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Trump’s racism will hit his supporters in their pocketbooks

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Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.” —Ken Cuccinelli,...

Boulder County commissioners: Can you hear us now?

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First, let me say that I really appreciate the efforts that Boulder County Commissioners Will Toor, Deb Gardner and Cindy Domenico are making to help improve our county’s antiquated oil and gas regulations. I don’t envy them as they work their way through this ...

End municipalization secrecy

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Let me start by saying I’m all for municipalization. I have supported the idea of forming a municipal electric utility in Boulder from the beginning. That said, I continue to be disappointed by the way that the City of Boulder conducts itself on this important issue...

Buckle up

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Recently, while perusing the Denver Business Journal, I stumbled over the headline: “We are under attack.” I know, in 2017 those words could mean lots...

The oil and gas war is over?

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“Today, with the signing of this bill, it is our hope that the oil and gas wars that have enveloped our state are over,...

When it comes to the Secretary of State’s office, the appearance...

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Let me start by making one thing very clear; the reason that local control and setback Initiatives 75 and 78 failed to make the...

Torture and abuse at the southern border

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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...

Don’t trade pennies for your planet

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There is an old political joke in my business in which a reporter who doesn’t much care for a particular candidate shouts out at a press conference, “Do you still beat your wife?” The candidate, who of course has never done such a despicable thing, quickly responds ...

Deception, the shared value of both parties

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There’s a downside to being the editor of a newspaper. It seems like every political organization in the state — including front groups for both major parties — feels compelled to send me its 10 favorite press releases every single day including Sundays and holidays...

The Polis/Hickenlooper fracking compromise; thanks, but no thanks

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Remember the old comedy skit wherein a well-meaning fellow decides he wants to do a good deed by helping an elderly woman cross a busy street? He eventually hauls her kicking and screaming safely through the traffic to the other side only to have the old lady kick ...

‘Monsanto Protection Act’ is more sinister than it appears

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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 ...

Don’t take the bait

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It was a nearly packed house Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Longmont City Council chambers as citizens who believe that local communities should have the final say over fracking in their neighborhoods turned up in good numbers...