Opinion

 Old King Coal — what a dirty old soul...

Correction: In our roundup of foodrelated events last week, we said the Boulder Arts & Jazz Fest was a Downtown Boulder event [Tidbites, July 2]. It was actually produced by State of the Art Promotions. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused...

In most state legislatures today, bizarre is not unusual, and off-the-wall has become the political center...

On Jan. 28, the Boulder County Board of Commissioners voted to grant the designation of “demonstration farm” to a piece of privately owned agricultural land northeast of Boulder. The property, owned by Zia Parker and...

Hey, Bucko — stop whining about this sour economy, and start thinking about the plight of others...

Misleading bias...

Correction: In a recent Buzzlead [“A logical explanation,’ Sept 24], Boulder Weekly ran an inverted pentagram as a graphic accompanying the story. The symbol in no way represents the values or beliefs of the Spirits of Colorado Paranormal Convention. We apologize for...

In case u missed ICUMI...

Even a hog must sometimes gag at the stench of its own sty. Maybe that’s why some corporate lobbyists have launched a campaign to spiff up K-Street, Washington’s corridor of shameless high-dollar influence peddlers...

Have you ever heard of the rabbit hunter’s nightmare? A guy dreams that he and a few of his buddies have fanned out across some brushland to scare up and shoot a few hares. They kill a couple, but then, one of the hunting buddies who’d headed down a slope into a ...

In a major American city, the mayor closes 50 public schools in impoverished minority neighborhoods and tries to destroy the teachers’ union. Parents conduct a month-long hunger strike to keep their last neighborhood school open. The mayor closes many public health ...

I like the word “lift.” It implies upward progress and a can-do communal spirit: Yes, let´s all put our backs into it, and lift this load. It´s so American...