Opinion
Why doesn’t Congress do what the people want and need?
If you wonder why Congress critters keep ignoring what the people want them to do — while doing things that people don’t want them...
Putin and anti-fracking activism
Harold Hamm, the multibillionaire oilman who is president of Continental Resources, the company that is the biggest player in North Dakota’s Bakken shale oil patch, raised some eyebrows last week when he said the Russians were financing the anti-fracking movement in ...
Letters: 1/23/20
Danish wrong on Iran
I found the article in the Jan. 15, 2020 by Paul Danish (Re: “Trump puts a horse head in the Ayatollah’s...
Can Amazon sucker the people of New York?
The undisputed king of taxpayer scammers is Amazon — but a hardy band of New York commoners is delivering an old-line message to the...
Is City Council above the law?
At a City Council meeting a couple weeks back, Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum spent a fair amount of time suggesting that Boulder’s elected leaders need to do a better job of filling out their legally required disclosure forms, which were, of course, designed to shine ...
For now, Blue Book analysis of Prop DD is all wet
Here we go again. Every election cycle we get to peruse the Legislative Council’s Blue Book, which is supposed to guide us in an...
Letters | Fossil fuel apologist
Correction: The May 3 cover story, “Garden wars,” referred to the North Boulder Recreation Center as the East Boulder Recreation Center...
China building world’s tallest skyscraper — in record time
According to the ConstructionWeekOnline website, Broad Sustainable Building, a Chinese company, has broken ground for a new high-rise it is building in Changsha, China...
Colorado Dems are in tough spot — they control everything
Democrats now control the Colorado House, Senate and governor’s mansion, and that will likely turn out to be a real nightmare for the establishment...
Sanctuary for refugees: Andre Trocme and Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
Recent comments by U.S. politicians have left many troubled, worried about a replay of Nazi-era Germany here in the United States. The specter of the Jewish Holocaust recast upon Muslim and refugee bodies haunts many. In times such as these, the stories of courageous...
Letters | Missing link
Missing link (Re: “Watching (local) sausage being made,” Cuisine, May 31.) [Michael] Callahan’s article about Don’s and Boulder Sausage had a huge hole in it...
Letters | Greenwashing, revisited
Correction: The article “The aftermath” (Dec. 5, Buzz) incorrectly stated that 211 structures and 175 homes in Lyons took flood damage. The correct number given to BW was 211 total structures, including 175 homes...










