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In the Service of Students: Educational Options in CO

January 22, 2018 Like 0 Sarah Hockel

America’s education system is mired in antiquity. What would happen to students if we stuck to one philosophy? Or, instead of the band aid approach to student struggles of more classes, more work, and more pressure, what if we advocated…

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A World of Hope: BOCO’s Opioid Crisis

January 22, 2018 Like 0 editor

With editing and contributions by De La Vaca Unless you’ve been abroad in a country without a drug problem, say the Netherlands or Portugal, you’ve likely heard about the opioid crisis happening here in the United States.

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Scene Stealers: Dec. 2017

January 20, 2018 Like 0 French Davis

Annie at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre Boulder’s favorite dinner theatre is offering up one of Broadway’s favorite classic musicals. The story of the spunky red-headed orphan, her dog Sandy and her trip to live with Daddy Warbucks is now playing at…

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GMOs: Neighbor Fued

September 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

We in Boulder County have front row seats in a drama being played out with plenty of audience participation. This story mimics great literature. There are impassioned and colorful characters, tensions between rural and urban ways of life, financial gain,…

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Summer Calendar: Your Guide to Festivals and Concerts During the Summer.

June 30, 2017 Like 0 editor

June 15 Summer Writing Program – All Day event Downtown Boulder Campus, Boulder. magazine.naropa.edu/2017-swp/ Free. Check website for schedule. Gloria Trevi vs Alejandra Guzmán – 8:00 p.m. Bellco Theatre, Colorado Convention Center, Denver. bellcotheatre.com $72 – $187 Maurizio Cattelan: Be…

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Coal Field History: The Long Strike

June 26, 2017 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

The towns and cities of Colorado’s coal fields were forever changed on April 1, 1910. That day was the beginning of the Long Strike. No one could have imagined the scope of the strike, as weeks turned to months and…

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Boulder’s Changing Infrastructure

June 26, 2017 Like 0 Michelle Polizzi

IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN BOULDER, you probably don’t think twice about your daily driving woes. But gridlocked roadways and pricey parking aren’t meaningless frustrations. They indicate that our population and living costs are soaring — and that we’re…

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Northern Coal Field History: Adolph Waneka

March 27, 2017 1 0 Nicholas Bernhard

The name behind Waneka Lake.

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2017 Best of the West: Readers’ Choice for Recreation

February 14, 2017 5 0 editor

Readers favorite parks, resorts and public services.

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Remembering BoCo: from coal town to larger community

January 4, 2017 Like 0 Deb Flomberg

Nannette Iatesta has similar memories of growing up among coal miners in Lafayette. "They were an unusual lot – soft and tenderhearted towards children, but they cussed a blue streak," she said. "It was just the language they used and…