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Seven climate experts and visionaries set to converge on Macky to...

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When seven leading climate experts and conservation visionaries gather at Macky Auditorium on July 25, the ensuing discussion will be 30 years in the...

Biff 2012 | Foxy lady

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In her memoir, Foxy: My Life in Three Acts, Pam Grier shares a life of love and tragedy and success and heartbreak. She describes her life living in Denver, London and California. She writes about her entry into the world of Hollywood and the experience of working on...

Boulder beef

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Boulderites have been griping about the local government since time immemorial. But official complaints — submitted with a signed affidavit and required, by law,...

Behind the GMO curtain

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Had Dorothy and her dog stumbled into the Dec. 8 county commissioners meeting, where the issue of genetically modified crops on open space was the topic, she might have uttered the line, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Boulder any more.” And for good reason...

Hazardous consequences

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This article has been updated to reflect new information regarding the June 3 oil train derailment in Oregon.  In April, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway...

Nedergate

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As the independent news organization for all of Boulder County, BW has, at one time or another, uncovered corruption and scandal at nearly every level of government in every town in the county. In the case of this story, it was Nederland’s Board of Trustees that was ...

Passing of a giant

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South 88th Street in Louisville is no different than the other roads veining through Boulder County. There’s a fenced-in prairie stretching to the east. To...

BVSD among 40 Colorado jurisdictions putting broadband on the ballot

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If ballot question 3A passes, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) would attempt to earn revenue and expand Internet access. Thanks to a state law passed in 2005 (SB-152), which restricts local governments from competing with broadband providers, BVSD must get ...

A win, but not the end of the fight

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Since President Trump took office in 2017, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has hung in the balance. First introduced in 2012...

Increased climate tax and police reform

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To combat increasing wildfires, Boulder will ask for increased climate tax Boulder is proposing a new $6.5 million annual tax on natural gas and electricity...

Day by day, one by one

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Three hundred and fifty-nine. That’s how many days Shoeb Iqbal has been free in America. If you’re reading this after Jan. 11, 2018, it’s...

Givin’ Up This Beer for Sweeter Wine

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The following is an excerpt from the fifth chapter of Brewing a Boycott, which details Coors brewery workers’ 21-month strike against the company that...