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Covering science news around Boulder
Since the end of World War II, Boulder has been transformed from a sleepy college town to a Mecca for scientists from around the world. Several years ago, Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado (CU) began collaborating with the Boulder Weekly to publish a ...
The story with millions of faces
Loyce Maturu found out she was infected with both HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) in 2004 when she was just 12 years old and living...
Communities on the edge
On a rainy evening in May, several hundred north Boulder residents gathered inside a middle school auditorium to discuss a new neighbor. Those in...
The other Dreamers
After graduating high school, Maggie Loredo was faced with a seemingly impossible choice. As an undocumented immigrant, she could stay in the United States...
‘In the interest of justice’
When Boulder County Deputy District Attorney Christina Rinke found out that Jose Lopez-Gutierrez had been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she petitioned...
Shelter from the storm
When Jeanette Vizguerra entered sanctuary in the First Unitarian Society church in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 15, she brought national attention to a growing...
Planting seeds of hope
For weeks during Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, in late 2004, Andriy Zakutayev lived in a tent in Kyiv, in solidarity with thousands of citizens in...
Taking aim: Sugarloaf residents complain about bow-hunting
The deer was a lactating doe, which means it had fawns. It had been shot in the hindquarters and had bled to death near a home in the Sugarloaf area, in the foothills west of Boulder...
Colorado on fire
Gov. Jared Polis instituted a statewide open fire ban on Aug. 18, as wildfires have burned more than 175,000 acres across Colorado. Hot, dry...
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...
News briefs 11-4-2021
Pearl Street Mall Crawl #Fail
The crowd started gathering at the 1100 block of Pearl street sometime around 9:30 p.m. It started with around 200...