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Husband hopes $353 million award in death of Colorado cyclist Gwen Inglis sends message to drivers

December 12, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

A Jefferson County jury awarded $353 million in damages to the estate and husband of Colorado champion cyclist Gwen Inglis in the case of her death by a driver under the influence.

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Colorado Media Project Matching Grant ends Dec. 31st, 2022

December 6, 2022 Like 0 redtornado

News happens everywhere, every day. Help YS reach our goal of $5,000 by Dec. 31, 2022, and Colorado Media Project will match us. #newsCOneeds #GivingNewsMonth With many communities suffering from news deserts, it is rare to have true local, community journalism. Yet Yellow Scene…

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Free meals will be offered in most Colorado school districts next year. Is yours one of them?

December 6, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Many Colorado school districts, including Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Aurora, and Adams 12, plan to offer free school meals to all students starting in the fall of 2023 through a new state program funded with a voter-approved tax measure affecting high…

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Statement in SCOTUS Case of 303 Creative v. Elenis from National LGBTQ Task Force and Out Boulder County

December 5, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Just two weeks after a shooter killed 5 people, injured 18, and traumatized so many others at Club Q in Colorado Springs, the United States Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in an anti-LGBTQ public accommodations discrimination case from…

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Dear Nathaniel Rateliff; A Concert Review & Love Poem

December 4, 2022 Like 0 redtornado

Hey Nathaniel Rateliff, I did not mean to omit, The words expected of me to write, after seeing you almost a year ago tonight. I am really sorry it’s taken me so long, to get around to writing about the…

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Sticker Shock Biggest Barrier to Protecting Communities from Wildfire

December 2, 2022 Like 0 Guest Contributor

As the United States and other nations work to strengthen and reconfigure power grids to accommodate the electrification of automobiles, home heating and other aspects of modern life, engineers say now is the time to move power distribution lines underground…

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Winter Sports: Olympic-level Training in Our Backyard

November 28, 2022 Like 0 Melayna Alicea

With more than 70 Olympians living in Boulder alone, Boulder County has become something of a haven for athletes. As we prepare to enter into our winter months, we took a look at the Olympic-level training opportunities that BOCO has…

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Citizens of Superior and Louisville Aren’t Giving Up the Fight Against Unwanted Development

November 25, 2022 2 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Developers have found ways to bypass local opposition, including community and city trustee votes, to continue projects that should have been rejected If community push-back, irreversible environmental impacts, and increased traffic congestion are not enough reasons to oppose new development,…

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A Conversation with Sampson Hellerman, drummer from Ripe

November 22, 2022 1 0 Thomas Rutherford

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Sampson Hellerman, drummer from the LA-based funk and soul band Ripe ahead of their show at the Boulder Theater on Dec. 5. Insightful, open and funny, Hellerman spoke to me about…

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The Town of Erie hosts a memorial for the victims of Club Q

November 21, 2022 Like 0 redtornado

Tonight from 5-7 PM at the Erie Town Hall, 545 Holbrook Ave in Erie, local residents, and elected officials gathered. Those in attendance included Erie Mayor Justin Brooks, Trustee Emily Baer, Trustee Ari Harrison, Town Administrator Malcolm Fleming, Deputy Town…