Guest Columns
We condemn the pardon of Joe Arpaio
UnidosUS, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, condemns — in the strongest possible terms — President Donald...
Xcel’s math defies reality and history
Xcel Energy recently announced that it would use Governor John Hickenlooper’s July executive order calling for climate change policy as reason to bypass the...
Multicultural Centers: The transformative path to inclusion and equity for all
Multicultural and multiuse centers are the foundation to empower just, inclusive and equitable cities. Barrio E’ fosters Latino arts and culture in the state...
No war for Saudi oil!
Even if U.S. intelligence decisively shows that some of the drones and cruise missiles used in the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil fields originated...
My gun control platform
In the 163 days since January 1st 2016, there have been 176 mass shootings in the United States. For the record, I believe that...
Bicyclists against density
When I arrived in Boulder in the mid-1980s, it had already become a “bike” town. The “Red Zinger Bicycle Classic” and “Coors International Bicycle...
Who will forgive us?
In 1957, 15-year-old Dorothy Counts became the first black student to attend Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Escorted by Dr. Edwin Thompkins,...
Rachel Carson and Rocky Flats
In 2018, The Library of America published Rachel Carson: Silent Spring and Other Writings on the Environment. Carson is famous for bringing to the...
Chain migration?
It is historical fact that millions of people have come to the U.S. to create new lives in freedom. Immigration is the origin of...
If not now, then when?
John F. Kennedy once said, “Today our concern must be with the future. For the world is changing. The old era is ending. The...
The people’s fight for open government
A major battle plays out daily in Colorado as some of our elected and appointed officials — all of whom took a solemn oath to...
Why the industrial compost facility in East Boulder County should not...
When it comes to Boulder County’s plan for an industrial composting facility: words matter. When elected officials make promises to voters that Open Space...
