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🌱Will Fees Push Recycling? + Rabid Skunk Found + Rivers Drying Up

Tune into what's new in town today with the Boulder Daily.

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It's Saturday Friends! Let's get this day started. Here's what's happening around town today.


Saturday's weather: Cooler with a passing shower. High: 53 Low: 29.


Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

  1. Colorado To Review Criminal Cases For Potential Wrongful Convictions: The University of Colorado Law School announced a partnership with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look at criminal cases that occurred in Colorado between 1976 and 1995, where hair microscopy analysis was used as evidence. (CU Today)
  2. If The Water Is Gone, What Happens Next? The Colorado River keeps drying up andi a century-old agreement to share the water could be threatened. (CPR)
  3. Next Big Things In Tech 2021: Technology is the backbone of almost every company today. Here's a list of the tech breakthroughs that promise to define the future of industries, from healthcare to agriculture to artificial intelligence. (WIRED)
  4. Rabid Skunk Found In Lafayette: The skunk was found near Waneka Reservoir earlier this month. (9News)
  5. Could a fee on manufacturers turn things around? Colorado has a dismal recycling rate - just 15% of recyclable and compostable material was diverted from landfills in 2020. (CO Sun)

Today in Boulder:

  • Mollie McGee's Holiday Market. (9 a.m.)
  • Unite to Fight. (6:30 p.m.)
  • Murder on the Orient Express: Presented by OpenStage Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

Boulder Patch Notebook

  • 2022 Parks & Open Space Calendars: Now On Sale (BOCO)
  • Metro Area Ties Second Latest Date Of First Snowfall: Monday will set new all-time record. (CBS4)

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