Guest Columns
We need to talk about the new normal
There is a thirst in the community to talk about the pandemic and discuss how it has changed our lives. A few of us...
This is not a drill
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t cause the problem but it has opened our eyes to the reality that our health care system is severely lacking...
The Justice Department shouldn’t be snooping on journalists
At a time when President Trump regularly attacks the news media, the Department of Justice may be preparing to make it easier for the...
A call for immigration reform
Scrolling through my Facebook feed, last week I noticed a rare delight: Edith Franco was beaming. Recently graduated with a master’s degree, she posed...
Has the business community co-opted Boulder’s non-profits?
New commercial development in Boulder helps finance Affordable Housing (AH) through a charge called a linkage fee for each square foot of development. At...
Big money is playing Boulder during elections
It’s May 2014 at an annual event called Boulder Startup Week. The topic is entrepreneurs and politics. Congressman Jared Polis (D) has a taunting...
ColoradoCare: You can handle the truth
The current healthcare system has all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship. Well, it’s what we know. Maybe it’ll change. It would be hard...
Are House Republicans murderers?
It is time for consequences. A time for the members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted for this abomination of a health...
Lessons in persistence from neighboring municipal utilities
Today the Fort Collins municipal utility is a role model for other utilities. It operates and maintains one of the most reliable electric distribution...
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...
Why Trump will leave office if he loses the election
There is widespread concern that President Trump won’t leave office if he loses the election. This angst is understandable. Trump has, after all, refused...
Standing Up to Trump at COP23
President Donald Trump’s attempt at pushing a fossil fuel agenda at this year’s 23rd United Nations climate talks (COP23), includes coal, oil, nuclear and...
