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Small but mighty
Part of Amy Yarger’s work at the Butterfly Pavilion is to boost biodiversity — an increasingly daunting task.
“People often say, ‘Pollinators are cool —...
Brewing discontent
It was dusk by the time votes were counted on Tuesday, Jan. 24. A representative for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) tallied the...
Wave your flag
When it comes to flags, Ted Kaye calls it like he sees it.
“Denver’s is great,” he says. “Centennial has a pretty good flag” and...
Small businesses, big impacts
Microplastics are everywhere. The small bits of plastic — anywhere from about the size of a sesame seed to a tenth of the size of...
Boulder County calls for regulation of leaded aviation gas
The Boulder County Commissioners voted on Jan. 17 to support an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding that could create regulatory standards for lead emissions...
Colorado River ‘cuts’
The seven Colorado River Basin states missed a Jan. 31 federal deadline to come up with a plan to reduce their use of the...
News Briefs
ARPA funds expand mental health and social resilience programs
The Boulder County Board of Commissioners allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)...
News Briefs: Feb. 16, 2023
Boulder County District Attorney’s Office releases in-depth disparity analysis
The Boulder County District Attorney’s (DA) Office, in collaboration with Prosecutor Performance Indicators (PPI), the Colorado...
Troubled waters
Zoe Rhodes-Wolin, a ninth grader at Boulder High School, bikes to school with her little sister along Boulder Creek Path, until Rhodes-Wolin recently decided...
Clean code
Renters living on the Hill — most of them students — voiced concerns that a new trash ordinance doesn’t address root causes of the...
News Briefs: Feb. 23, 2023
County Voter turnout report available
Boulder County Elections Division released its 2022 post-election data report and map that shows voter registration statistics, voter turnout, how...
Improving the system
A number of district attorneys’ offices across Colorado, including Boulder’s, have released data revealing racial and ethnic inequality in their prosecution processes.
The eight participating...
