A Sunday afternoon in Boulder turned into a nightmare on June 1 when Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Colorado Springs, shouted “Free Palestine” and threw Molotov cocktails into a crowd of demonstrators raising awareness about Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Westword distributes in Boulder. Our office in downtown Denver is only 25 miles from the Pearl Street Mall, where the hate crime took place. No matter the time or day, it’s our ongoing commitment to our community to report on breaking news that happens in our backyard. In this piece, our CEO Scott Tobias responds to Sunday’s attacks: “The events in Boulder were not a tipping point, because they are ongoing. However, they hit a nerve because they took this discussion, this issue, and delivered it directly into our backyard and into our community. Let me be clear: This is not the first and only act locally, but this was poignant. We have now had a crazy anti-semite literally light innocent people on fire on the Pearl Street Mall ...