Opinion

Praise for Dave Anderson Thanks, Dave ! I suspect you had to be a historian, or anyway teach U.S. history at some level, in some...

Colorado may become the first state to establish a universal health care system in the U.S. In July, the Secretary of State certified a proposed initiative for the 2016 ballot that would create a universal cooperative plan called ColoradoCare. They have to collect 99...

I’ll say this as delicately as I can: Anyone who thinks it’s patriotic to roll tanks down our National Mall on the Fourth of...

In 2024, a new supposedly “centrist” political organization may run a “unity” presidential ticket. No Labels is already on the ballot as a party...

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...

Gilbert White would repeal the CU South annexation Let’s talk about the late, great Gilbert White, one of only five CU Boulder winners of the...

Timothy Thomas’ “opinion” in the October 7, 2021 issue of Boulder Weekly (“Open Space, CU South and civil rights: A first step towards ‘Just...

More murals, please Thank you for the walking tour of Boulder street art, outlined in the Boulder Insider issue (Aug. 18, 2022) by Caitlin Rockett.  We...

Warning: I wrote this at 4 a.m. while feeling pretty angry and cynical, so read on at your own peril. I really do love my country,...

Weimar Republicans? With a total disregard for history, many (Republican) folks have decided on their own that our Constitution is no longer valid. Their selection...

It was one of those war stories that if it wasn’t true, it should have been. I first heard it in the 1960s during a...

It didn’t come as a shock when I turned 70 last summer. I had seen it coming for a long time...