Opinion
We want to protect and keep the middle class in Boulder
As Livable Boulder moves forward in getting 4,500 signatures to put its two initiatives on the ballot, we would like to point out to the community that one of our main goals is to protect and keep the middle class in Boulder. The two initiatives are called “...
The Karzai-ization of Afghanistan
Isn't it great that America is standing so forcefully for fundamental principles of democracy around the world? We’re standing side-by-side with some of the most notable, incredible and astonishing democratic leaders on the globe today. Specifically, of course, I’m ...
Letters | Dyer was right on
While making fun of Joel Dyer’s piece on fracking (“Can you hear us now?” DyerTimes, Dec. 6), Charlie Danaher offered zero data to refute Dyer’s predictions or rhetoric. I’m inclined to go with Dyer’s carefully researched points and dismiss Danaher’s dismissal...
USA: low wage nation or good jobs nation?
How’s this for irony? Ronald Reagan — who is worshipped as the supreme deity by small-government, anti-spending zealots — not only has a government office building in Washington named for him, but it’s the biggest and costliest one ever built...
Florida official can’t seem to get the hang of running elections
It’s our civic duty to vote, right? Well that depends on who you are. The disgusting reality is that many of the power elites don’t want certain people to vote, so they go to extremes to discourage and even harass those people to prevent them from exercising their ...
Helpful New Year’s resolutions
In addition to working up my own list of New Year’s resolutions, it occurs to me that some of the people running our country could benefit from my suggestions for their lists. No need for them to thank me — happy to help...
Food manipulators trying to deceive voters
An old adage says, “Never buy a pig in a poke.” But what about a poke hidden in a pig...
High spirits at the top
If you want to know how the economy is doing, don’t bother checking the Dow Jones Average or tracking the unemployment numbers...
Congress slumps back to Tom DeLay ethics
This new Republican-run House of Representatives is looking a lot like the old ethics-be-damned House run just a few years ago by the convicted money-launderer, Tom DeLay — only more so...
