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Duly Noted – Trump’s Deadly Tune and Those That Listen

“HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I’m going in.”

Spotlight on… Sandra Watts and Live at Jack’s

For more than 20 years, Sandra Watts has kept the lights on and the jams flowing at Live@Jack’s (formerly Jazz@Jack’s). One of only a handful of women-owned such venues in the state... but now they're no more.

We can only hope the tide is truly turning: Black Lives Matter 2020

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Tides are a complicated dance between gravity and inertia. But tidal forces’ dependence on gravity can be a bit deceiving. Unlike gravity, tidal forces are much more dependent on distance than mass. So, the relatively small moon exerts a much stronger tidal force on Earth than the gargantuan sun because it is so much closer. Waves transmit

Where are the minority-owned businesses in Boulder County?

We were asked to create a list of black-owned businesses in Boulder County. We actually began working on this more than 6 weeks ago prior to being asked. The problem is, there is a small handful of black-owned businesses in Boulder County that we are aware of. After speaking to a few of them, we are not sure all of them want to focus on

F-Bombs. No, really…F You.

I’ve known several who have died directly because of COVID. Some had underlying conditions, and some were just going about their daily business in response and health care. Recently, someone I’ve known for most of my life succumbed after a valiant fight against the virus. Her passing just brought so much of my frustration and sadness to a boiling point. If silence is complicity, it

God Bless The Expendables

“How do you feel about being labeled, “An Essential?”

Spotlight on John Common

It’s impossible to talk about the singer-songwriter genre in Colorado without talking about John Common. His residency as a long-tenured laureate of sorts is as unimpeachable as his street cred.

We know that we can’t return to normal

Guest Column: Joseph Salazar Joseph A. Salazar is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to early 2019. Salazar is also an attorney with Smith, Shelton, Ragona and Salazar LLC. He focuses on employment law, civil rights and constitutional law. He is currently the Executive Director for Colorado Rising. We know that we

Trump’s numbers add up to one big scam

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA-DONATE NOW Written by Ashraf Shaikh Here's how the current actions of Donald Trump are a literal scam — the target of that scam is us, the taxpayer. The benefactor is, as always, Trump and those he likes. A few baseline facts: Feds are seizing masks and other coronavirus supplies from states and hospitals without a

Duly Noted – Zombie Nation Under Trump

HIAS is the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and they’ve been helping refugees all over the world of all different faiths and cultures for well over a century. This gunman had listened to President Trump’s non-stop drum beat of a “deadly caravan of murderous migrants” making its way from Central America.

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