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Colorado’s workforce of the future
Since 2009, the Colorado legislature has been enacting a series of workforce and education bills designed to increase career readiness and opportunities for students, culminating in the 2015 Colorado Ready to Work Package consisting of eight bills. This partners with...
Taking action
Razz Gormley hasn’t been an activist for very long. But beginning with the 2012-13 anti-fracking campaigns in Boulder County and most recently hanging for 40 hours from the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon in an effort to stop the Fennica icebreaker from ...
The Springford murders, part II
In a case that made national headlines nearly a decade ago, Brent Springford brutally murdered his affluent and doting parents, Winston “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte Springford, at their home in Montgomery, Alabama, on Thanksgiving Day in 2004. Journalist and author ...
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LONGMONT, BOULDER ISSUE DISASTER DECLARATIONS TO SECURE FUNDS FOR SPRING WEATHER DAMAGE...
Meeting to disagree
About two dozen or so protesters stood and held antifracking signs in front of a meeting of Weld County representatives and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) this week, broadcasting concerns over the state’s direction with local control over ...
The Springford murders
In 1999, Brent Springford came to Boulder searching for something — he was majoring in religious studies at Naropa University, but what he truly sought was far more profound than structured education. Brent, fascinated with Buddhism, sought spiritual guidance, ...
Raise the gate?
It’s well known among Boulderites that staying in downtown parking structures until after the attendants leave means the gates go up, and the entire night of parking is free of charge. What’s one more drink if it means free parking...
Creating space
Until recently, Loveland artist Harrison Hand illegally lived in his rental office space. Another Loveland artist, Mary Waters, says she was “technically” homeless for the previous 10 months. But now both Hand and Waters live, and create, at the Artspace Loveland ...
Reservoir slog
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with the public on July 22 and 23 to discuss decades-long plans to address water needs in Northern Colorado...
Insufficient data
Boulder’s first of three “rightsizing” pilot projects has rubbed many Boulder residents the wrong way — so wrong, in fact, that on July 28, City Council decided not to move forward with the next two pilot projects as soon as initially planned. The first project — ...
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Objection resolution meeting for proposed Eldora expansion leaves many feeling unresolved...
Are loopholes in policies putting ride-booking service drivers at risk?
The iconic pink mustaches of the Lyft brand ride-booking service are unmistakable. Whether it’s a large furry bumper-stache or a “glowstache” illuminating the night streets, the Lyft paraphernalia attracts users who have downloaded the company’s application as well ...
