College students across the nation have risked arrest and expulsion to demand that institutions of higher learning cut financial ties with Israel and/or weapons suppliers, or at least disclose where the money is going...

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 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 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...

Forest under threat I bet you didn’t know that millions of acres of Colorado’s biodiverse, carbon-storing forests are on the chopping block. That’s because much of this unprecedented logging is...

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 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...

By Kevin J. Krizek The Boulder Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a quarterly lunch for roughly 60 people invested in transport safety. At the event, I experienced a profound sense...

Colorado’s Front Range is positioned as the only feasible north-south corridor between the coasts where Amtrak’s three major long-distance routes (Southwest Chief, California Zephyr and Empire Builder) can be directly...

Relocate Weed Warriors from Walker Ranch By Christel Markevich Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) recently asked for volunteers to pull weeds along the Walker Ranch Loop trail through...

As a Community Connector for the Civic Area Phase 2 project, I work in the space where the ideas of our community meet the practical steps we must take to...

By Roxanne Peterson There’s an awful lot going on at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) these days, and the long-awaited day center has not even been implemented yet....

By Dr. Samuel Leguizamon Grant(he/they/we) Not that long ago, Desmond Tutu, who played a key role in the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa, offered us a definition of...

Elected office is earned Peter Salas is dismayed that “two women of color are being challenged in their respective races.” (“Dems and DEI,” March 4) To him I say: Nothing...

By Pete Salas “We must also realize that privileged groups never give up their privileges voluntarily.”  — Martin Luther King Jr. The cloud of privileged hypocrisy has once again settled...

First, do no harm The Baseline Project from Foothills Parkway to US 36 is intended to improve safety. Intersections have been redesigned with very tight right turns to slow vehicles...

Saturday night, a small group gathered to celebrate the advocacy work of one woman: Bobbi Christensen. Christensen lives in Lafayette with her twin sister, father and niece along with two...

The Conservative Political Action Conferences (CPAC) were once fringe events. Since Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party, they represent the mainstream of the right wing. CPAC get-togethers started out as...