Word: boulder
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...Charles, the owner of a McDonald's in Boulder, has seen some of his employed at-risk students begin to get A's after joining his McPride program, which limits them to a 14-hour workweek and pays bonuses for improvement and school attendance. Many of them have a very low level of self-esteem, says Charles. But once they come to work as part of a team and gain a sense of confidence, "you'd almost never believe the change in these kids...
...continued with his analysis of architecture and said it is important to utilize the designs indigenous to the culture or environment. He said he modeled the Center for atmospheric Research in Boulder, Co after the Indian pueblos...
Restoring an ecosystem is somewhat like restoring a house or piece of antique furniture. "Before you begin," observes Holly Richter, a consultant with the Nature Conservancy in Boulder, "you need to know what the original looked like." Historical records can provide valuable insights. Passages from the Old Testament, for instance, have helped Israeli restorationists re-create biblical landscapes at Neot Kedumim, a 220-hectare (545-acre) nature reserve in the Judean hills. In similar fashion, the diaries of a 19th century doctor have provided Illinois ecologists with a list of plants that once flourished under the light shade...
NATIVE AMERICANS. "The Indians are the giant 'What if?' on the river," says Boulder lawyer John Musick, who specializes in water issues. "They have time and the law on their side. They have a solid case, and they're dead serious. It's like a huge bill finally coming due." Because of treaties and agreements between their tribes and the Federal Government, Native Americans living on reservations along the Colorado River have, in many instances, claims on water that date back to the mid-1800s. Thanks to the first-in-time concept, they are often the senior owners of river...
...PATRICIA LIMERICK, HISTORIAN, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER...