It began with a sign reading "Be excellent to each other," which I printed from my computer in Gothic type and taped to my workspace. I was about to launch into a series of temporary jobs to supplement my freelance writing income.
Breaking News: People at Harvard read a lot.
With hot summer days ahead, what better way to treat yourself than enjoying a childhood indulgence: ice cream. From decadently sweet to decidedly sinful, the flavors are endless, and a good ice cream shop is never too far away.
A day after a wildfire forced the evacuation of 223 houses near Boulder, Colorado, residents of the fire-damaged Lefthand Canyon area began returning to their homes Saturday.
A series of large grass fires destroyed more than 30 homes Friday in at least three towns in Oklahoma, local and state officials reported, while another blaze raged outside the Colorado city of Boulder.
From his home in Manhattan, the performer bikes his way to better health and cleaner air.
Police in Boulder, Colorado, want to talk to the older brother of JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old girl slain at home on Christmas night 14 years ago, the Ramsey family's attorney said.
A panel disscuss the latest news that investigators want to re-interview JonBenet Ramsey's brother.
Residents in Boulder, Colorado, were allowed to return to their homes Saturday after an area wildfire forced an estimated 1,700 people to evacuate.
A wildfire in Boulder, Colorado continued to burn Friday, but could begin to weaken overnight because of lower temperatures and higher humidity, the local Sheriff's Office said.
Residents forced from their homes by a wildfire near Loveland, Colorado, were allowed to return briefly on Tuesday to retrieve some of their belongings, while firefighters continued to battle the blaze that officials say is now 35 percent contained.
Investigators determined the Loveland-area fire was initially ignited by someone who was burning leaves and branches.
A brush fire that had scorched some 700 acres in north-central Colorado had burned two houses and was threatening dozens more, an official said Monday.
Airplanes and helicopters drop retardants on a fire in Loveland, Colorado, that has burned hundreds of acres.
Residents displaced by a giant wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, began returning home Sunday while, 40 miles to the north, another fire forced mandatory evacuations west of Loveland.
Calm weather Saturday aided the containment effort against a large wildfire that encroached into Boulder, Colorado.
Firefighters reported progress Friday night after battling a Colorado wildfire that had been pushed into the city of Boulder by blustery winds earlier in the day.
Authorities say they are opening up parts of evacuated areas in Boulder County so residents can return home.
Authorities in Boulder, Colorado, warned some residents to prepare to evacuate Thursday as winds gusting as high as 50 mph threatened to drive a raging wildfire out of the hills and into city limits.
CNN's Casey Wian talks to a family who lost their home to a fast-moving fire in Colorado.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency as firefighters battled a 7,100-acre blaze near Boulder.
Cloud cover, cooler temperatures and a little bit of rain assisted firefighters battling a wildfire west of Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Wednesday.
A wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, has engulfed thousands of acres and forced residents to evacuate.
Police discovered three bodies inside a Boulder, Colorado business after getting reports of multiple shots fired.
Progressive Catholic groups vented outrage Friday over the decision of a Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts to rescind the admission of an 8-year-old student because his parents are lesbians.
Advocates for improved school nutrition hope the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a bill cleared for a final vote by the Senate this past Wednesday, might pave the way for lunch programs across the country to replicate the success of a deliciously successful pilot project in Berkeley, California.
Gay and lesbian groups are attacking a decision by the archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, not to re-enroll a child in a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, next year because the child's parents are lesbians.
iReporter Zac Mitchell catches the aftermath of a midair plane collision in Boulder, Colorado.
Two planes collided in midair Saturday in Boulder, Colorado, killing three people, authorities said.
This primer reminds you of what you can and can't recycle -- and why.
It's 7 a.m. when I park in front of Jim Collins' house in Boulder, Colo. He's already out front, slim and wiry, his 50 years given away by nearly-white hair. Collins looks up from sorting piles of hooks, harnesses, ropes and cantilevered clasps. "Want to see where we're going?" he says. Collins is energized, caffeinated, enthused -- which seems to be his natural state. If he were a dog, he'd be a Jack Russell terrier.
