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Attack ads find favorite target in Pelosi
WASHINGTON — In one of the hundreds of campaign ads targeting the Speaker of the House, the candidate boasts, "I voted against Nancy Pelosi's agenda 267 times...
Local clinician reflects on trip to Haiti
Stephanie Porter gave mobility to earthquake-ravaged nation Stephanie Porter felt the rush of air conditioning when she stepped off the plane at Miami International Airport last month. She found herself surrounded once again by Starbucks, restaurants and the ...
It’s hip to be Square; Twitter inventor has new venture
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — It was in February that Jim McKelvey ran into the problem that would lead to the birth of Square, a new mobile-payment venture led by Twitter inventor Jack Dorsey...
Citizens gather to discuss Gross Reservoir expansion
A proposal by Denver’s water authority to expand Gross Reservoir in Boulder County is in the approval process, and concerned citizens and environmental groups...
Anti-GMO crowd reacts to decision
Activists opposed to genetically engineered foods are not singing the same tune when it comes to reaction to the Boulder County commissioners’ Dec. 20 decision to allow additional genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on taxpayer-funded open space...
Access road to drill site near Union Reservoir sparks controversy
Despite open frustration from fracking opponents, some Longmont city officials say that granting a drilling company permission to build an access road to a well near Union Reservoir gives the city the ability to closely monitor water quality and air emissions...
Twenty-five years of independent journalism in Boulder County
To celebrate BW's 25th anniversary, we dedicated several sections of this week's edition to looking back on the last quarter-century of news and events,...
Bleeding ink
More details have surfaced about the behind-the-scenes factors that contributed to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s move to discontinue its journalism school...
Now you know: Nov. 21, 2023
The turkey lives
Gov. Jarden Polis performed four official turkey pardons for the first time in Colorado history on Nov. 20.
The ceremony has a long...
Bringing the WTO home
On Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, I embarked on a journey with more than 70 activists in a four-van caravan from the Denver/Boulder metro area to one of the longest, most intense and diverse demonstrations in this country since the 1960s. Kids and grandparents, ...
In Texas Senate, heroine Wendy Davis and Democrats win in the...
The Texas legislature was the star of social media last night, as the Democratic minority mounted a filibuster against a tough anti-abortion law that would have caused more than half of Texas' abortion clinics to close. And after more twists and turns than a Bond ...
Squatters’ Rights
A new sewer system installed in Eldorado Springs has clogged relations between Boulder County and local homeowners who say they shouldn’t be on the hook for cost overruns caused by county mismanagement...
