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Supreme Court to address gay marriage cases this week
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases on gay marriage this week, providing the first rulings from the highest court on the critical social issue...
The Clean Water Act: America’s greatest environmental law turns 40
The Clean Water Act is entering its 40th year of preventing rivers from catching fire...
Obama to barnstorm swing states after State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON — President Obama will follow up his State...
Winter storms will now have names, Weather Channel announces
It's simple marketing strategy, really: If you want something to catch on and be talked about, give it a memorable name. A brand...
Teen gets 15 years in prison in Facebook coercion case
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Anthony Stancl, who used the Facebook social networking site to deceive and coerce fellow New Berlin Eisenhower High School...
5th Annual Essay Issue
Boulder Weekly has a tradition: The editorial staff at BW uses the last issue of every year to write a personal essay. These personal...
Why Jeb Bush’s ‘immigrants are more fertile’ is so puzzling
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush turned heads and lit up Twitter this week by stating in a speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition that "immigrants are more fertile...
Free transit offered for New Year’s Eve
The City of Boulder, RTD and Special Transit are offering free...
“Blue Jobs” Key to Future Fisheries
There are a lot of fish in the sea. But their numbers are no match...
New commissioner: Gain consensus on GMOs
New Boulder County Commissioner Deb Gardner says that while she opposes the planting of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on county open space, she doesn’t plan to be heavy-handed about it...
The art of resilience
A few years ago, photographer Peggy Dyer had what she says in “yoga terms” — Dyer herself is a yogi — one might call “a spiritual awakening...
Pentagon announces 3,100-troop deployment to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced the latest troop deployment for Afghanistan Tuesday, ensuring that the bulk of the additional forces requested by President Obama will be in place this summer...
