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Does our state constitution protect the environment?
In 2014, there was an effort in Colorado to cement the public’s right to clean air, water and environment in the state constitution. Citing...
Trump and the neo-Nazi investment adviser
Shortly before the 2016 vote, far right militias were preparing to defend Donald Trump in case the election was stolen by Hillary Clinton. That’s...
County halts process to prohibit open space protests ahead of oil...
A plan presented by Boulder County staff to prohibit public assembly on Boulder County open space ahead of anticipated oil and gas operations will not...
No Al Canal!
I asked our driver what he’d recently heard about the canal. He responded, “We’ve been hearing about the canal for 50 years.”
We were driving...
Goats don’t use Twitter
As an infant, Kallie Beebe was weaned on goat’s milk. Her parents would have to research places that sold goat’s milk when they went...
The welcome sign and a case of libel
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” — Donald...
Powering Puerto Rico with solar microgrids
During the weeks following Hurricane Maria, the category 4 storm that wiped out Puerto Rico’s electrical grid, dozens of messages flooded the email server...
The sun comes out today
When you’ve seen Annie as many times as I have, it’s easy to dread another couple of hours spent with that plucky, Depression-era redhead,...
Cropped out
Of the 24 organic farmers who started working Boulder County land in 2011, only five are still in business.
There are a lot of reasons...
Fear of frying
I hadn’t fried anything in years.
I pan sauté ingredients all the time in olive oil, but that’s not the same. It has been drilled...
Boulder Phil: Pianist Simone Dinnerstein returns
The first time Simone Dinnerstein attended a concert alone she was 12, and she heard music by Philip Glass.
Dinnerstein has since become an internationally...
Questions remain with Denver’s new Green Roof Initiative
Denver’s skyline is picturesque, with downtown buildings framed by snowcapped mountains and sunny skies. But a measure that went into effect Jan. 1 requiring...
