By none - July 15,2024

Opportunity costs

In Boulder County, the promise of public education as the great equalizer is challenged by the stark realities of school funding, economic disparity and educational inequities. Financial barriers often prevent...

By none - June 11,2024

Winds of (climate) change

By Allen Best It was a big, long blow. Wind whooshed, whipped and wailed through Boulder County for much of April’s first weekend. Pearl Street and other business districts went...

By none - June 10,2024

From pollution to solution

By Alejandro Murillo Boulder, a beacon of environmental consciousness, faces a pivotal moment in its quest for climate justice. The Valmont Power Station, once a bastion of industrial progress, now...

By none - May 28,2024

Imagine! the future

By Fred Hobbs There are some significant changes coming soon that will transform the way Boulder and Broomfield County citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) access services. The changes...

By none - May 14,2024

The progressives’ Palestine dilemma

By Tom Shelley As I write this, I am having trouble staying on top of what is happening at this or that university campus. It’s wonderful that so much protesting...

By none - May 14,2024

Disturbing the peace

By Sean Bodhivajra Scanlan President Biden went on camera recently  to wag his finger at all those naughty schoolchildren throughout the country, who, instead of staying home to do their...

By none - May 6,2024

Balance, not betrayal

By Nicole Speer and Mark Wallach Last month, the Boulder Weekly published a lengthy recitation of grievances and claims of betrayal by the city from some in Boulder’s arts community...

By none - April 23,2024

‘Where creatives come to die’

By Toni Tresca and Shay Castle When voters decided to give more money to the arts in Boulder, they did so enthusiastically: 75% approved 2023’s Ballot Issue 2A, surrendering half...

By none - April 17,2024

Think globally, act locally

By Micha K. Ben David Why are Israel’s actions in Gaza a climate justice issue in Boulder County?  As I write this, over 1,000 Israeli civilians have been murdered by...

By none - April 10,2024

Don’t iterate: Innovate

By Kevin J. Krizek The Boulder Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a quarterly lunch for roughly 60 people invested in transport safety. At the event, I experienced a profound sense...

By none - April 9,2024

Thinking small

Colorado’s Front Range is positioned as the only feasible north-south corridor between the coasts where Amtrak’s three major long-distance routes (Southwest Chief, California Zephyr and Empire Builder) can be directly...

By none - April 9,2024

Perturbed by pesticides

Relocate Weed Warriors from Walker Ranch By Christel Markevich Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) recently asked for volunteers to pull weeds along the Walker Ranch Loop trail through...

By none - March 27,2024

Beyond fentanyl

Two deaths in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2023 are the latest in the U.S. to be blamed on the powerful class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes. Most health systems cannot...

By none - March 18,2024

Taking on too much?

By Roxanne Peterson There’s an awful lot going on at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) these days, and the long-awaited day center has not even been implemented yet....

By none - March 11,2024

Reject division

By Dr. Samuel Leguizamon Grant(he/they/we) Not that long ago, Desmond Tutu, who played a key role in the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa, offered us a definition of...

By none - March 6,2024

Gov’t watch: March 6, 2024

Boulder City Council On March 14, council will: Boulder County On March 12, the Parks & Open Space Department will: — Shay Castle Lafayette City Council On March 5, council: ...

By none - March 4,2024

Dems and DEI

By Pete Salas “We must also realize that privileged groups never give up their privileges voluntarily.”  — Martin Luther King Jr. The cloud of privileged hypocrisy has once again settled...

By none - February 19,2024

Musk on the brain

By Connor Olsen On paper, a FDA-approved futuristic device that can drastically improve quality of life while simultaneously keeping humans up to speed with artificial intelligence seems like it could...

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