Opinion

Letters | Oil wells vs. subdivisions

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Correction: A June 21 story, “Heating up alternative energy,” should have said that to qualify for the new Elevations Credit Union loan program, buildings must have achieved a 15 percent energy “saving,” not “rating.” In addition, any customer can participate in the ...

Xcel went fishing and caught a few fish

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Xcel went fishing with its “final” offers of two weeks ago. But on Monday night, few on Council took the bait. Council made the right...

Letters: Oct. 26, 2023

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RE: ‘WHY IS YOUR BALLOT YELLING AT YOU?’ Thanks for publishing Kaylee Harter’s article, WHY IS YOUR BALLOT SHOUTING AT YOU? (News, ‘WHY IS YOUR...

Letters: Oct. 12, 2023

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Correction: Taishya Adams’ name was misspelled in Vote Guide (Oct. 5, 2023). Clarification: Our endorsement against Boulder Ballot Question 302 should have stated that if...

The shame of climate-change deniers

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Shame is that queasy feeling you get when you realize you’ve done something improper, ridiculous... or just flat-out contemptible. But it’s socially invaluable, for...

Making consumer protection into corporate protection

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The giants of food manufacturing are very concerned about you. They fear you could come down with a terrible plague called “consumer confusion” — and these selfless corporate entities are going all out to save you from it...

Why the anti-fracking initiatives failed

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The anti-fracking petition drives did not fail for lack of institutional support from environmental organizations. According to the Denver Post, the petitioners were backed by...

Mighty Monsanto meets its match in musician

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The Canadian rocker and master storyteller, Neil Young, says: “Music is a universal language.” Yes, and when created by a people’s champion like him, music can bring down the high and mighty, just as Joshua’s trumpeters brought down the walls of Jericho...

Insider tips profit biggest hedge funds

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The high-rollers who run Wall Street’s top hedge funds essentially gamble with other people’s money, betting billions of dollars on such stuff as whether XYZ Corporation’s third-quarter profits will be one point lower than forecast. Doing this, they assert, is ...

Choosing terrain for activism

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What if America had a parliamentary system? What if we got rid of the presidency and the Senate and turned the House of Representatives...

Forcing hikers to pay to grow more trout and deer is...

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Though I am not a resident of Colorado, I have become aware of a recent development that should not only alarm Coloradans but all...

Get a whiff of ‘synthetic biology’

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It’s always inspiring to see global corporate giants crush small farmers, stomp on nature, circumvent our laws by hook or crook, and deceive and gouge consumers...