Opinion
Governor Brown and ‘the new abnormal’
For some reason California’s outgoing Governor Jerry Brown started his Nov. 11 press conference on the state’s wildfires by calling them “the new abnormal.”
Why...
Wild horse slaughter scandal is wakeup call
Is this the smoking gun that will finally result in better treatment of our nation’s iconic wild horses and burros...
Longmont fracking suit: What if Longmont wins?
Longmont’s ban on fracking, which was struck down by a district judge earlier this year, appears headed for the Colorado Supreme Court...
A non-corporate, non-fat cat presidential campaign
Republican politicos say that taking unlimited sums of campaign cash from corporations and billionaires is the American way, claiming that money is “free” speech. Democrats disagree, but say they can’t unilaterally disarm, so they join the ever-escalating arms race ...
Letters 10/22: On judges and a popular vote
The most votes should win
When I vote for one of the senator candidates this fall, I know whoever gets the most votes will definitely...
Putin’s got a friend in Trump
The Trump-Putin controversies have stirred memories of the Cold War.
But the world has changed.
The Soviet Union was a peculiar animal. The regime emerged from...
A new home for poverty in America
It’s been nearly 50 years since poverty in America was a front-burner issue on our nation’s political agenda — and it’s time to move it up again...
Letters: 6/15/17
What’s behind CPW’s actions on bears?
After reading , I have a few questions. Is the reason Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is relocating bears...
Changes in Latin America
While Venezuela’s alarming humanitarian and political crisis has rightly grabbed our attention, another disturbing event in Latin America has been forgotten. That event was...
Who killed Proposition 19?
Polls taken in California last year and earlier this year found a majority of the state’s voters favored the legalization of marijuana...