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Mining in space
The reason the dinosaurs are no longer around,” Chris Lewicki recently told a conference on extra-terrestrial mining, “is that they didn’t have a space program...
Project Censored
In America, we commonly think of press freedom and censorship in terms of the First Amendment, which focuses attention on the press itself and...
Matt Jones announces bid for Boulder County Commissioner
With more than a year until the November 2018 election, State Senator Matt Jones announced his intention to run for Boulder County Commissioner in...
Conservation groups claim public comments went missing during BLM process
It’s no secret the Trump Administration is prioritizing energy development on public lands. But across the West, these policies are conflicting with Obama-era habitat...
Jessica Ridgeway: Local law enforcement reacts to murder
This story is part of Boulder Weekly's Jessica Ridgeway package...
Rep. John Lewis on freedom riders getting beaten by the KKK
Boulder Weekly spoke with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) about the Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom Rides, and parallels between the struggle for racial equality and the struggle to eliminate discrimination based on sexual orientation. Lewis will speak about the new ...
‘Possibility and Power’
Twenty-five years ago, a group of retired teachers decided to do something about the racial discrimination and bullying they saw in their classrooms. So...
News briefs: Jail populations drop, radiation levels rise
Jail populations drop by almost half during pandemic, according to ACLUIt appears the coronavirus pandemic has moved the needle in ways decades of criminal...
Tangles in the ties that bind
It’s a well-known fact that prison inmates with strong family and community ties are less likely to wind up back inside the joint once they are released...
Boulder homeless turned away at Red Cross shelter
This story is part of Our Road to Recovery, our coverage of the 2013 Boulder County floods...
