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Ending war on drugs
June 17 will mark 40 years since President Richard Nixon, citing drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1,” officially declared a “war on drugs.” Activists say that a trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs shows no signs of ending — or of ...
Twitter co-creator keeps to the quiet edges of life
ST. LOUIS — One night in mid-September, a man named Jack...
Out of the shadows
Gwen Goodwin was just shy of 53 when she decided it was time to come out of the closet — born in a man’s body, she says she could no longer live “the half and half life...
One dead, two injured in Utah oil well explosion
An explosion at a well site in eastern Utah has killed one worker and injured two others...
Students of Ignite Your Potential: Brighter than bright
Jasmine Johnson sees what’s at stake for her future every time she goes to downtown Denver to see her sister’s theater productions. She says it clicked when she was in seventh grade, and they were passing by homeless people out on the street in the cold...
Latino community reluctant to call 911, study finds
During a heart attack, cardiac arrest event or stroke, the minutes that pass before medical care is administered can cost heart muscle and brain function, but emergency medicine physician Comilla Sasson, who works at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in ...
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...
News roundups: Aug. 17, 2023
E-scooters expand
Boulder will soon triple the number of Lime scooters and expand access citywide, bringing its fleet to 900 by the end of the...
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 ...
The unforgettable game
In truth, I’m only a moderate baseball fan these days, but there is this one game from a long time ago I’ll never forget....
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...
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,...
