Opinion
Letters: 7/25/19
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
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...
Inside the Trojan horse
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...











