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Coal mining accidents involved first Latino families in Boulder County
Due to the fact that the early Latino history of Boulder County was never recorded well and is therefore largely missing, it is important to unearth any information regarding the identities of early Latino residents...
The coal mines of Colorado’s northern fields
The northern coal fields operated between 1859 and roughly the early 1960s. These early mining operations were one of the primary drivers of Latino immigration to Boulder County at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century...
Study associates some birth defects with proximity to natural gas development
Living near hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sites may increase the risk of some birth defects, according to a new study, though the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has countered that the findings indicate association, not causation, and should ...
See American Idol contestant Clay Aiken announce run for Congress
Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken has announced he's running for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district against incumbent Republican Renee Ellmers...
Curiousity Rover meets a roadblock
Even on Mars, the unstoppable force inevitably meets the immovable object. The BBC is reporting that the Curiousity Rover has come up against a geographic block on the surface of Mars: a meter-high sand dune...
Obama to speed up broadband to schools plan
The LA Times is reporting that President Obama will announce a plan today to speed up ConnectED, a program that is working to expand broadband access to schools. It will now be projected to provide broadband access to 15,000 schools and 20 million students in the ...
Difference in U.S. and Canadian gun laws in contrast
The LA Times published a story today of a man that took a wrong turn in Vermont, and found himself at a Canadian border crossing with a legally-held handgun that landed him in jail, illustrating some of the differences between U.S. and Canadian gun policy...
Major hotel chain investigating data breach
Security news agency KrebsonSecurity is reporting that White Lodging, a management company for hotels in the Hilton, Marriott, Sheratin and Westin chains, may have had its credit card information for most of 2013 stolen...
Study finds one-in-four shark species faces extinction
A first-ever global study of the conservation status of over...
New study finds increase in birth defects near fracking sites
A new study examining possible health risks to babies born within 10 miles of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells was released January 28...
The best letters of the last 20 years
Below are some of the letters to the editor we have received over the past two decades...
An angry letter to Paul Danish mad Lib
For years, barely a week goes by that we don’t get a letter lambasting long-time columnist Paul Danish. While a lot of people want to rip Danish a new one, we’re sensitive to the fact that not everyone is a great letter writer, and that there are readers out there ...
