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This week on Inside Boulder News - 2020 Census, Police Chief Search, Black History Month Celebration

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This week on inside for the news, the 2020 census is just around the corner. Make yourself count the city of boulders one step closer on making a decision on its next Police Chief, and this Boulder County resident shares with us. Her important message as Black History Month, comes to an end.

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Welcome to inside boulder news, your source for all things: Boulder I'm, Joslyn Daniel this week, Boulder community members have the opportunity to meet the five finalists chosen in the search for police chief to replace Greg testa, who retired in September on Monday night at the main, library's cannon theaters. All five candidates made public presentations, answered questions and talked with members of the public one on one. In addition to the public presentations, each finalist participated in an interview process involving city leadership, Boulder Police, Officers, Association, the boulder Municipal Employees Association and community leaders.

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They will be evaluated on policing standards, leadership, experience and preparedness to serve the boulder committee. As chief of police, the city anticipates naming the new police chief in early March community members in Boulder could see smokers sky since parts of the city beginning next month, boaters open space and mountain parks is set to conduct prescribed burns. Just south of Shanahan Ridge. This prescribed burning could occur between Monday March, 2nd and Friday. May 29th, depending on weather conditions, prescribed burns, help reduce not only fire risk in the area, but improve the over health of wildlife.

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Habitats ignitions will occur between 10 a.m. and n before 4 p.m. but even after the burn has extinguished. Residual smoke could linger around open space. Please visit Allison, P trails, dot, org to see information on any trail closures.

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The 2020 census is right around the corner. We spoke to city of Boulder engagement, specialist Ryan Hanson about what to expect from the 2020 census every 10 years the United States holds a census. The census is a count of every human being that is living in the United States and is instrumental in making sure that there are political state, Senate and US House districts that accurately represent our population. It also plays a big role on the federal funding states receive when.

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We look at the state of Colorado, that's about $2,300 per person per year. Remember that's locked in for ten years! So that's twenty three thousand dollars per person the Colorado receives for every person that completes the census. This is funding transportation projects, education, after-school programs, women, children, the.

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Census begins on March 12th and it's the first time it will be available. Online people have several weeks to complete it and they're encouraged to participate on or by April 1st 2020 other ways to participate include by mail or by phone. The.

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Census includes basic demographic questions, asking about the age of household members asking about how many people are living in the specific residence, and we just want to be really clear that it will never ask for any social security numbers or credit card information or political information person.

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Information is never shared with other government or law enforcement agencies. More information on the 2020 census can be found on the website. Seen on your screen,.

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When the Robinson long time, Boulder, County resident and member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is celebrating Black History Month with this important message as we get closer to the census and election season, let your voice.

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Be heard make them hear you for so often you know young people say if there's no need of me voting because you know nobody's listening if my vote won't make a difference. Well, your no vote is a.

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Vote but Glenda is no stranger to advocacy. Not only does she host Black History Month events like this one each year and is involved in your community as a young teen living in Memphis Tennessee Glenda had an active role during the civil rights movement in the 1960s I.

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Grew up in the segregated, Jim Crow South, where I could not go to school with white students, or you know we we couldn't go to anything where white people were. Everything was separate and they said separate, but equal, but it's just we all know it was very separate and very much unequal one that.

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Took part in many rallies and marches, she recalls being in the Sanitation March of 1968 just one week before the assassination of dr. Martin, Luther King, three police.

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Officers came in that church and dropped three tear gas bombs on the old people and the students and us who were in the church, not something I heard, not something I, think about something I and we're gagging we're wondering what is this, but to them it was a big joke. She.

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Is also pictured here, marching in the 1968 memorial March after the assassination of dr. King through her work and involvement in the community. Glenda just wants people, regardless of their race or color, to take away this important message. I think.

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It's so important for people to participate wherever you can, there's always a seat at the table for you to do good when I leave this planet when I leave here, I want to know that I've left it in a better condition than when I found it, but everything I do I do to make the world a better place.

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2020 Marx's sixteenth year, in which the border international film festival attracts more than 25 thousand movie buffs to the city of Boulder. The festival is sponsored in part by the city of Boulder. It brings together films and filmmakers from around the world for a four-day celebration of cinema. This year you might recognize some familiar guests at the festival, such as actor, Jesse, Eisenberg and musician Robbie Robertson the festival kicks off on Thursday March 5th and runs until Sunday March 8th. You can enjoy special screenings.

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Filmmaker happy hours, musicians and much more tickets are going fast, so go ahead and visit be IFF 1.com to get your seats reserved. Thank you so much for joining us on this week's edition of inside. For the news. If you have pictures new steps or events, you can see featured we'd love to hear from you connect with us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also sign up to receive video updates right in your inbox.

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