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Black in Boulder

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It’s the Boulder liberal attitude versus the KKK,” says Derrick Jones, a black professor at Naropa living in Boulder. He’s trying to decide what’s worse...

Silent screams

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Ryan Partridge stands in his North Boulder kitchen making pour-over coffee for himself and his parents. His eyelids are closed as he feels around...

2023 Vote Guide

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Let’s be honest: Voting can feel overwhelming. Don’t be embarrassed. We’re journalists, we understand feeling cynical and burned out. But we also know voting is...

Weird sex laws in the U.S.

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Back in the 1700s, U.S. law wasn’t too kind to people who...

Oh Canada!

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photos and additional reporting by Ted Wood, The Story Group It’s a familiar story: a rich country develops oil fields in a heavily indebted nation with...

Why Putin chose Trump to get even with Clinton

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During a 2014 installment of CNN’s State of the Union, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) noted, “...without American leadership organizing Europe and the world, you...

Los Seis de Boulder

At 9:47 p.m. on May 27, 1974, a car parked near Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder exploded with so much force that it shook buildings and homes for miles around and could be heard throughout most of the city. The explosion killed the car’s three young occupants ...

Alcoholics Anonymous struggles to stay relevant as secular programs gain momentum

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On Wednesday nights, the basement of Boulder’s Pine Street Church fills to capacity for the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting. Facilitators lead the group...

Born dead

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Alone and bleeding, Jordan MacTaggart could do little but listen to the bullets whizzing over his head or bouncing off the small pile of rocks that made up his inadequate hiding place. He tightened the tourniquet around his bloody, right upper thigh and waited, maybe...

An entertaining 20 years: Looking back at Boulder’s music history

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Twenty years ago, Boulder was a very different place. Commercially, that is. Geographically, the basics remained the same. The nightlife, for the most part, centered around Pearl Street and the Hill (though recently, the Puritans on city council have done their ...

Turning Point

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Everything changed at approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 17. That’s the moment when Mark Martinez and Joey Irwin were tragically killed when the Martinez...

Risky business

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It didn’t take long for the Rayback, a food truck park, bar and event space, to become a beloved Boulder institution. People gather around...