Opinion
Biden and a progressive future
Hope just means another world is possible, not promised, not guaranteed. Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope. — Rebecca Solnit
For many...
Seth Brigham’s legacy
Seth Brigham is leaving Boulder after 30 years; at least that’s what he told me on Monday. So is it true? I’m sure he meant it when he said it, but I have no idea if he’ll actually move to Wisconsin as he’s planning. He has been known to change his mind. But ...
Is Sarah Palin smart enough to be president?
Is Sarah Palin smart enough to be president...
How much does it cost to buy a public university’s integrity?
First came withering hoots of laughter when the honchos of George Mason University named their law school the “Antonin Scalia School Of Law.” Yes,...
What’s killing America’s middle class?
As the royal triumvirate of Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell continue their perverse quest to turn our America into a gold-plated Trumplandistan...
Polis plays the Nazi card
Following the passage of Arizona’s new immigration law last month, Boulder Congressman Jared Polis unburdened himself of the following thoughts to the POLITICO website: “It is absolutely reminiscent of second-class status of Jews in Germany prior to World War II...
Our library needs sustainable, stable, reliable funding
We all know that Pearl Street and the Flatirons are icons of our city. These locations serve as a welcoming pad for thousands of...
Ditches are a vanishing paradise
Annette Choszczyk lives in rural western Colorado these days, but when she was a kid, the Highline Canal in Denver was her summer paradise.
“To...
Why won’t Trump stand up to Putin?
As Donald Trump said: “Strange things happen in life.”
Yes — like him! Take that strange bromance he’s got going with his presidential counterpart,...
Letters: April 27, 2023
THE ANSWER TO GUN VIOLENCE
Let’s imagine a gun control paradise where the Second Amendment is repealed, and all privately owned guns are outlawed, and...
How vicious is the GOP’s war on the poor?
Generals plan wars, but battlefield commanders do the bloody work.
So, meet HUD Secretary Ben Carson, a quiet but bloodstained commandante in General Trump’s relentless...
Tracking Trump’s convoluted immigration policy
Racially and ethnically speaking, I’m truly a global human — Irish, Black, Anglo, Native American, Italian... all that and more. My father always said...













