Opinion
Letters: 4/21/16
Danish BS
Just a note for Mr. Danish in response to his column on Donald Trump getting ripped off for Colorado delegates: Whatever you...
Hickenlooper’s drinking problem
There’s more than one way to lie. You can knowingly offer up false information as truth, or you can offer up little pieces of a story while leaving out other parts of the tale in order to convey a false impression without actually stating an inaccurate fact...
Letters: May 7, 2020
Council’s accessibility issue
Boulder City Council’s recent special meeting, in which they voted on a city-wide mask mandate, left out 8.6% of the population —...
Stepping steadily upward on Massey’s corporate ladder
Every day on the job, hundreds of miners descend deep into the earth. And every time they go down, each of them wonders: “Will I make it back to the top today?” These days, though, miners and their families are wondering if federal prosecutors will make it to the top...
How America’s middle class rose, and fell
From 1776 forward, the “common yeoman” — America’s middle class — has been hailed as the virtuous heart and backbone of our nation.
How ironic,...
Letters: 4/27/17
Protesters on oil rigs
I must wholeheartedly agree with the letter from Heather Miyazawa regarding “protesters” trying to interfere with oil rig operations!! My...
The alt-right is invigorated
Recently, former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien said the network and other news outlets are “normalizing” white supremacists in their coverage of Donald Trump. Hillary...
The Boulder County black hole
As a matter of full disclosure, Paul Danish is currently running for County Commissioner. Should any other candidates for County Commissioner or current Commissioners...
The March for Science and the missing protest sign
Whatever else last weekend’s marches for science accomplished, they produced some of the best protest signs in years. (My favorite for sheer comedic creativity...
The cost of killing nuclear power
”For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’”
— John Greenleaf Whittier
I
t’s been obvious for a...