Opinion
Stand strong and united to win against TPP
When it comes to some of the world’s biggest trade deals, Coloradans are often left in the dark until it’s too late. That’s exactly...
Dear readers, supporters and community partners:
As we bid goodbye to 2009 and set our sights not only on a new year but a new decade, I would like to share with you some of what has happened during the past year at Boulder's only independent newspaper, as well as what you can expect to see from us in the coming ...
Letters 12/19/19
An imaginary dialogue with President POTUS
Q: POTUS, Have you abused the office of president for your personal advantage?
POTUS: I have...
LETTERS | Week of Feb. 13
Corrections: In a Feb. 6 story, “Two of hearts,” the name of Elizabeth Baron was misspelled. And a Jan. 16 Tidbite mischaracterized a celebrity chef series at the Indian Peaks Bar and Grill in Lafayette: The series features the food of the celebrity chefs, not the ...
The rebellion spreads to Wall Street itself
boulderweekly.com/highroad An odd brotherhood is joining the populist push to rein in the narcissistic greed of Wall Street giants: Wall Streeters themselves! There’s John Bogle, the 80-yearold founder of Vanguard Group: “I am a believer that the system has gone ...
Resources for Boulder renters
'Tis the season for Boulder’s population to significantly increase, mostly with student renters. Given that migration, dance with me as I pivot from rent...
Which Mitch do you believe?
boulderweekly.com/highroad As Lily Tomlin has said, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.” She could’ve been referring to Sen. Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans in Congress, whose cynical hypocrisy either makes you want to ...
Dead miners and ethically dead senators
Some members of Congress complain that they have a really tough job. Also, they say their hard work is not appreciated by the public and that they’re really not paid enough...
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...
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...
Have you heard the news? Poverty is over!
Someone needs to buy a Grassroots USA tour package for the members of Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, so they can at least...
Congress slumps back to Tom DeLay ethics
This new Republican-run House of Representatives is looking a lot like the old ethics-be-damned House run just a few years ago by the convicted money-launderer, Tom DeLay — only more so...