Boiling Point

For the first time in recent memory, St. Vrain Valley School officials are figuring out what they want to do with some extra money. Finally. Initial priorities: shrink class sizes, hire more teachers and improve school buildings.

Longmont wants to put the kibosh on hefty campaign contributions by local organizations and special interests. The city council is exploring new limits that would cap individual campaign donations to $200 and those by organizations to $500. This would not…

Each summer we worry about two things here in Colorado: water and fire. A new report by the Colorado Water Conservation Board projects the summer mercury in Colorado to rise up to 4 degrees more in the next 40 years,…

It’s a little sad that the Boulder County Commissioners had to draft and adopt a written code of conduct for those attending a hearing, especially considering the code spells out that profanity and threatening or abusive language is not allowed.

Think Africa has diamonds? Phff, those mining outfits have nothing on an area just outside of Fort Collins.

A resident on Lafayette’s Emma Street upset neighbors by piling a large quantity of items and debris his yard. He claimed it was personal belongings but the city disagreed, and he was found guilty of blight.