{"id":1246,"date":"2010-04-21T20:13:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T02:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?page_id=1246"},"modified":"2014-10-12T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T23:33:14","slug":"the-origin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?page_id=1246","title":{"rendered":"The Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThroughout the campaigning process, Gov Paddock, editor of the Daily Camera, provided support to members of the Committee and gave them advice about who to talk to and what actions to take. With the help of Paddock and other Boulder citizens, the hard work of the Blue Line Committee eventually paid off: 76% of Boulder\u2019s voters gave their approval to a Blue Line charter amendment . . .\u201d <\/strong>from a history<\/a> of the 1959 amendment<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aided by an informed citizenry and a newspaper with balanced reporting, early community leaders were able to fashion better solutions for Boulder’s future. \u00a0Unlike other communities that accepted suburban sprawl and unlimited commercialism as their preferred form of development, Boulder \u00a0chose a compact urban form, always scrutinizing the promised benefits of\u00a0growth.\u00a0 We honor those efforts of past community activists, visionary city leaders, and enlightened businesspeople that have created this world famous oasis called Boulder, Colorado.<\/p>\n

A lot has changed in the fifty years since the Blue Line amendment in 1959.\u00a0 The city has grown\u00a0and\u00a0the Internet has made\u00a0the relationship between print media and how Boulder\u2019s residents get their news dramatically different.\u00a0More and more people have turned to the Internet for their news sources because of the instant access to a broader range of topics and approaches than any single newspaper can provide.\u00a0 People demand respectful and informed discussion of issues on blogs, and many appreciate email and social media announcements of new stories on important issues.<\/p>\n

A few days after the November, 2009 municipal election, a group of concerned citizens got together to analyze the election results and reflect on the ways information about ballot issues and candidates had been disseminated to voters.\u00a0 Anonymous flyers, anonymous Facebook pages and anonymous blog entries were reaching voters who had no way to assess their accuracy.\u00a0 Our group of concerned citizens decided it was time to step in, fill the gap, and provide a source of reliable, in-depth news, analysis and opinion.\u00a0 We built a website and named it “The Blue Line” to honor one of Boulder’s most important<\/a> grass-roots efforts to preserve our city and its environment from the degradation that comes from uncontrolled growth.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Blue Line! \u00a0Our volunteer writers and editors come from all aspects of Boulder\u2019s active community.\u00a0 We cover local government, environment, schools and community issues.\u00a0 We welcome debate and commentary. \u00a0Submissions of news, analysis and opinion that are cogent and factual will be selected for publication.\u00a0 We have one hard and fast rule, however:\u00a0 all submissions, whether articles or blog comments, must be signed; that is, you must use your real name to participate.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy reading the Blue Line and will choose to join in our effort to continue the questioning that is the duty and privilege of an informed citizen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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