Guest Columns

How did we get here? Look to 2010

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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

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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,...

It’s not the answer that’s blowing in the wind

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There’s an old saying that history will repeat itself, which is why I encourage folks to visit the Colorado History Museum and check out...

Democratic autopsy

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It is odd that an autopsy should need to be done for the Democratic Party in an election year that saw them make gains...

Closing the education gap

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A recent article in the Daily Camera, the biannual Trends Report published by the Community Foundation of Boulder County, and the 2013 report by the...

Racism: The root cause of violence

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It is difficult to say anything that provides sufficient comfort to the victims of police or other violence regardless of the race of the...

Big money is playing Boulder during elections

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It’s May 2014 at an annual event called Boulder Startup Week. The topic is entrepreneurs and politics. Congressman Jared Polis (D) has a taunting...

The other epidemic we must fight is white supremacy

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Twenty years ago, as a senior at Boulder High School, I led a small collective of students in a walkout to protest the murder...

Xcel’s math defies reality and history

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Xcel Energy recently announced that it would use Governor John Hickenlooper’s July executive order calling for climate change policy as reason to bypass the...

Local Democrats: Let’s work together and think big

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There’s no question Democrats could have done much better in our recent national election. Given the mismanagement and corruption in Washington, many of us...

Generational opportunity for Colorado’s transportation system

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Colorado and the nation are on the brink of a large infusion of federal and state dollars for infrastructure from the American Rescue Plan,...

A call for immigration reform

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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...