I often get asked what I do during my free time. The nature of this job is such that there really isn't much downtime. I usually work from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., and spend a few hours catching up on e-mail when I get home.
In the tenth installment, Rep. Polis promotes protecting the environment, and Rep. Chaffetz travels to Guantanamo Bay.
Stan Garnett says the new police task force has already met, and he's impressed – so far
Members of Congress wear two hats: one as Washington legislator, the other as listener and community leader back home.
It is one of the most notorious cold cases in recent memory. A 6-year-old girl, a child of beauty and privilege, was found dead in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado, on the day after Christmas 1996.
The district attorney announces he has returned the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation to Boulder, Colorado, police.
Police in Boulder, Colorado, have told the father of JonBenet Ramsey that they are back on the case.
"Voluntourism is not about martyrdom," says Christopher Hill, CEO of Hands Up Holidays, a London-based company that arranges high-end excursions that incorporate volunteering. "It's about making a difference, even if you're staying at a luxury hotel."
BOULDER, Colorado: 'Fearful to go into our future'
Daughtry performs the Foreigner classic "Feels Like the First Time" for the League of First Time Voters.
BOULDER, Colorado: 'Is it worth hanging in'
Can a plague of beetles change the weather? That's one question researchers hope to answer in a four-year research program in Western forests that are being infested by pine mountain beetles, leading to the deaths of great swathes of trees
The surging cost of gasoline and a desire for a greener commute are turning more people to electric bikes as an unconventional form of transportation
Prosecutors say new DNA tests have cleared JonBenet Ramsey's family in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen
From Boston to Seattle, eight stores where you can buy smart -- and give back.
The Mitchell Report, released Thursday, linked some of baseball's best players to the use of performance-enhancing substances. So now what?
Do you want a dog who's a "couch potato" or a "free spirit"? A growing number of animal shelters are using tests to match prospective owners with just the right pet
Your next hotel might not be a hotel. It could be a condo, a rental apartment or a home.
Business 2.0: The 'extreme concierge'updated: Wed Jul 25 2007 21:23:00
Long workweeks -- up to 120 hours -- are common at the Boulder, Colo., offices of Crispin Porter & Bogusky. So the award-winning ad agency, known for inventive campaigns like Burger King's Subservient Chicken website and Virgin Atlantic's mock flight-safety cards, decided to look for an equally creative way to help employees with their work/life balance.
One Colorado county tries a novel capitalist approach to containing the spread of monster houses
Team members react as David Beckham walks on to the field. -- Kurt, Appleton, Wi.
Business 2.0: Franchise thisupdated: Mon Mar 19 2007 11:42:00
The living is richer when you're the boss. But you don't need to spend years climbing the corporate ladder if you start your own business. We've taken the first steps for you, talking to entrepreneurs and experts to find new business and franchise opportunities poised to capitalize on trends that will pay off now and in your golden years.
SI.com: Great mysteriesupdated: Fri Mar 02 2007 17:27:00
Does the infamous SI cover jinx extend to the web? Jerry G. from Boulder, Co. thinks so:
Okay, so you probably haven't charged outrageous amounts of phony business expenses to your employer, like former Wal-Mart vice chairman Thomas Coughlin, No. 35 on Business 2.0's 101 Dumbest Moments in Business list. Or hit the "send" button on a mass mailing of racist e-mails, like (No. 59). But everybody makes mistakes, and sometimes they're bad enough - or just embarrassing enough - that slinking away to a different company where nobody knows you can seem like the only real option.
How did a stay-at-home mom start a business that she later sold to Crocs for $10 million? "It was an accident," says Sheri Schmelzer, 41, of Boulder, Colo.
