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Thanks to you
I thought Boulder Weekly was an important endeavor 25 years ago when it launched. And while I’m happy to say that I was right on...
Trump’s war on Earth
I know, the title sounds like something out of a movie or religion starring Tom Cruise. I wish that were the case but, unfortunately, it’s...
State of Colorado bullies Longmont on behalf of oil and gas...
Longmont city council members knew that the state might sue their community over the new oil and gas regulations that they passed a few weeks back. But it was a risk that they were willing to take in order to protect their town’s residents’ health, property values ...
A new recording sheds more light on the questionable efforts to...
It’s been one long, hard road to get the 2,500-foot setback initiative (Initiative 97) on the November ballot. Not because the majority of people...
Spineless politicos and the devolution of the NRA
School shootings, theater shootings, concert shootings, post-office shootings, nightclub shootings, restaurant shootings, work-place shootings. The U.S. has had hundreds of mass murders in the...
Hiding behind the flag
Last year, while attending city council meetings in Longmont, where the town’s new oil and gas regs were being debated, one particular family in attendance caught my attention. This family included a couple of kids, never missed a meeting and, to put it mildly, was ...
‘Monsanto Protection Act’ is more sinister than it appears
As we recently reported, a last-minute rider was slipped into HR 933, the 240-page spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on March 26. The bill was designed as an emergency measure to prevent a government shutdown, but as it turned out, it also made a pretty ...
What’s wrong with this picture?
Two pro-gun-rights billboards have recently gone up in Greeley and they’re causing quite a stir, as in you can read about them in The Washington Post kind of stir. But why have a couple of political signs sparked so much controversy and who is paying for them...
Torture and abuse at the southern border
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I last crossed the U.S.-Mexican border illegally and spent a few days making my way...
The coming storm of fracking operations in Boulder County
As Boulder County struggles to rewrite its current oil and gas regulations, the petroleum extraction industry has already begun its blitzkrieg of our lands. As clearly illustrated by the maps included here, a wave of environmental and property value destruction is ...
The Daily Camera’s indefensible firing of Dave Krieger
The firing of Daily Camera editorial page editor Dave Krieger sucks for him and is equally bad for you. The fact that a lot...

















