Guest Columns

The Child Tax Credit: income for your family

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No matter where I go in Colorado, I meet parents who are working incredibly hard — two or three jobs at a time —...

Fighting racism: Building coalition among racial minorities

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The protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by four Minneapolis police officers rightfully reflected waves of anger and activism in the United...

The case for Gov. Johnson

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In light of recent revelations regarding Donald Trump’s past, sexual assaults on women, new and emerging allegations regarding the same, and Trump’s anti-democratic...

It’s time to vaccinate the world

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President Joe Biden’s commitment to donate 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses (sufficient to fully vaccinate 250 million people) was great news but, with billions...

Immigration — problems and possibilities

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Americans realize that immigration is an important issue. The nation’s security, economic strength, demographics, global competitiveness and much more are all influenced by U.S....

Students demand action

On March 21, CU-Boulder Students Demand Action (CU-SDA) held our first public meeting, hosting  85 members of the CU-Boulder and greater BVSD community in...

Lessons from Iran

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I can no longer sit here silent about what I have been observing happening in our nation the past few years and what I observed...

Boulder County needs an authentic choice for County Commissioner

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Heading into the 2018 elections, Boulder County faces two divergent futures — either extending the status quo with a dangerous game of insider politics,...

Opening your heart for Valentine’s Day

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In the United States, St. Valentine’s Day is celebrated widely with candy, flowers and private expressions of affection. I proposed to my wife on...

Bureau of Land Management abdicates obligation to manage our wild equines...

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We Americans are inspired by our wild horses. We marvel at the sight of them living wild and free on our public rangelands, of...

Reflections on Walmart’s exit from Boulder

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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...

Colorado’s scripted environmentalism is an impostor for the real thing

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By 2011, when my family came face to face with fracking, Colorado was already 40,000 wells into “responsible oil and gas development.” At that...