Opinion
Predicting the future: The internet and two old poems
“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” —Yogi Berra
Back in 1984 or 1985, the late Jerry Pournelle, sci-fi writer, futurist, computer geek...
Old bones can be a small town’s movie stars
The prehistoric past can perk up the present. When woolly mammoth bones were found in my hometown in Wisconsin years ago, they became the...
Beware the one-party autocracy
The Republicans control all of the elected branches of the federal government, but they play the victim. There is a good reason for that....
Why you should know who Carly Fiorina really is
In 1992, Ross Perot chose a complete unknown to be his presidential running mate. In his first debate, the VP candidate began by asking a question: “Who am I? Why am I here...
Stepping steadily upward on Massey’s corporate ladder
Every day on the job, hundreds of miners descend deep into the earth. And every time they go down, each of them wonders: “Will I make it back to the top today?” These days, though, miners and their families are wondering if federal prosecutors will make it to the top...
Our kids deserve art and music
Fostering music programs in schools has always been difficult. Imagine being a middle school orchestra teacher on the first day of school with 30-50...
The biggest bank heist you never heard about
boulderweekly.com/highroad Has your banker stopped by to thank you yet? Thanks are due, of course, for your share of the $700 billion bailout that we taxpayers provided for the giant banks after their greedy and reckless behavior imploded our nation’s financial ...
Why Xcel’s system can’t work for Boulder
As we’ve been out talking with voters, we’ve been impressed by the quality of questions they are asking. Boulder is lucky to have such...
Letters: 8/4/16
‘Treatment’ for emerald ash borer worse than the problem
I appreciate the Weekly’s overview of the emerald ash borer plague that will probably kill all...
Boulder’s sad siblings
When the scheme to establish a “sister city” relationship between Boulder and the Palestinian city of Nablus came to light 15 months ago, I wrote a column suggesting that wouldn’t be a good idea because Nablus, and the An Najah University located in Nablus, “were ...
