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The oil and gas war is over?
“Today, with the signing of this bill, it is our hope that the oil and gas wars that have enveloped our state are over,...
Council is listening, but to whom?
At this point, I actually feel a bit sorry for the members of Boulder’s City Council. In the last few months they have managed to anger just about everyone for one reason or another. Whether its development or rightsizing, municipalization miscues, nutty decisions on...
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...
When it comes to the Secretary of State’s office, the appearance...
Let me start by making one thing very clear; the reason that local control and setback Initiatives 75 and 78 failed to make the...
Longmont fracking ban struck down, what now?
It was quite a read. The further I delved into the Colorado Supreme Court’s decisions to overturn Longmont’s ban on fracking and Fort Collins’...
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 ...
Torture and abuse at the southern border
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...
Beaten dog syndrome: Enduring the days of Trump
Confession: I’m feeling exhausted and a bit overwhelmed.
And I suspect you are too, but what can we do? Take a break? Give up?
I’ve been...
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...
Beyond the brink
This was a bad week for our country. Like so many other times in the last couple of years, racism boiled to the top...
Why I refused my GOP debate press credentials
Like every other news organization, we were excited when it was originally announced that CNBC’s GOP presidential debate was going to be held at CU’s Coors Events Center. But since that original announcement, the debate has become embroiled in one controversy after ...