Opinion

Letters: 7/25/19

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In response to letter on robocalls Dick Dunn’s letter (Re: “Fixing Robocalls would require thought,” July 11, 2019), in response to Paul Danish’s essay on...

Letters: 5/4/17

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May’s flawed logic Mr. May uses flawed logic in his article stating there will be $1.6 billion of Xcel profits over 20 years...

Fired up

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At any given moment during this smoky summer of 2023, hundreds of wildfires were blazing in the United States — more than 850 as...

Inside the Trojan horse

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In an era of political deception it can be difficult to separate the genuine from the phony. One tried and true strategy to weed...

Billionaires hiding behind the hedge

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If  your job paid $50,000 a year and you stayed at it for 47 years, your tally for a lifetime of work would be $2.4 million. Not bad — but hedge-fund hustler John Paulson pulled down that much last year...

Adios, Amazon

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Amazon’s notorious attempt to squeeze $3 billion in subsidies from New York taxpayers had two very positive results: One, it shoved these immoral bribery...

Monsanto Frankenwheat crops up in Oregon

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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...

Letters: 4/11/19

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On student debt Growing up, I was privileged to know that higher education would always be an option for me and I had a support...

My gun control platform

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In the 163 days since January 1st 2016, there have been 176 mass shootings in the United States. For the record, I believe that...

GOP lets corporate lobbyists take over Congress

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Being a congress critter is not as cushy a job as many assume. After all, they have to write legislation, organize hearings, write speeches, round up votes and do all sorts of other legislative-y things to pass laws...

Helping heal the wounds of division

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The massive 10-part PBS documentary series on the Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick starts by saying the war  was “begun in...

The twisted ethics of trade secrets

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It`s time to enjoy another round of that sensational game show that’s so popular from coast to coast: “Twisted Ethics!” Today’s ethical conundrum involves chemical compounds marketed as everything from household cleaners to flame retardant fabrics. The question comes...