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A type of prayer
Sitting on a couch at a home in North Boulder, clad in jeans, a white shirt and a light jacket, Ernesto Cardenal doesn’t look...
Boulder Weekly’s endorsements
The following are Boulder Weekly’s 2015 endorsements for each race and intiative in the county. For our full analysis of the races and issues, please see our 2015 Vote Guide, which is available online at http://tinyurl.com/ovp4ouv...
The ups and downs of Ballot Question 301
One of the most controversial issues facing Boulder voters as the Nov. 3 election approaches is Ballot Question 301: “New Development Shall Pay Its Own Way.” While opponents of the issue criticize the citizens’ initiative for vague language, supporters argue every ...
The Road to Paris starts right here
With only six weeks left before the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — thankfully known as COP21 for short — it’s time to get serious about what message needs to be sent to the world’s leaders ...
CLIMATE OF HOPE
In September, Pope Francis became the fourth pope to visit the United States, delivering a message before Congress in which he asked Americans to support undocumented immigrants and join in a global movement to combat climate change and poverty...
ELECTION 2015
Every year come election time, Boulder Weekly editorial staffers get to spend about two months immersing ourselves in seemingly every spec of political minutia from every corner of Boulder County. You might think that we would find fact checking a mill levy or taking...
Kick it off
It’s that time of year again; time to stop whining about what is or isn’t being done about growth or education, right sizing or historical preservation, affordable housing, bike paths, open space or whatever it is that’s piqued your political interest over the last ...
A movement without borders
Colorado is known nationally as a hotbed for both the oil and gas industry, as well as for the anti-fracking movement, particularily as the State battles local jurisdictions over fracking bans in the courts and has approximately 55,000 wells in production. This makes...
Critics say Colorado’s climate plan falls short
Following the unveiling of several aspects of the federal Climate Action Plan this summer, including the Clean Power Plan and the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane regulations, Gov. John Hickenlooper released the Colorado Climate Plan on Sept. 16 without much...
Campaign contributions, elections and the bureaucratic calendar
Election season is upon us, and while national media is focused on the presidential primaries, Boulder Weekly is in full swing interviewing local candidates and reviewing proposed local initiatives. As part of the process, we examine campaign contributions, ...
Boulder-based organization lends a helping hand
Living in what some refer to as the Boulder bubble, it’s sometimes easy to tune out the surrounding world and bathe in the beauty of this olivesized oasis. Conscious Alliance, a Boulder-based nonprofit, is trying to minimize that mentality...
