Guest Columns
Boulder needs equal housing access in the City charter
In most of Boulder, it’s illegal for more than three unrelated people to live together in a home. The Bedrooms Are For People ballot...
The six million dollar question on co-ops
It’s becoming quite clear co-op advocates can’t come up with better arguments other than referring to those of us who disagree with their proposals...
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...
Think freedom
Do you like the fact that Colorado politicians must ask us first before they raise our taxes or debt? They sure don’t like it.
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The other epidemic we must fight is white supremacy
Twenty years ago, as a senior at Boulder High School, I led a small collective of students in a walkout to protest the murder...
Crisis of leadership
We acknowledge our responsibility to stand in solidarity with all people and communities of good conscience who oppose hatred and discrimination. Heather Heyer’s murder...
Standing Up to Trump at COP23
President Donald Trump’s attempt at pushing a fossil fuel agenda at this year’s 23rd United Nations climate talks (COP23), includes coal, oil, nuclear and...
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...
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...
Make farm work a humane occupation
I am a farmer in Boulder County, and I wholeheartedly support the agricultural worker’s rights bill, SB21-087, that is being debated in the Colorado House...
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...
Job market not so much to brag about
Noticing all the rosy accolades about the job market in the commercial media, one would think the economy is on cloud nine and workers...
