Opinion
Goldman Sachs shows us its abacus
boulderweekly.com/highroad Doing a public service was the very last thing on the minds of the geniuses at Goldman Sachs who created Abacus 2007-ACI, but I, for one, am grateful to them. Abacus is the name of the investment package that has caused mighty Goldman...
Monsanto Frankenwheat crops up in Oregon
Bob Dylan once sent a two-word lyric to Ben Harper, a talented songwriter he admired. “Well well,” was the lyric, and Dylan challenged Harper to make a song of it...
Texas natives tussle with foreign invaders
Turf wars can be the silliest of all scuffles, and no place does silly with more zeal than Texas...
Who wants to die for Karzai?
With some notable exceptions and a great deal of grumbling in...
The Supreme coup
Desite 234 years of progress toward the American ideal of equality for all, we still have to battle unfairness...
Letters | Rep. Jared Polis: ‘Sooner or later, the bills must...
I am writing in response to Dave Anderson’s commentary published by Boulder Weekly (“Washington must prioritize jobs, not cuts,” Nov. 22) as well as Anita Li’s letter (“The truth on Polis,” Nov. 29). What both Anderson and Li fail to understand is that living within ...
U.S. General salutes a military “hero”
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has a particular military hero he wants to honor...
Corporate Johns and turning legislative tricks
Prostitutes are amateurs compared to Texas state Sen. Kel Seliger, whose going rate is $20,000 a pop. At least that’s what he was paid last year by Waste Control Specialists...
The Highroad
The Highroad boulderweekly.com/highroad Big banks gouge customers for fun, profit...






