Guest Columns
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...
I fought for our country. Now NFL players are kneeling for...
I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army. So it may come as a surprise that the day I read about NFL players kneeling during...
The Highland City Club Has a racism problem
Guest opinion
The Highland City Club is a social center in downtown Boulder for the type of people who can afford their $500 a month...
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...
Should you be afraid of the fascists in your community?
I get accused of “being over-the-top” and using hyperbole by conservative friends and acquaintances with increasing frequency. This is caused, in large part, by...
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...
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...
Forcing hikers to pay to grow more trout and deer is...
Though I am not a resident of Colorado, I have become aware of a recent development that should not only alarm Coloradans but all...
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...
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...
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...
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...
