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Local jurisdictions navigate air space for drone photography

This story first appeared at the Colorado Freedom of Information coalition website.    While the Colorado legislature has dismissed several attempts to regulate unmanned aerial systems...

Naomi Klein: Climate change will make world “meaner and uglier”

Journalist, social activist and bestselling author Naomi Klein addressed a packed house at the University of Colorado Boulder Thursday about the battle between capitalism and climate...

Criminalizing homelessness comes at staggering cost

Eric Schwartz knows the cost of anti-homeless laws. Every time he's ticketed for illegal camping in Boulder, he spends three days in jail. Tickets are $250 each,...

Poor Jeb

Poor Jeb. When they write the 2016 campaign books, the Poor Jeb chapter will inevitably be set in Boulder, the site of the third GOP...

The World Series and mid-term exam anxieties trumped GOP debate in...

The No Name Bar only has one TV, and the Republican debate wasn’t on it. Debate fever, it seems, didn’t extend much beyond the campus...

Reader’s view: What Boulder can teach GOP candidates

Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones weighs in on what Republican presidential candidates can learn from Boulder, the city hosting tonight's debate.  On Wednesday, Boulder is...

Wiretap: Alabama judge: Give blood or go to jail

Blood payment Facing prison time for a court-ordered fine you can't afford to pay? An Alabama judge says there's a way out: "Give blood or go to jail."...

Reader’s view: Boulder’s “Bike Lives Matter” trivializes racial injustice

Biking to work a few days ago in Boulder, I was greeted by signs proclaiming that “bike lives matter” along a controversial section of...

Homebrew: Aurora convict back in prison after clerical mistake, but should...

Big mistake If a convict gets accidentally released and starts a family, takes a steady job and gets his life back on track, is it OK to...

Students say testing doesn’t work; lawmakers and Governor wrangle over opt...

The first day it was four degrees. On the second day, the needle jumped to 15 degrees, and the sign-waving students celebrated. Those two...