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Marijuana raid in North Metro area nets 16 arrests

January 25, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

The Californication of Colorado took a big step forward on Wednesday, at least in terms of law enforcement actions aimed at marijuana growers. A coordinated raid by the North Metro Drug Task Force on 25 homes, including several in Adams…

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Erie quick to tackle fracking, but limited in options

January 25, 2012 Like 1 Greg Campbell

The town of Erie is moving forward with plans to mitigate, as much as it can with its limited authority over oil and gas operations, potential hazards posed by well operators who use hydraulic fracturing to extract resources. Fracking—the process…

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Jared Polis is a hoopy frood (and that’s a good thing)

January 25, 2012 Like 1 Greg Campbell

Boulder Rep. Jared Polis was singled out last week by ColoradoPols for something that’s all too rare in politics—a refreshingly savvy voice in his online musings, from his Twitter feed to a recent “Ask me anything” appearance on Reddit, where…

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Adams 12 dust-up over school board pick

January 24, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

How long does it take to fill a vacancy on a local school board? State statute requires a decision within 60 days, but Adams 12 Five Star Schools made theirs after no more than 20 minutes of interviews with three…

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The Bolder Life: I Dream in Triple Berry

January 24, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

Everyone has a local watering hole. A place where they can show up after not showering for two days—wearing stretchy pants, a holey t-shirt and muddy hiking boots. A place where the bartenders know your full name, drink order, birth…

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Will Trader Joe’s Bring Two-Buck Chuck to Boulder?

January 20, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

Don’t say you haven’t done it—there you are in a Trader Joe’s grocery store in California or New York faced with a wall of nearly identical Charles Shaw wine bottles in all the popular varietals for $1.99 each and before…

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The Bolder Life: It’s All About Tonight!

January 19, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

It’s probably been a pretty rough week for you. A lot of you had Monday off, which was cool, but put you behind at work for the rest of the week! Some of you braved the wind and the cold…

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Boulder might eliminate jury trials for municipal fines

January 18, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

From the ever-expanding “only in Boulder” file, readers of the Daily Camera were reminded of the many nit-picky infractions that carry the potential of jail time. They include such crimes as failing to shovel snow off your sidewalk, skateboarding on…

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Colorado medical marijuana businesses brace for federal crackdown

January 13, 2012 Like 13 Greg Campbell

Ever since the Great Green Rush of 2009, which saw an unprecedented surge of medical marijuana ganjapreneurialism in Colorado, dispensary owners and commercial cannabis growers have only had to contend with state and local officials to remain in business. But…

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Online schools to get more state oversight

January 12, 2012 Like 5 Greg Campbell

The state Board of Education is tightening the screws on cyber-schools that critics say have been fleecing the state by collecting money but delivering sub-par education to an ever-increasing base of students who get their instructions online rather than in…