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The pipeline to Mexico
Between 2019 and 2020 Boulder and the surrounding areas were hit by a spree of bike shop smash and grab burglaries (see “Cycles of...
“Get out of Boulder”
How potentially unconstitutional anti-homeless policies and a weak social safety net perpetuate cycles of homelessness
Can your vote be traced?
The election ballot system used by Boulder County is at the center of a standoff between Secretary of State Scott Gessler and several of Colorado’s county clerks...
The perils of forgotten history
If it’s true that it’s the history we don’t know that dooms us to repeat the mistakes of our past, then familiarizing ourselves with...
A tale of two travelers
A gray wolf has appeared in Colorado and is running free in the Rockies. On July 8, the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife (CPW)...
The great experiment—Can resident-owned mobile home parks save manufactured housing communities?
The Sans Souci Community is something of a manufactured housing success story, at least so far. In late June, the residents of the nearly-11-acre...
Land of broken promises
Through novel analyses of data and interviews with local residents, Sam Becker seeks to understand the extent to which the City of Boulder is...
Muzzled by Monsanto
After nearly 30 years studying how plants use their genes to defend against viruses, Vicki Vance, a professor at the University of South Carolina, doesn’t see genetically modifying plants as a malevolent or arrogantly God-like endeavor...
Your guide to local Fourth of July celebrations
Still undecided about what you’re doing for the Fourth of July? Narrow down your options by checking out our list below for information on community celebrations and fireworks shows in Arvada, Black Hawk, Boulder, Golden, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, Nederland, ...
A return to legacy
It’s 8 a.m. at Central City’s newly reopened Bates Hunter Mine, the sun just peaking over the valley walls. It’s been over 70 years...
A broken nose, a swollen face and no rest
"When I try to go to sleep at night, it wakes me up and it’s something that I can’t get out of my mind....
Digging for the Truth
Tensions between Nederland and a mysterious mining company have escalated since the state ordered the mine to cease and desist