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Election 2019 – Last Chance
If you plan to fill out your ballot this weekend, take a few minutes to read Richard Valenty's City Council candidate profiles and ballot issue analyses at his blog https://richardvalenty.com/election-2019/. Richard has been a student of Boulder [...]
Election 2019 – Richard Valenty
Before you fill out your ballots this year, take a few minutes to read Richard Valenty's City Council candidate profiles and ballot issue analyses at his blog https://richardvalenty.com/election-2019/ . Richard has been a student of Boulder politics [...]
Council candidates 2019
Dear Blue Line readers, The Blue Line won't be doing any municipal election coverage this year. We're just too busy to do it as well as we'd like to. We're sorry if you were counting on it, but never fear because this year, as in previous years, [...]
Here’s Your Homework
At the Blue Line we're not inclined to tell you how to vote but instead help you access the information you need to make an informed decision. To that end, here are some resources: NEW: Musings on the election, by Richard Valenty NEW: A [...]
How We Got Here, in Part
For newcomers, here is Al Bartlett's account of the citizens' efforts to establish Boulder's first growth boundary, back when Boulder had fewer than 40,000 people. This piece was originally posted to the Blue Line with Al's permission in [...]
Election 2017
Greetings from the Blue Line! This year, we are focusing our election coverage efforts on profiles of the Boulder City Council candidates. We are thrilled to have recruited former Colorado Daily reporter Richard Valenty to interview all of the [...]
Now Boarding, 2016 Edition
Screen clip from a Channel 8 recording of a Planning Board meeting In case you haven't heard: The City of Boulder is recruiting city residents to serve on its many volunteer boards and commissions. Serving on a city board or commission is one way [...]
Poll: Boulder’s Next Mayor
On Tuesday evening, November 17th, the new Boulder City Council will elect a mayor. Three council members have offered to serve: Matt Appelbaum, Suzanne Jones and Lisa Morzel. If you were on council, who would you choose? We're hosting a poll to [...]
Check Your Voter Registration
From a press release: Boulder County Elections Division encourages all voters to confirm their voter registration Boulder County, Colo. -- Boulder County Elections Division encourages all voters to periodically [...]
Save a Life
Dear Blue Line Readers, I hope you will be open to something completely different from the Blue Line today. I’m trying to help a friend. Her name is Masa Holle and she needs a kidney transplant. Masa, a Naropa grad with a master’s degree in [...]
