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For years, local political gadfly Seth Brigham got away with being a persistent, even belligerent, bug in the ears of city council...

Terminally homeless in Boulder

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Jason Balousek suffers from kidney failure and has been told he only has a matter of weeks to live...

Court program seeks to reduce active warrants in one fell swoop

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The legislative season at the State House is in full swing and buried amid controversial bills that would repeal the death penalty, further regulate...

A turning point

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In a state known for its big game and wide open spaces there’s one thing that’s been conspicuously missing from Colorado’s landscape for more...

Council contends with even year elections and COVID infections

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Local elections may move to even years, but how and when is TBD. Assuming voters give it a green light, Boulderites could soon be electing...

Trading bullets for ballots

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Sometime in mid-2011, Boulder-based negotiations specialist William Ury flew to Bogotá at the request of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. There in the capital...

WHY IS YOUR BALLOT YELLING AT YOU?

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YOUR BALLOT WILL BE ARRIVING IN THE MAIL SOON, AND YOU MAY NOTICE THAT A HANDFUL OF ISSUES ARE WRITTEN LIKE THIS — IN...

Get it fresh, get it local

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Eleven farms, agricultural producers and non-profit organizations are receiving grants from Boulder County to catalyze regenerative practices, education, market infrastructure and more.  The County announced...

A kernel of progress emerges from the local GMO debate

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Dried beans are not the sexiest food to be found at the farmers market. (It’s chard, actually.) But the humble bean is at the...

All you need is love – and a truck

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Imagine if someone launched a movement that was not about money, religion or politics — an effort that was simply based on the idea of spreading love from one person to another...

From deliverance to damnation

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When his silver Pontiac plunged into a river during last September’s floods, Roy Ortiz could not have known the quiet life he had built for his family in Broomfield would soon disappear...

Facebook Scoops Up Face.com For ~$100M To Bolster Its Facial Recognition...

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After about a month of speculation, Facebook has finally announced its acquisition of Israeli facial recognition technology Face.com...