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Preaching Truth To Power

January 24, 2025 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words. I’ll write the words too, because the pressure of my disgust needs relief. The world saw a powerful display of speaking truth to power on Tuesday at the National Cathedral.…

National Issues

Will Trump’s Executive Orders Hold Up in Court?

January 21, 2025 Like 0 Julie River

After Donald J. Trump was sworn back into the office of President on Tuesday, he immediately went to work trying to single-handedly rewrite the law by issuing a flurry of very controversial executive orders aimed at everything from transgender rights…

News

When Lethal Force Becomes the Default: The Death of Jeannette Alatorre

January 21, 2025 Like 0 Ray Manzari

Jeannette Alatorre’s death ignites a legal battle as local media and next of kin challenge Boulder’s handling of the fatal encounter and its commitment to police transparency. The Incident The death of 51-year-old Jeannette Alatorre at the hands of Boulder…

Politics

Donald in Denver: Community Prepares for New Trump Admin

January 17, 2025 1 0 Guest Contributor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Vince Chandler – 919-971-2112 On Eve of Inauguration, City And Community Leadership Discuss How Denver Can Support Marginalized Communities In Second Trump Administration and Reflect On Lessons Learned From The First Denver, COLO – City…

Housing

Open Shelters Weekend of Jan 17th, 2025 – English and Spanish

January 17, 2025 1 0 redtornado

If you see someone on the streets this weekend, please help get them to shelter. The subzero temps will be deadly. City of Boulder The city and county Extreme Weather Shelter will be set up in the Age Well wing…

Music Scene

Denver Bluegrass Band, Big Richard, Takes the Stage | Spotlight

January 16, 2025 Like 0 Mary-Beth Skylis

This Valentine’s Day, Big Richard will take the Boulder Theater stage to celebrate love with traditional bluegrass and old-time tunes. The four-piece band joined forces in 2021 for a festival and has stuck together ever since. Now, Bonnie Sims, Joy…

Online News

Dear Pete,

January 15, 2025 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Dear Pete, I watched your confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Forces Committee with great interest, Don’t feel either singled out or special. I watch everything on Earth with great interest. It was somewhat disappointing to hear your regular references…

Local

Students for Justice in Palestine Sue CU Boulder Over Being Punished for a Pro-Palestine Protest

January 13, 2025 Like 0 Julie River

It’s hard to imagine where the anti-war movements during the Vietnam War and the Iraq War would have been without the action taken on college campuses. College campuses have long been the focal point of such movements, and their input…

Online News

Just Don’t Call Me Late To Dinner

January 13, 2025 1 0 Steve Nelson

Last week a Kentucky federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s effort to extend Title IX protections to transgender students. The issue driving the ruling was the expectation that teachers and administrators use a student’s preferred pronouns. Republican backlash over…

Housing

Homelessness in Boulder County: Progress and Nationwide Lessons

January 10, 2025 Like 0 Jason Collins

Over the past few years, homelessness in Boulder County has reached crisis levels, with the worst of the crisis occurring in 2023. Since its implementation in 2017, the city’s homelessness strategy has helped somewhat to decline these levels in 2024.…