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A day in the life of a Boulder County GMO farmer
Paul Schlagel’s business purchases usually consist of irrigation piping or seeds, so it’s understandable that the farmer is eager to show off his new toy: a GPS-guided John Deere tractor. Though he technically bought it used, the gleaming green piece of equipment is ...
Student Guide 2010: What’s in a name?
Armed with new titles, student government eyes Rec Center expansion Your student government controls the largest student-run budget of all public universities in the country, and arguably has the most power. With your student fees, it funds and oversees several ...
The new environmental frontier
In Thomas Stoner’s book Small Change, Big Gains: Reflections of an Energy Entrepreneur he makes a case for taking the environmental movement to the free market. Major government intervention could only hope to succeed by mandating that everyone turn off everything ...
The curation of discovery: Part 2
This week’s serialized installment of The curation of discovery begins with a continuation of the conversation between myself and Ava Hamilton, an Arapaho and...
Tussock moth invasion
If the tops of your Douglas-fir trees are looking a little bare and brown, there’s a possibility the Douglas-fir tussock moth has moved into your neighborhood...
The hot list
You’ve heard of the usual places. You know, the ones that make it into the top 10 lists in magazines, places like Strawberry Park...
Green your grill
As the days get longer and the temperature rises, it seems that welcoming, familiar smell begins to fill the air each afternoon — somebody’s fired up the grill...
Best of East Boulder County
It's that time of year again! Vote for your favorite East Boulder County businesses in Boulder Weekly's Best of East Boulder County. Voting begins...
Money in CD2 race
Saturday, April 21, I attended the BoCo Dems candidate forum for Colorado’s second congressional district candidates Joe Neguse and Mark Williams. Attendees were asked...
Dismal days in Denver
The Denver Broncos — a franchise most remembered for winning the Super Bowl twice with John Elway at quarterback and fielding more than a dozen playoff teams from the ’80s through the mid-’00s — are now in shambles. Kid-like coach Josh McDaniels, 34, started last ...
2012 Student Guide | Join the club
More than 1,500 student athletes competed in 35 club sports teams at CU last year, and 21 of those clubs went on to their national championships. The list of sports includes baseball, crew, dance, field hockey, freestyle skiing, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, ...
Hemp Industry Overview
What if we just woke up one day and corn was outlawed?” asks Eric Hunter, president of the Rocky Mountain Hemp Association. “Imagine if 80 years down the road corn was illegal. There go chips, corn syrup, plastic cups. Hemp is just as harmless as corn — why should it...


















