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Reality TV hits the National Mall
I’ll say this as delicately as I can: Anyone who thinks it’s patriotic to roll tanks down our National Mall on the Fourth of...
Deception, the shared value of both parties
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...
Don’t trade pennies for your planet
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 ...
Hate makes us stupid
There’s some interesting research out there that should give us all pause. To put it in laymen’s terms: Our friends in academia have found...
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...
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...
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...
Humpty Dumpty, Jews and Armageddon
My mom always told me opening my big mouth about politics and religion would be my downfall. I don’t disagree. But this is one...
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 time to slow down and think a bit smaller
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 chain of lies that makes ‘yes’ on Prop 112 a...
As I have written in this space many times since 2014, there are numerous important reasons why the citizens of Colorado badly need increased...
Seth Brigham’s legacy
Seth Brigham is leaving Boulder after 30 years; at least that’s what he told me on Monday. So is it true? I’m sure he meant it when he said it, but I have no idea if he’ll actually move to Wisconsin as he’s planning. He has been known to change his mind. But ...















