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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,...

For establishment Dems, it’s Party before people and the planet

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Well, if you haven’t figured it out in recent weeks by reading this column, I’m really tired of politicians who just can’t seem to...

Colorado ‘promotes’ natural-gas catastrophe that now threatens Colorado River

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Parachute Creek is now officially contaminated with cancer-causing benzene and heaven knows what else. A carcinogenic stew is now making its way quickly down the creek and presumably into the Colorado River a mere four miles away from the source of the contamination...

For the record, I will be voting in secret

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Well, it’s another first for Boulder County. Or should I say another black eye? When Nov. 6 rolls around, I hear we will be the only county in the nation that won’t be guaranteeing its citizens the right to a secret ballot, or at least that’s what voter privacy ...

COGA lawsuits against Lafayette, Fort Collins are latest insult to citizens...

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Well, that didn’t take long. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) announced its intention to file lawsuits against Lafayette and Fort Collins over those cities’ election results regarding fracking. Once again, the oil and gas industry is ...

It’s time to slow down and think a bit smaller

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I’ve had trouble recognizing this country lately, which is my way of saying we’ve gotten pretty cruel and shortsighted when it comes to how...

The dark side of patriotism

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Vigorous support for one’s country.” That is the simple definition of “patriotism” according to the dictionary. What sticks out to me is how patriotism,...

Hickenlooper’s drinking problem

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There’s more than one way to lie. You can knowingly offer up false information as truth, or you can offer up little pieces of a story while leaving out other parts of the tale in order to convey a false impression without actually stating an inaccurate fact...

The collapse of compassion

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Anne Harper and her family, along with their 14 or so neighbors, have a serious problem. The place they care about most, their home, is about to be changed forever and not in a good way. They are trying desperately to save their small rural community, which the ...

Municipalization: More important now than ever

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In many ways I’m surprised and a bit saddened that I actually feel the need to write this explanation for why people should continue...

Thanks to you

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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...

Beyond the brink

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This was a bad week for our country. Like so many other times in the last couple of years, racism boiled to the top...