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King Soopers employees are standing up for themselves, and in doing so they are part of a rising tide of organized labor in the United States that is one of just a few forces working for middle class and poor Americans.

Around 6:00pm on the evening of Tuesday, March 5 found me barreling north on I-25, hoping to reach the City Council chambers in Longmont by seven o’clock when the Council Meeting was scheduled to begin.

*Colorado’s economy*, according to a Business Insider ranking from January 19th, is 5th (from the top) among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Pretty good. So how is it that our roads are such a mess and in PK through grade 12 education US News puts us in the bottom half of states, at #30?

Longmont is listed among Michael Bloomberg’s We Are Still In directory of cities still committed to meeting or exceeding the goals of the Paris Climate Accords, despite the so far unrealized threat that the U.S. will withdraw from the Accords. [According to the agreement, we actually can’t withdraw until the year 2020, officially.]

If you don’t trust the police you are probably not going to report the crime. If you are concerned about your immigration status you are probably not going to report the crime. In many states, LGBTQ victims still are not protected by anti-discrimination laws, so why would they feel safe reporting a hate crime?

The Longmont Performing Arts Initiative is a community group made up of Longmont’s 7 major performing arts organizations.

Hi, Macie, I don't know if you like news tips, but in case you do, I'd like to share something that might help others. For days I've been getting phone calls from "Chase." It shows a phone number, but no message was left until yesterday.

Are you frustrated with the Electoral College process in our elections? Would you like to see that process improved to be fairer and easier to understand while still being constitutionally sound? Where every vote counts?

Only 15 of 53 schools are “Green Star” schools in St. Vrain Valley School District. Boulder Valley Schools have 39 out of 59 Green Star schools. Green Star schools have robust zero-waste education and programming including composting. Organics in the landfill produce methane gas which is 84 times more potent than CO2 in contributing to climate change. Composting at schools is very important.

The 2019 Colorado State Legislative Session began last week. This week committees will begin hearing bills, and referring them on to consideration by other committees, or to be debated by the full House or Senate.