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Defining the real ‘goons’ in Boulder’s fracking debate
Well, it’s time for another meeting with Boulder County commissioners as they try to move ahead with rewriting the oil and gas regulations that govern our backyards...
It’s past time for Polis to decide on fast track for...
Some people just can’t make up their minds. Where should I eat? Blue or red? The Voice or Dancing with the Stars? Obviously, indecision on the part of most people doesn’t have much significance for the rest of us, but that’s not true of everyone. When Congressman ...
On a positive note… mostly
Folks often ask me why we don’t report more “good news.” I usually fire back something along the lines of “nobody wants to read...
Vaya con Dios
I had a hard time sleeping last Monday night. I kept thinking about that cowboy, Patrick Schumacher, sitting in jail, no doubt worrying about his horse Dillon and his 12-year-old pug Bufford, who had been more or less arrested Sept. 10 along with the cowboy as the ...
Canary of the West
I’ve always had a soft spot for the canary in the coal mine. The way it sings its tune to announce all is well and then falls over dead when the poison gas appears, just to give miners a few precious minutes to save themselves from the same fate. It seems a lot to ...
Failure to extend drilling moratorium sparks talk of recall election for...
If the emails crossing my screen these days are to be believed, then last week’s vote by the Boulder County commissioners to allow the county’s moratorium on oil and gas drilling to expire is shaping up to be the Lexington/Concord of the great fracking showdown...
Boulder County commissioners: Can you hear us now?
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 ...
Commentary: It takes a village… of idiots
Running this story on Facebook is not our way of whining about Boulder Weekly’s business model. Fortunately, we never made page views and unique visitors...
Time’s up for KKKommander-in-Chief
Before I say anything else, I want to thank Heather Heyer for being strong enough, brave enough and committed enough to attend the counter...
For now, Blue Book analysis of Prop DD is all wet
Here we go again. Every election cycle we get to peruse the Legislative Council’s Blue Book, which is supposed to guide us in an...
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 ...
A 1,000-week conversation
It’s hard for me to believe that Boulder Weekly has gone to press a thousand times. It’s also hard for me to believe that I was here for the very first issue nearly 20 years ago. Granted I did take a 14-year hiatus away from the paper between 1997 and 2011, but I was...















