The Boulder County Commissioners voted this morning to extend the current moratorium on oil and gas development in the county for another 3 1/2 years through […]
Students protest standardized tests
Students around Colorado are set to take the state’s new standardized Colorado Measures of Academic Success test this week. But many seniors at Fairview High in […]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen
From 2011-2012, Laura Kasinof reported for the New York Times from Yemen, covering anti-government protests and conflict that was part of the political upheaval unfolding across […]
Boulder County Commissioners to consider fracking moratorium extension
The Boulder County Commissioners will hear public comment today as they consider whether to extend the current moratorium on oil and gas activity in the county. […]
The Sand Creek Massacre: Chief Niwot
The Sand Creek Massacre occurred at dawn on November 29, 1864, approximately 675 U.S. volunteer soldiers (including Boulder’s local Company D) attacked a village of about […]
Women and the 2014 mid-term elections
The Colorado Independent’s editor, Susan Greene, sits down with two of Colorado’s leading female politicians — Rep. Amy Stephens (R – Castle Rock) and House Majority […]
Segregation in Denver Public Schools: Oral History Project
The History Colorado Center in Denver is partnering with KGNU on an oral history project to document the stories of those in Denver who were directly […]
Sand Creek Massacre: 150 Year Anniversary
In the early morning of November 29, 1864, with the fate of the Union still uncertain, part of the First Colorado and nearly all of the […]