‘Featured’ Archives
Be Careful What You Wish For
Mountain bikers: Are you sure you want access to the trails west of town? It may not be such a good idea. Attaining access to the busy, historic trail corridors between Chautauqua and the South Mesa Trail trailhead could easily backfire. Because [...]
What Lies Behind the Door That 2B Opens?
Boulder city ballot issue 2B is a key that opens the door for Boulder citizens to take control of our energy future. Simply put, 2B replaces the franchise fee we all pay on our Xcel bills with a Utility Occupation Tax--- same amount, different [...]
Geronimo Hot Shots
The First Nations People make up a large portion of the "Hot Shot" teams through out the USA. They travel all over the United States fighting forest fires, etc, where ever they are called. Its a place where our Warriors can be Warriors, [...]
Register to Vote!
The Midterm Elections are around the corner and the voter registration deadline is approaching. Have you moved recently and need to update your address? Want to request a mail-in ballot? Or are you a late bloomer and still need to register to vote [...]
Fair Elections Now
The Fair Elections Now Act for Congressional Campaigns In March 2009, the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 752 and H.R. 1826) was introduced in the Senate by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and in the House of Representatives by [...]
Wildfire!
Glen Delman took these photos from north Broadway yesterday and kindly submitted them to the Blue Line.
Ignorance is Bruce
Three November state ballot issues—Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61—would collectively cripple state and local governments in Colorado and have so far drawn strong support among the electorate, despite near universal opposition from [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 6. Recommendations
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the final part in a six part series extracted from the report. PLAN-Boulder County believes that Boulder County is a special place. Our [...]
Does Dense Make Sense? Part 5. Affordable Housing
Editor's note: PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the fifth part in a six part series extracted from the report. The Boulder City Council has adopted an affordable housing goal of 10% of all [...]
Recession, Lending Take a Toll on Development in Boulder
Construction of new for-sale housing declined during the first half of 2010, reflecting the difficulty in obtaining financing and the lingering effects of the recession. Boulder’s economy was much more resilient than that on the national level but [...]
