Opinion
Letters 2.18.21
Promote veganism more
I was heartened to recently see a mention about a vegan meal in the Boulder Weekly (which sounds delicious, pasta in a...
If we can find WallStreetBets users, why can’t we find Q?
In the final days of January, the identity of Reddit user “DeepF—ingValue” from the forum WallStreetBets was made public at the same time most...
Gun nut has a warning
When I was a young man growing up in rural Oregon, there was a term for people like me: “gun nut.”
By my 20s I...
Letters: your views 2/11/21
BVSD Equitable School Day a bust for elementary families
BVSD plans to have most elementary schools start at 7:45 a.m. to ensure all students have...
Letters 2/4: On elections and oil and gas
Colorado prioritizes oil and gas
Gov. Polis and most Colorado leaders continue to prioritize a bankrupt industry, responsible for 70% of Colorado’s greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Can democracy survive if political violence is normalized?
When White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about the Georgia GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, she declined to offer any comment, saying...
Letters 1/28: On CU’s visiting scholar, and more
On CU’s visiting scholar
CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano cited the First Amendment in his reasoning for not firing John Eastman, the visiting professor who...
Designing for affordability
I recently read the opinion piece about “Welcoming more racial diversity through affordable housing” by Shane Czarnecki (Re: Guest Column, Dec. 24, 2020), and I...
Who calls the shots on the Colorado River?
If there’s a dominant force in the Colorado River Basin these days, it’s the Walton Family Foundation, flush with close to $5 billion to...
Letters 1/21: On reproductive justice
Reproductive justice in 2021
Colorado voters decisively shot down a proposed abortion ban (Prop. 115) in the 2020 election, demonstrating continued support for legal access...
Ignored warnings of a premature DHS anti-fascist
In 1936, a fascist general named Francisco Franco staged an uprising against a democratically elected progressive government in Spain. Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany...
A call for immigration reform
Scrolling through my Facebook feed, last week I noticed a rare delight: Edith Franco was beaming. Recently graduated with a master’s degree, she posed...
