By Readers like you - September 11,2024

Arts belong downtown

A central hub helps artists and community thrive

By Readers like you - September 10,2024

Arts budget cuts hurt kids

Restore city funding to protect crucial programs for Boulder County children

By Jenn Ochs - August 26,2024

Acquired disability: How a cancer diagnosis put me in a wheelchair

BW columnist shares her story of illness and survival

By Nicole Speer - August 19,2024

Wisdom for the wages

How one local lab pays employees a living wage and stays solvent

By Readers like you - August 19,2024

Demand a livable wage

Workers deserve more than mere survival, former small business owner writes

By none - August 13,2024

Rocky Flats is not a refuge

How a Colorado bike trail is being used to cover up a deadly Cold War relic

By Jenn Ochs - July 23,2024

The wheels on the bus

I rely on public transit and ride share for my transportation. I prefer traveling in the summer and fall because of the weather: There aren’t heaters at bus stops. Shade...

By none - July 15,2024

Opportunity costs

In Boulder County, the promise of public education as the great equalizer is challenged by the stark realities of school funding, economic disparity and educational inequities. Financial barriers often prevent...

By Jenn Ochs - June 24,2024

Outward bound

Contrary to popular belief, there are a few benefits to being a wheelchair user. Adaptive recreation is one of them. I’ve always been adventurous. Growing up, I practically lived at...

By Zoe DeVito - June 24,2024

Via: Mobility needs unmet for 1,000 locals

“My husband, Albert, is a retired police officer. He is 87 years old and has had multiple surgeries. Recently, his right leg was amputated above the knee. He uses a...

By none - June 10,2024

From pollution to solution

By Alejandro Murillo Boulder, a beacon of environmental consciousness, faces a pivotal moment in its quest for climate justice. The Valmont Power Station, once a bastion of industrial progress, now...

By Jenn Ochs - May 28,2024

Ms. Ochs goes to Washington

Last month, I wrote about the difficulties of traveling for wheelchair users (“Inaccessible world,” April 22). Not long after, I took a solo flight to Washington, D.C. for the Disability...

By none - May 28,2024

Imagine! the future

By Fred Hobbs There are some significant changes coming soon that will transform the way Boulder and Broomfield County citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) access services. The changes...

By none - May 14,2024

The progressives’ Palestine dilemma

By Tom Shelley As I write this, I am having trouble staying on top of what is happening at this or that university campus. It’s wonderful that so much protesting...

By none - May 14,2024

Disturbing the peace

By Sean Bodhivajra Scanlan President Biden went on camera recently  to wag his finger at all those naughty schoolchildren throughout the country, who, instead of staying home to do their...

By none - May 6,2024

Balance, not betrayal

By Nicole Speer and Mark Wallach Last month, the Boulder Weekly published a lengthy recitation of grievances and claims of betrayal by the city from some in Boulder’s arts community...

By Jenn Ochs - April 22,2024

Inaccessible world

Being a wheelchair user requires a lot of planning. Any travel demands that I plan ahead.  I can’t swallow so I need to make sure I always have plenty of...

By none - April 17,2024

Think globally, act locally

By Micha K. Ben David Why are Israel’s actions in Gaza a climate justice issue in Boulder County?  As I write this, over 1,000 Israeli civilians have been murdered by...