James Burky

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Broomfield City Council affirms support for city manager at special meeting after criticism

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

In a Broomfield City Council special meeting Thursday, officials discussed a councilmember’s frustrations against the city manager. The meeting stemmed from an email that Ward 1 Councilmember James Marsh-Holschen sent to another councilmember. In it, Marsh-Holschen criticized County and City Manager Jennifer Hoffman and accused her of mismanagement regarding Broomfield’s water.
Boosters: Sundance could send Boulder short-term rentals into stratosphere

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

The Sundance Film Festival’s plans to come to Boulder may be close to two years away, but the economic opportunity the festival is expected to bring has some people in the community starry-eyed right now. Tourism and related industries are often quieter in January in Boulder, which is when Sundance traditionally takes place. That may change when one of the world’s most iconic film festivals comes to town in 2027.
Boulder City Council to discuss potential new fees for home teardowns

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | James Burky

Boulder City Council to discuss potential new fees for home teardowns Boulder City Council will discuss an affordable housing study in a virtual session today.
How Copeka Coffee became Grand Junction's hidden concert gem

2 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

By day, Copeka is an idyllic coffee shop. The music is smooth as friends chit chat, readers catch up on their reading or students focus on their homework before class. When the night calls, Copeka is still idyllic. Only, it’s for raging hardcore punk, experimental rock or death metal shows. The same spot in which someone gets lost in a book in the morning with the sun soaking them turns into a mosh pit illuminated by a light show when the sun goes down.
CMU reflects after alleged white supremacist who spoke on campus

3 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

With emotions simmering down, the Colorado Mesa University community is beginning to reflect after an alleged white supremacist spoke on campus on Thursday. The speech, a Campus Unity Party and a protest all ran concurrently. The unity party was a convocation of good vibes. Protesters holding signs were here and there within the blocked off area on the campus plaza, but the unity party essentially didn’t acknowledge the speaker’s presence.
Cesar Chavez Celebration returns for 10-year milestone

3 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

He was a young man living in Las Colonias, then a predominantly Latino neighborhood in Grand Junction. Jose Chavez, who once worked as a migrant farm worker in Delta, watched Cesar Chavez take a roughly 300-mile pilgrimage from Delano, California to Sacramento to protest injustices against migrant farm workers. The display of fighting against perceived oppression through non-violence struck a chord with the young Jose Chavez.
CMU students organize campus unity party in response to alleged white supremacist speaker

4 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

Alex Austin knows all about tackling issues. He’s a defensive lineman for the Colorado Mesa football team and played for Holy Family High School in Erie. The new issue he’s tackling, though, isn’t a running back trying to break free. It’s the presence of an alleged white supremacist and racist speaker. When news of the speaker’s presence broke in early March, Austin and other students acted quicker than an unblocked pass rusher.
Recapping Kole Taylor's Pro Day performance

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

Former Central High School Warrior and West Virginia tight end Kole Taylor participated in the Big 12 Conference’s Pro Day on Thursday. The showcase allows prospects — especially under-the-radar ones — from each of the conference’s 16 teams to perform in front of NFL scouts. Taylor was not among the 21 tight ends invited to the NFL Combine in February. Taylor participated in six drills and landed in the middle of the pack in most of them. Seventeen tight ends participated in the Big 12 Pro Day.
Open records request shows how CMU responded to backlash of white supremacist invitation

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

Colorado Mesa University leadership was inundated with emails after an alleged white supremacist was announced to be speaking on campus, a Daily Sentinel open records request shows. Once the speaker event was announced, John Marshall, president of CMU, and members of the Board of Trustees fielded inquiries from faculty, students and the community.
Details emerge about how a white supremacist was invited to speak at Colorado Mesa

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | James Burky

Having a speaker like Jared Taylor is not a pleasant situation to be in; knowing a white supremacist is coming to campus, especially given this was a student request, is disappointing. However, we understand the university’s position in protecting all students’ first amendment right and not having the grounds to deny this request. We see this continuing to be an issue as we face more and more tough situations and decisions.