Opinion
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...
Letters 10/22: On judges and a popular vote
The most votes should win
When I vote for one of the senator candidates this fall, I know whoever gets the most votes will definitely...
Nixon explains why Bernie will clean Bloomberg’s clock
Me and the Idea Fairy had almost finished airing out the house when there was a knock on the door. It was Richard Nixon,...
Big Mac’s new Big Data ‘innovation’
The great thing about corporate giants is that they are such amazing business innovators. For example, in the category of “wheel-spinning” innovation — i.e.,...
Let’s make bold investments in our cultural landscape
It seems that every generation or two, Boulderites have made significant strides to shape the town’s future, enhance the economy, and improve our collective...
Boulder’s suit against ExxonMobil is based on a pack of lies
The Boulder City Council has done some astonishingly stupid things when it steps outside of its core areas of incompetence, which include managing growth,...
The Boulder County black hole
As a matter of full disclosure, Paul Danish is currently running for County Commissioner. Should any other candidates for County Commissioner or current Commissioners...
Is Digital First prepping its newspapers for sale?
“Back on Twitter. Our start-up Thunderdome didn’t work out. DFM fine. Critics gleeful. Supporters sad. All I can say is: Next...
Greenland and the art of the deal
Trump, don’t get in a snit just because everyone in Greenland and Denmark blew off your idea about the U.S. buying Greenland.
Do what any...
Israel and the Democrats
Israel Will Be the Great Foreign Policy Debate of the Democratic Primary” proclaimed a headline on BuzzFeed News in January. Support for the Israeli...
The collapse of compassion
Anne Harper and her family, along with their 14 or so neighbors, have a serious problem. The place they care about most, their home, is about to be changed forever and not in a good way. They are trying desperately to save their small rural community, which the ...
Is Sarah Palin smart enough to be president?
Is Sarah Palin smart enough to be president...

















