Opinion

WILPF turns 100

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Are we ruled by fear? When will the “war on terror” end? What would happen if the U.S. experienced another spectacular mass casualty terrorist attack like September 11? That question is in the back of the minds of all politicians. For over a decade we’ve been at war...

Corporate hoggishness run amuck

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They´re back. Citigroup, Coca-Cola, IBM, Merck, and dozens of other major U.S. corporations are back in Washington — like hogs at the trough — demanding to be fed another tax boondoggle...

Letters: Jan. 19, 2023

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Rethink city leadership For the current majority on the City Council, addressing “quality of life” issues appears to apply not to residents and neighborhoods, but...

Why I am running for Congress

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My name is Cliff Willmeng and I am a dad, husband and a full-time registered nurse from Lafayette, Colorado. I am running for U.S....

Dirty money and the coronavirus

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Money makes the world go ’round — and the coronavirus goes around with it. Can the virus be spread by dirty money? According to CBS...

Listen to the weeds

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Rather than finding ways to cooperate with the natural world, America’s agribusiness giants reach for the next quick fix in a futile effort to overpower nature. Their attitude is that if brute force isn’t working, they’re probably not using enough of it...

Trump, TPP and progressives

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Donald Trump is portrayed in the mainstream media as the primary critic of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This is ironic since the coalition against...

The disuniting of America

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 The Bible doesn’t say that money is the root of all evil — rather, it condemns the love of money...

Rent control rallies and 1980s tenant battles

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The summer heat is not only breaking records (thank you, climate crisis) but also manifesting itself in the world of rent control and activism.  Two...

How to keep ‘public’ and ‘service’ in our public Postal Service

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A half-dollar hardly counts as money these days — it won’t even buy a cup of coffee. But, psst... here’s an amazing half-dollar bargain for...

Letters: 1/21/16

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Colorado Wildlife Commission is stacked with business lobbyists The article by Caitlin Rockett expertly reveals the lopsided role played by the Colorado Wildlife Commission...

What is worse than being poor?

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One of the lucky things about being rich is that you automatically become handsome, your jokes are hilarious and politicians treat you with fawning...