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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 ...
2018 elections: A very brief look at what we learned
Let’s start with something positive on the national front — hope lives.
We are better off today than we were on Nov. 5. And while...
A Visit from St. Vladimir
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
staggered aging underwear models, and a giant orange louse;
The fishnet stockings were hung...
Wanted: Fifty Boulder voters who think local government matters
There is an election deadline rapidly approaching and the majority of potential city-council candidates for Boulder could use your help. At 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, any person running for a city council seat who doesn’t have 25 legal signatures on their “petition ...
Municipalization: More important now than ever
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...
Oil and gas setback measure heading for ballot
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause.
As of Wednesday Dec. 20, language for a new ballot measure aimed at putting increased setbacks for oil...
Hickenlooper’s drinking problem
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...
Time for Longmont voters to push back on disgusting ‘push polls’...
First off, let me just warn you that I’m pretty angry about what’s going on in Longmont’s city council races. I’m upset because I naively thought, or at least hoped, that as a community we had matured and moved beyond the kind of childish, unsophisticated politics ...
Trump’s racism will hit his supporters in their pocketbooks
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,...
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...
NSA’s domestic spying program: Beware the wolf
This is not an easy column to write in a calm voice or free of profanity, but I’ll give it my best shot. That said, please feel free to toss in all the mental expletives you want as you read along. I’m sure you’ll know just where to put them...
The bad news: Hickenlooper is not delusional
Colorado’s Republi … Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper was in Boulder a few days back speaking at the FrackingSENSE lecture series that the University of Colorado puts on. As is the norm for the governor these days, he spent a fair amount of time bemoaning his ...
















