Tag: aug 25 2016 issue
Former NIST director and notable physicist Katharine Gebbie dies at 84
Dr. Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, former director of the Physics Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and mentor to four Nobel...
‘Tree hugging and all of that’
In Civic Area Park, just in front of the Boulder Museum for Contemporary Art (BMoCA), grows a large American linden tree with fissured bark...
Advocates call for end to private immigration prisons
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would begin phasing out its contracts with private prisons, eventually ending the use of...
From weed to wine: Keeping the Marijuana farm small and local
In November, voters in as many as 12 states will see a marijuana legalization initiative on their ballots.
Marijuana is already legal for recreational use...
Steve says, ‘Hi.’
I’m on a phone interview,” Shawn Colvin yells — away from the phone — about 10 minutes into our chat. “It’s Steve,” she explains....
Connections between recently proposed legislation and antigovernment extremists threaten public lands...
Residents, transplants and visitors alike recognize Colorado as a pioneer in public land leadership. From forests like the White River National Forest to parks...
Fill up on bread
We’ve all been there: Sitting at dinner, surrounded by loved ones, and out comes a basket of bread. Without fail, someone says, “Don’t fill...
Treating marijuana producers like dirt
On Nov. 6, 2012 the people of Colorado decisively voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 passed with 55.3 percent of the vote.
In Boulder...
Crack the ‘egg’
I grew up long ago in the land of eggplant Parmesan. As an Italian Catholic kid in New England, the Friday meatless-meal rotation featured fried...
ICUMI (In case you missed it)
The joys of the internet
If you were walking down the street this morning, whistling a tune, kicking up your heels, marvelling at all the...
Letters: 8/25/16
‘Longest Hate’ superficial
I was very glad to see you address the issue of anti-Semitism in your August 4, 2016 article entitled “The Longest Hate.”...
Team USA, ready to wade
On the 11th of September, more than 400 people will coast through the Rocky Mountains, stopping in Vail. They will be from 25 different...
