It’s a sunny morning, with no clouds overhead–a perfect day for shooting prairie dogs. Mark Mason is dressed in Carhart coveralls and a camouflage cap emblazoned with the logo of his group, the Varmint Militia. Patches decorate his khaki jacket: One has the NRA insignia and the other, which bears…

Ann Mygatt and other owners of mountain property in Boulder County are literally fighting an uphill battle. After a harrowing drive up a one-mile stretch of the steep and narrow Nancy Mine Road, Mygatt and her son arrive at a clearing where she hopes her future home will stand. Mygatt’s…

Only two out of eight glass-recycling bins remain standing outside the King Soopers store at Ninth Avenue and Downing Street. The mouths of the other six are turned toward the store wall–a sign, perhaps, of the chain’s decision to wean its customers of their glass-recycling habits. The air inside the…