Opinion
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...
LETTERS | Week of Feb. 27
Correction: A Feb. 20 article, “Colorado grappling with greenhouse gas inventory,” incorrectly characterized the amount of greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. According to city of Boulder environmental planner Brett KenCairn, global cuts...
Wild about wild chickens
Some people complain that their town has gone to the dogs, but Bastrop, Texas, has gone to the chickens — and Bastropians are proud of it...
U.S. at fault for circumstances feeding immigration
The current media hysteria about Central American kids was sparked by photos of the appalling conditions in the detention facilities. Those photos were leaked by members of the Border Patrol to Tea Party activists who wanted to pressure the Obama administration to ...
Corporate arrogance and government ignorance
Arrogance is an unpleasant trait, but when it’s overlaid with ignorance, it really gets ugly...
Towards a smarter, more progressive approach to trade
These pages have written extensively over the past several months about an important topic: trade. Numerous commentaries and letters of varying levels of veracity have been printed. Unfortunately, while I admire the persistence and attention paid to this topic, the ...
Letters | Marijuana growers should pay more for electricity
(“Where the grass isn’t greener,” Boulderganic, March 28.) These high-use customers drive the need for increased supply, which all customers have to pay for. A gas electric plant costs in the neighborhood of $80 million. Should we all have to pay increased rates, or ...
Tilling our public treasury
Some aspects of American agriculture are quite odd. For example, to meet a farmer these days, there’s no need for you to venture out to the hinterland — because thousands of them actually are city slickers...
