Opinion
Letters: June 11, 2020
Unaccompanied minors
While most of our attention is focused on COVID-19’s impact on our own families, we also have an opportunity to remember those less...
Each breath, each dream and DACA
June 15, 2012, was one of the happiest days of my life. It’s the day I finally saw light at the end of the...
Rage, despair, hopelessness… and the election
We are sick and tired of being sick and tired. — Mississippi civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hammer
In the 1960s, black people demanded to...
Letters: June 4, 2020
Dismantle systems of oppression
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and it does seem to me that notwithstanding all these social agencies and activities...
Trump-connected lobbyists are cashing in on COVID-19 relief
As millions of Americans continue to get sick and lose their jobs, and with more than 100,000 dead as a result of the novel...
Baghdad by the Rockies loses its charm
As Enrico Fermi once remarked, “Where is everybody?” According to the latest estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2019 the City of...
Letters: May 28, 2020
Xcel’s risky overture
In this time of pandemic, no one wants to take unnecessary risks. We are all hoping that as we navigate this crisis,...
Self-deception and hidden agendas during the pandemic
The pandemic is challenging governments around the world. However, the Trump administration’s response stands out as monumentally incompetent and corrupt. There was plenty of...
Letters: May 21, 2020
‘Benedict Donald’ and the case for Joe Biden
Vladimir Putin’s psychotic servant Benedict Donald is not only the worst “president” in American history, traitor Trump...
The Grim Reaper and the Charmin squeeze
The Idea Fairy and I were kicking back — banana nut bread is the gift that keeps on giving — when there was a...
Letters: May 14, 2020
A letter to Joe Neguse
I am writing to state my extreme disappointment and disgust with the Congressional Democrats, particularly its leadership, for doing little...
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 —...
