Guest Columns
Issue 2G: Democracy in the 21st century, finally!
We urge City voters to vote yes on Ballot Question 2G, which reads, “Shall Sections 38, 45, and 56 of the City Charter be...
Why I am running for Congress
My name is Cliff Willmeng and I am a dad, husband and a full-time registered nurse from Lafayette, Colorado. I am running for U.S....
Clinging to privilege
On Saturday, March 6, hundreds of CU Boulder students played part in a maskless, bacchanal spring celebration in the midst of a pandemic that...
Addressing racism is a mental health priority
“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her...
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...
Home Rule
Mark Fearer’s piece on common problems faced by tenants (“The Unrepentant Tenant,” Sept. 8, 2022) and the mention of the Boulder housing code caught...
Hold on to your hats, it seems good government is possible
Boulder County Commissioners Elise Jones, Deb Gardner and Matt Jones voted unanimously last week to adopt rules on implementation of Senate Bill 181. The...
Misguided forest policy
When running for President, Bill Clinton’s political adviser, James Carville, famously said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Clinton listened to Carville and focused on the...
Xcel’s math defies reality and history
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...
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...
Our shared Boulder County dilemma: A response to Joel Dyer
I want to thank Joel Dyer for his Oct. 11, “My Willmeng Dilemma.” It’s written mainly about my candidacy for Boulder County Commissioner, but also...
Closing the education gap
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...
