Opinion
How to lift up America’s middle class
Some days, I get a bad case of “trichotillomania” an irresistible compulsion to tear out my hair...
Banking marijuana requires an ‘act of Congress’
Despite bankers’ varied attitudes about legalizing marijuana, now that it is legal in Colorado, banks are supportive of government efforts to permit financial services for marijuana businesses. However, numerous obstacles prevent banks from serving marijuana ...
‘Monsanto Protection Act’ is more sinister than it appears
As we recently reported, a last-minute rider was slipped into HR 933, the 240-page spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on March 26. The bill was designed as an emergency measure to prevent a government shutdown, but as it turned out, it also made a pretty ...
Ethics and congress critters
Do you — or anyone — really need a book of rules and a three-hour briefing on ethics in order to do your job ethically...
Low-wage corporate exploiters dressed as mom & pop
When corporate lobbyists and the Congress critters they control attack efforts to raise the minimum wage to at least a bare level of human decency, they always try to cast the issue as an intolerable squeeze on struggling mom & pop stores. But wait what are those ...
Letters | Cops hassle homeless
Clarification: A July 11 story, 'Groups: City wants feeding homeless out of sight,’ reported that City of Boulder spokesperson Sarah Huntley said citizens have spoken out against downtown homeless feeding operations during city council comment periods and in letters...
Malicious merger merchants strike again
Five men suddenly found themselves faced with an all-out attack on their territory. Five men confronted by a hostile power. But these five men looked destiny in the eye — and then they suited up and took care of business...
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...
Driving America’s yellow school bus to educational hell
Public education used to be, you know, public, as in: An essential societal investment for the betterment of all, paid for by all through school taxes...
Boulder’s sad siblings
When the scheme to establish a “sister city” relationship between Boulder and the Palestinian city of Nablus came to light 15 months ago, I wrote a column suggesting that wouldn’t be a good idea because Nablus, and the An Najah University located in Nablus, “were ...
Will you enlist in ‘Trump’s War?’
President Trump might have dodged military service in his youth, but he certainly is militaristic — he is bellicose, likes to issue commands and...
