after graduating. When she got into trouble again, she went on the run, afraid of being sent to jail...

Brewing discontent

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It was dusk by the time votes were counted on Tuesday, Jan. 24. A representative for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tallied the...

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...

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...

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...