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Many Milliken residents are frustrated and seeking answers after receiving alarming water bills this summer. Many blame newly installed smart meters. Town officials said there's more to the story.
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Eldora Mountain ResortLeaders in the town of Nederland, in the mountains west of Boulder, hatched an unusual plan a few years back. They want to buy nearby Eldora Mountain ski resort. But it would cost the town at least $120 million – and some residents aren't sure it's going to work out financially. -
Photo of R.L. Maizes by Steve OlshanskyA struggling novelist sets off a social media firestorm in a new novel by Colorado author R.L. Maizes. A Complete Fiction raises sticky questions about who gets to tell someone else’s story. The novel recently won the 2026 Colorado Book Award for fiction.
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Boulder's tech and county leaders are on opposite sides of a proposed tax hike on Colorado's highest earners. Amendment 87 would replace Colorado's flat income tax with a graduated system, potentially raising billions for public services while fueling concerns about the state's business climate. -
Amendment 83 would add the right to hunt and fish to the state constitution. -
Israel’s military actions in Gaza have motivated a portion of the Democratic base to demand a policy shift. Some worry the focus on Israel drowns out other priorities and fuels antisemitism. -
The ballot measure would require schools and colleges to base athletic participation on a student’s sex as defined in the proposal. -
Election officials don’t think immigration officials will likely be at voting places though Justice Department plans to send observers. -
Election officials don’t think immigration officials will likely be at voting places though Justice Department plans to send observers, and will present in Adams County. Marty Lenz spoke with Colorado Sun Reporter Colleen Slevin.
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They bought a triplex to have a community without having to share a kitchen: “We are punks, but we're also adults, and we need to have some personal space.” -
Atrazine contamination is most widespread in the Midwest, but affected watersheds extend into Colorado and New Mexico. -
Oil, gas and coal are rebounding under the Trump administration. In Wyoming, it's a big win for the fossil fuel industry. -
New research finds the Upper Colorado River Basin lost an estimated 4.6 trillion gallons of groundwater during a severe drought, raising concerns about Western water supplies. -
Supporters say it would prevent attempts to limit hunting, while opponents worry it could complicate wildlife management.
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Satellites like NOAA and NASA’s GOES constellation have been an important fire science tool for years. Over the summer, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched the first three satellites of its FireSat program, and the first images taken by them were recently released.
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