Opinion
Defeating GOP zombie Reagonomics and fossil fuel autocracy
On Sept. 23, Fox Business’ Larry Kudlow exclaimed, “The U.S. midterm elections cavalry arrived early in London! … The new British prime minister, Liz...
Letters: Oct. 20, 2002
Gilbert White would repeal the CU South annexation
Let’s talk about the late, great Gilbert White, one of only five CU Boulder winners of the...
Help for tenants facing eviction
A quick clarification of something I wrote in my Sept. 8, 2022 column about the warranty of habitability for renters: While CU students can...
Defend public libraries—the medicine chest of our soul
Sylvia Wirba’s Navajo family didn’t have a car when she was growing up in Cortez, Colorado. They couldn’t afford to buy books either. But...
Furries, far right and the Colorado GOP
Nothing’s normal about this November’s election. Amnesty International has called on governors and secretaries of state to ban guns at or near polling stations....
The worst thing that can happen to a tenant
One of the worst housing crises — if not life crises — a tenant can face is eviction. The U.S. is in the throes...
Our library needs sustainable, stable, reliable funding
We all know that Pearl Street and the Flatirons are icons of our city. These locations serve as a welcoming pad for thousands of...
Signed, sealed, deliver, your views: Oct. 6, 2022
Vote ‘yes’ on even-year elections
I support moving city council elections to even years. Voter participation is a passion of mine. In my first election...
The Queen and Australia’s 1975 rightwing coup
The wall-to-wall coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s death was a brightly colored spectacle, but it was a bit North Korean.
It is curious that the U.S....
Reject the Cemex application
Corporate profits continue to be a priority over the environment — even in an “environmentally conscious” place like Boulder County.
Cemex is the No. 1...
Signed, sealed, delivered: your views
An open letter to western Boulder County and beyond
There are changes to be aware of this election affecting the mountains of western Boulder County....
Banned in the USA
In her best-selling novel Speak, young-adult author Laurie Halse Anderson wrote, “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” Since the...
