When Ken Lund decided to move from the private to the public sector, he really didn’t know what was in store. “I describe it this way: It’s thirty years of programs in search of a strategy,” he said. But that strategy was ultimately found, he told attendees at the third…
The NBA trade deadline is thirteen days away — just enough time to quell that gnawing feeling in the gut telling you that, well, Kevin Garnett is old, and he has a lot of money left on that two-year contract, but he sure would shore up that interior defense. And,…
Because bicycling continues be a popular mode of transportation for traveling around the city, the safety of cyclists is a growing concern among riders and city officials. But some community members and activist organizations think the city needs to take things even further — an opinion they’re expected to express…
As Colorado lawmakers attempt to figure out the federal government’s stance on Amendment 64, a potential light at the end of the tunnel popped up on Tuesday. Representatives Jared Polis and Earl Blumenauer unveiled the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, a measure that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at…
Colorado Democrat leaders proposed an array of gun control measures today that would lead to comprehensive state policy changes. The proposed legislation addresses assault-rifle ownership, modernizing the current background check system, a high-capacity magazine ban and strengthening mental health resources…
A bill that would grant undocumented immigrant students in-state tuition in Colorado is set to go before a Senate Appropriations Committee next week. Senate Bill 33, aka Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET), breezed through a hearing by a Senate Education Committee with a bipartisan vote of 6-3…
The uproar over photos and messages associated with the Twitter account of Overland High’s Carly McKinney, aka CarlyCrunkBear, offers a cautionary tale about the ways in which social media has changed the professional landscape. But a new bill headed to the Colorado legislature could make losing one’s job for imprudent…
After 33 years, Boulder’s Left Hand Books is closing its doors. Since it was founded in 1979, the bookstore has offered alternative books and periodicals by such noted authors such as Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky. According to Louise Knapp, a member of the bookstore collective, closing the store became…
According to a press release from the In Defense of Animals organization and a corroborating story in the Boulder Daily Camera, $3,000 has been raised to put toward a memorial for an elk — known as Big Boy to some Boulder residents — shot by a Boulder cop on New…
At noon, two days after a Senate committee voted to approve a bill allowing same-sex civil unions, a sizable crowd of “pro-marriage” supporters rallied on the steps of the State Capitol building. A similar gathering took place in May last year following the failure of another civil union bill. But…
With the public speaking out overwhelmingly against hydraulic fracturing in Boulder County, the board of commissioners voted unanimously to temporarily extend the existing moratorium on processing drill permits until June 10, 2013. And while the decision didn’t please everyone, many saw it as a step in the right direction. “Extend…
Although Colorado has led the way in the effort to legalize small amounts of marijuana, it’s another bill that may just push the state into the 21st century: the Colorado Civil Unions Act. After dying on the legislative floor last year, the bill will be heard and debated at 1:30…
The first meeting of the Denver City Council’s Amendment 64 Committee, held yesterday afternoon, concluded with few answers but a big pile of questions. The most pressing of the latter might also be the most formidable: Can the committee accomplish its goals within a very tight timeline?…
The final tally from last weekend’s NFL playoff game goes beyond the scoreboard for Colorado: Colorado also lost twelve prime lamb chops that Governor John Hickenlooper shipped across the country to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to pay off a bet debt. But first, he ate a little crow on the…
