Guest Columns
How did we get here? Look to 2010
How the Republican Party turned what seemed like a dire situation after disastrous losses in both the 2006 and 2008 elections into legislative majorities...
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,...
Each breath, each dream and DACA
June 15, 2012, was one of the happiest days of my life. It’s the day I finally saw light at the end of the...
Monitoring for invisible dangers
As communities across the country work to cut their emissions and ensure they are safe from environmental accidents, accurate testing of our air quality...
Boulder homeless issues
The beauty of Boulder, nestled in the Foothills and dominated by the Flatirons, is a metro area gem that attracts a great number of...
See how they run!
Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate Agriculture Committee worked overtime to turn its back on the people and the protection given them by the Colorado...
Inside the Trojan horse
In an era of political deception it can be difficult to separate the genuine from the phony. One tried and true strategy to weed...
Déjà vu at U.N. climate talks
This year felt like déjà vu. On Dec. 10, I was again standing in line at the U.N. Climate Talks, waiting to disrupt the...
Boulder County needs an authentic choice for County Commissioner
Heading into the 2018 elections, Boulder County faces two divergent futures — either extending the status quo with a dangerous game of insider politics,...
The Polis administration plays pretend on fracking
As children, we liked to pretend to be adults, usually our parents, but sometimes great athletes and screen idols.
My dad was a railroader. My...
On the Krieger firing
In Boulder, Colorado, we are learning to read the words that are not there.
I recently read Anthony Marra’s brilliant volume of linked stories, The...
To protect open space from fracking, join us for an Earth...
In early 2012 I participated in my first act of nonviolent direct action when the Boulder Earth Guardians and I shut down a Commissioners’...
