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Young families living out of cars. Surgery patients, sent from the hospital back to the street. Limited resources. Freezing temperatures, and few safe, warm places in which to seek shelter. Even fewer solutions. Continue reading
Traci Lundstrom practices yoga on a sunny afternoon at home.
The day Traci Lundstrom walked back into a cramped room at Boulder County Jail, it felt different. As an inmate, she’d taken her first yoga class here. Now, Lundstrom was teaching a class of her own. Continue reading
They can hear you now.
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Good news: you can officially donate your rotary phone to the Smithsonian (that is, if you’re one of the two people in the country who still has a landline). Cellphone tracking has come to emergency call centers in Denver, which means that 911 has a better shot of finding you, no matter where you’re calling from. Continue reading
Hate is on the rise
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In a report that is likely shocking to nobody, the F.B.I. found that the rate of hate crimes has risen 17 percent since 2016 — and the actual number might be even higher. Hate crimes are often under-reported; this past year, large police departments in Miami and Las Vegas reported zero hate crimes at all…which seems a little difficult to believe. Continue reading
Thoughts and prayers are not enough
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It’s been less than two weeks since a gunman murdered 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. On Wednesday night, a different gunman walked into Borderline Bar in Southern California and murdered 12 people. Continue reading
ALEJANDRA WILCOX, reporter: Bernie Sanders’ appearance on the CU Boulder campus last month highlighted how significant the coming midterms are to Colorado and the nation.
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BERNIE SANDERS: And let me tell you that the midterm election taking place on November 6 is the most important midterm election in the modern history of this country. Continue reading
In the wake of a massacre
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Barely a week ago, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue on the Jewish Sabbath and murdered 11 people. The alleged murder has pleaded not guilty.
This shooting is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in American history — and it came at the tail end of a week of hate crimes. Continue reading
Crime at home
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If you’re anything like me, you were glued to your Twitter feed on Wednesday morning. As the news about the various attempted bombings across the U.S. was breaking that morning, Fidel Jamarillo held a woman hostage at a Boulder hair salon for over two hours. Continue reading
The opioid crisis hits close to home
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Two Colorado pharmacists pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing and distributing opioids this past Wednesday. Among other controlled substances, one of the pharmacists filled a prescription for 1,500 morphine 30mg tablets and 400 morphine 60mg tablets. The other pharmacist dispensed 840 oxycodone 30mg tablets. Prosecutors argued the pharmacists “knew or should have known” the prescription weren’t needed for medicinal purposes. Continue reading
Getting back to your roots
Mugshot of Joseph DeAngelo, the alleged Golden State Killer. Photo courtesy of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department.
The science behind how law enforcement caught the alleged Golden State Killer is making headlines again. A recent study found that if you have European ancestry, it’s highly likely you could be traced through familial DNA in public genealogical databases. How likely? Continue reading
Under the Flatirons 2018 