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Why pass Gun Control Laws when the U.S. has so many guns already?

The question was asked why pass gun control when the country already has so many? On that note... What's the point of ending slavery when the country already had slaves? Why stop the Prison Industrial Complex when we have so many lives already screwed up from it? We are already involved in so many wars, we can't stop them now? Why let gay people marry? Why let women have the

I don’t feel safe in my hometown anymore

From the Publisher: I have lived in Erie for 29 years. I don’t feel safe in my community anymore. I attended the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) hearing September 26th, 2019 at the Erie

Press Release: Boulder District Attorney Fresh Start Program

The Boulder District Attorney has created The “Fresh Start” program. It is designed to give individuals with active warrants stemming from non-violent, low-level misdemeanor or traffic cases an opportunity to resolve their warrants and move toward a resolution in their case. September 25, 2019 ***PRESS RELEASE** BOULDER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY We are pleased to announce

Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?

*Updates include information on the number of inactive wells in 2015, and statements by the COGCC and CGRS Tuesday Night, September 12th, 2019 I attended the Erie Oil & Gas Fair. I had low expectations going in. Those expectations were met. Right now there is an onslaught of advertising paid for by the Oil & Gas industry to tell us how wonderful fracking is. However

Opinion: Government Waste vs the Private Sector

Agreed there is waste at all levels of government. There is also tremendous waste in all levels of the private sector. Since most people work or have worked in their lifetime, we all can attest to waste on the job. There is even MORE waste when public services are managed by private entities. THAT is where you find the biggest waste. That and when single industries are allowed to dictate

Boulder County Commissioners pass 9 Month Oil & Gas Moratorium

All three Boulder County Commissioners, Matt K Jones, Elise Jones, and Deb Gardner, voted in favor of a 9-month moratorium on Oil & Gas development at tonights Boulder County Commissioners Hearing after hearing 3 hours of public testimony. The room was packed with local citizens who spoke out for the need for a full ban and were promised their concerns were not falling on deaf ears

Trump’s Immigration scare is a con-job. Here’s why.

The Migrant Camps are a collusion of corporate interests profiting off of imprisonment. Since these companies have now incarcerated more people than anywhere else in the world through our Justice system, they need new markets. Trump was happy to oblige. Here are some insights into the arguments being made for these camps. The same argument can be applied to the for-profit prison

National Day of Action

Today was a national day of action, calling for the shut down of the Immigration Camps - ahead of this weekend's planned ICE raids. While what this administration is doing is morally bankrupt, and literally one step away from extermination, this is decades in the making. Starting with the War on Crime, which was really a manipulation of the justice system to turn our prisons, justice system

Your Native Advertising Sucks and Why Content is still King

In today’s marketplace, we have had recommendations to make changes to our format for bigger profits, cuz you know, “print is dead”. With the way some print vehicles are acting, they might just deserve to die— and this is coming from someone who loves print. Anyway, here’s the latest round of advice being given to this Independent print media: Do what the “competitors” are

Bradford Heap of Colterra makes plea to County Commissioners

Dear fellow Chefs, Farmers, Patrons & Friends, I am writing to inform you of a major problem the County has foisted upon the commercial business district in old town Niwot as I try to reopen Colterra. It is the Niwot moratorium that the County has imposed for the last six months. The long and short of it is they’re trying to take away our property rights and down zone