Boulder, Colorado, D.A. Mary Lacy cautioned the media this week to avoid jumping to conclusions on whether John Karr killed JonBenet Ramsey.
JonBenet Ramsey's body was discovered on December 26, 1996, in a storage room in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado.
QUESTION: I'm 43, my wife is 40, we earn $130,000 a year and we're trying to figure out if we're on the right track to retire when I turn 55. We have $350,000 in our 401(k)s, another $110,000 in a company pension plan, $12,000 in a Roth IRA and $20,000 in mutual funds, most of which is invested in a diversified group of stocks. We also have $100,000 invested in several individual stocks.
Travel always provides a wealth of experiences. Have you ever had an interesting, crazy, amazing or bizarre incident whilst overseas on business? We want to hear about what you've been upto. Have your say with CNN.
Focus groups are fundamentally flawed: They're time-consuming, expensive, and unreliable, since participants often alter their opinions to fit in. Enter Umbria Communications, a startup based in Bo...
Money Magazine: Suck It Upupdated: Fri Jul 01 2005 00:01:00
If you don't happen to own a vacuum cleaner, you're going to like what's on the next page: a concise analysis of five leading machines, which we examined rigorously by cleaning a white carpet left ...
If spam was the corporate horror flick of 2004, then spyware is 2005's sequel--infiltrating computers, deluging them with viruses, and tracking behavior. Though the software has plagued home PCs fo...
Punctuality-phobes may soon no longer be able to blame perennial lateness on slow-running watches following the invention of an atomic clock small enough to wear on your wrist.
Like ice cream and coffee before them, cornflakes and puffed oats are getting an upscale makeover. Cereality, a startup based in Boulder, Colo., is betting that consumer nostalgia for Cheerios and ...
With mortgage rates rising recently, do you think I should lock in a rate now, or do you think rates will level off and possibly come down a bit in the near future?
If any trade seems to have been doomed by the Internet, it's the travel agent's. Yet nearly a decade after the industry's death was foretold, there remain solid reasons to consult a good one.
If any trade seems to have been doomed by the Internet, it's the travel agent's. Yet nearly a decade after the industry's death was foretold, there remain solid reasons to consult a good one.
Money Magazine: Boulder, Coloradoupdated: Mon May 05 2003 11:42:00
When Hope Thompson decided to pull up stakes in October 2000 and move from sunny Orlando to sometimes snowy Boulder (elevation 5,340 feet), some of her friends thought she was off her rocker.
Last May, we reported that Steve Demos' Boulder, Colo., company, White Wave, was on its way to ruling the soy milk market with its Silk brand. But the planned merger of the dairy world's top player...
Gregg Lehman is the chief financial officer for SCM Labs, a technology consulting company in Boulder, Colo. It's a small firm (employing just ten people) that's doing well in a hot market. So when ...
When FORTUNE asked the question two issues ago, we unfortunately gave the wrong answers, due to incorrect data supplied by Moran Stahl & Boyer, a consulting firm specializing in business-location s...
Iowa City, Iowa--hardly famous as an intellectual capital--has a higher percentage of college graduates than any other city in the U.S., as measured by Moran Stahl & Boyer, a consulting firm specia...
What's the ultimate way to ensure that your product meets the idiosyncratic tastes of today's demanding consumers? Some San Francisco entrepreneurs think they've got the answer: Let the customers m...
Reaching a live person on the phone and winning the lottery often seem to carry similar odds. But all that may change if wireless business phones meet their much vaunted potential. The idea is that...
Money Magazine: THE LATEST IN LAPTOPSupdated: Mon Oct 01 1990 00:01:00
Smarter and slicker, the new fliptop and notebook computers are also more affordable. This year, worldwide sales are expected to hit 3 million, up 38% since 1989, says Dataquest, a Silicon Valley r...
How do climate scientists know the greenhouse effect will bring about the woes that they predict? They don't know to a total certainty. What they do know is based on half a dozen high-powered compu...
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