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Someone like me
Some may call Jeanette Vizguerra an advocate, a leader, a hero. Still others label her illegal. But she identifies herself as a mother — “A mother that loves her children so much and that is going to do anything that is needed to be with them always,” she says, via ...
Letters to the Future
World leaders from more than 190 countries will convene in Paris during the first two weeks of December for the long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference. Will the governments of the world finally pass a binding global treaty aimed at reducing the most ...
Coronavirus testing ability lags; Colorado ‘chasing the ghost’
Gov. Jared Polis said Colorado officials are “chasing the ghost” when it comes to identifying who has been infected by coronavirus in the state,...
It’s not about the bike
Boulder’s pristine Open Space trails are on the threshold of imminent destruction by an army of adrenaline-fueled, devil-may-care mountain bikers whose insatiable need for speed will inevitably leave behind a wake of flattened children, smashed hikers and scorched ...
The right to have rights
For the last eight years, Kristi Griffith has worked at the Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) helping provide grants to organizations that work...
Heroin use in Boulder shoots up
Heroin-related deaths in 2011 in Boulder have more than doubled since last year, according to numbers provided by the Boulder Police Department, and they are on pace to be nearly four times higher than they were last year...
City council announces site for day services center
During a Boulder City Council meeting on April 13, the City announced it has located a property for a Day Services Center for those...
Experts: Contamination from teahouse site likely spread
Related: Boulder's town gas processes and the resulting contamination; 'Relief holder' may be the biggest problem of all at former town gas site; Tempest under a teacup...
Weekly news round-up
Turning culture into action with Yo-Yo Ma
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma is on a mission to turn culture into action by bringing together communities and...
Should Colorado teachers bear arms?
Last summer, 17 Colorado teachers met at the Weld County Sheriff’s Department shooting range to take part in a three-day firearm training course. They...
Changes in ICE protocol limit Congress’ ability to aid immigrants
Two high profile immigrants who took sanctuary in Denver churches were each granted a two-year stay of removal last week by immigration officials. Arturo...
States are buying hotels to provide short and long-term housing for...
The climate crisis is already exacerbating the housing crisis. Last year, wildfires burned and damaged about 17,700 structures in the US. It was one of...
