Opinion
A right to know what’s in your dinner
One of the most important elections being held on Nov. 6 doesn’t even have a Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian or other partisan on the ballot...
Letters | Do not black out ballot bar codes
I am writing to address your editorial in this week’s Boulder Weekly concerning bar codes on ballots. (“For the record, I will be voting in secret,” DyerTimes, Sept. 27.) I have been working as a volunteer election processor for the Boulder County office for the last...
Romney takes the gold in 2002 Olympics
One of the curiosities of life in these curious times is that millions of Americans are enjoying the benefits of government — but are either unaware of it or in denial...
Letters | Brilliant reporting
Thank you so much for the brilliant reporting in the Sept. 6-12 issue concerning barcodes/numbers on ballots (“Can your vote be traced?”, cover story...
For the record, I will be voting in secret
Well, it’s another first for Boulder County. Or should I say another black eye? When Nov. 6 rolls around, I hear we will be the only county in the nation that won’t be guaranteeing its citizens the right to a secret ballot, or at least that’s what voter privacy ...
What’s in our food? Fight for the right to know
Food fight, everyone — let’s all join the fun...
Letters | Farewell to Uncensored
(Re: “-30-,” Uncensored, Aug. 30.) I’m sitting here wondering just when you creative, political women in Boulder are gonna quit breakin’ my damn heart ... puhleeze...
The censored arguments for Proposition 64
The sponsors of Colorado Proposition 64, the ballot proposal that would legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol, think these are three of the best arguments for voting yes...
Counter ALEC with ALICE
Poor Alec just keeps bumbling, stumbling, and tumbling. You could feel sorry for such a hapless soul, except that this isn’t a person, but the soulless ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. This secretive corporate front is behind hundreds of regressive ...
Letters | A vote for privacy
Jeff Dodge’s excellent article exposing the traceability of ballots in Boulder (“Can your vote be traced?” Sept. 7) raises interesting political scenarios as well the obvious privacy concerns. Consistent with Dodge’s report, Clerk Hall has now reportedly communicated...
Seth Brigham’s legacy
Seth Brigham is leaving Boulder after 30 years; at least that’s what he told me on Monday. So is it true? I’m sure he meant it when he said it, but I have no idea if he’ll actually move to Wisconsin as he’s planning. He has been known to change his mind. But ...
