Guest Columns
Colorado deserves better — I’m voting no on Prop DD
In an era of money-hungry government, this election cycle seeks to move us further down a path asking taxpayers to give more, fund more,...
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,...
Toward a slaughter-free America
I remember my first chicken harvest, as it was euphemistically called. It was 1999 and I was 12. In a video of the event, you...
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...
A more perfect union
Current partisan politics frequently returns to questions and debates about the supreme law of the land — The Constitution — as it should, because...
An open letter to my Republican friends
That I have Republican friends shouldn’t come as a surprise. We all do and I think we can all agree with President Trump when...
Tenants have rights in eviction court. NEWR makes sure they can...
Boulder may not be an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, but the virus and economic fallout are upending lives all the same. Almost 20,000 Boulder...
Reflections on Walmart’s exit from Boulder
In any community, everybody should have access to affordable, decent-quality necessities of life. At the same time, all companies involved in the production and...
Money in CD2 race
Saturday, April 21, I attended the BoCo Dems candidate forum for Colorado’s second congressional district candidates Joe Neguse and Mark Williams. Attendees were asked...
Market forces for products, not people
There is a lot of discussion about teacher pay in the United States, and Colorado is no exception. What gets less attention is the...
Hickenlooper sticks with Trump on sage-grouse
They say birds of a feather flock together. That’s why we were so ruffled when Governor John Hickenlooper decided to join the Trump administration’s...
It’s not my proclivity for avocado toast
I’m 25 years old, and while I do enjoy avocado toast and a latte every now and again, that isn’t what’s standing between me...
