Guest Columns
The pageantry of oil and gas bill 181
“We can put the oil and gas wars to bed.” — K.C. Becker, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
On Tuesday, April 17, major...
The Indian Peaks Traverse as a solution
Imagine stepping out of your front door, grabbing your hiking poles, putting your binoculars around your neck, lacing up your running shoes, or putting...
Lessons for Boulder in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
Historically, the Houston area has experienced many devastating storms. By the 1980s, public officials understood the critical value of the wetlands and prairies, long...
U.S. imperial plans regarding Venezuela
Giselle Cesin’s recent column (re: ‘An insider’s view of the Venezuelan crisis, March 7) from an opposition perspective enumerated a number of reasons why...
Danish is all about propaganda
I occasionally cruise articles by Paul Danish to see what regurgitated right-wing propaganda looks like. His article on the “slobs” of Standing Rock was exemplary.
I...
Spine Road’s affordable and workforce housing would add diversity and opportunity...
I’m writing in response to a May 27 op-ed by the Gunbarrel Community Alliance (GCA) (Re: “The poor door and the pattern of legalized...
Why Xcel’s system can’t work for Boulder
As we’ve been out talking with voters, we’ve been impressed by the quality of questions they are asking. Boulder is lucky to have such...
Council acted in Boulder’s best interests
The Peoples League for Action Now (PLAN)-Boulder County supports City Council’s Aug. 22 decision to proceed with the CU South Campus flood mitigation scheme,...
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...
Ballot Battle to Protect Communities from Fracking
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you’ve probably been exposed to a bombardment of oil and gas industry propaganda about Proposition 112. You...
The nonviolent history of American independence
Independence Day is commemorated with fireworks and flag-waving, gun salutes and military parades... however, one of our nation’s founding fathers, John Adams, wrote, “A...
Closing the education gap
A recent article in the Daily Camera, the biannual Trends Report published by the Community Foundation of Boulder County, and the 2013 report by the...
