Opinion
Issue 2G: Democracy in the 21st century, finally!
We urge City voters to vote yes on Ballot Question 2G, which reads, “Shall Sections 38, 45, and 56 of the City Charter be...
Ballot Battle to Protect Communities from Fracking
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you’ve probably been exposed to a bombardment of oil and gas industry propaganda about Proposition 112. You...
The stench of fascism
It’s no longer possible to ignore the stench of fascism. After a Trump worshipper attempted to assassinate numerous prominent targets of the president’s ire,...
Letters: 11/1/18
Yes on Prop 112
As more and more peer-reviewed studies are being reported (since 2013, more than 700), fracking is clearly and conclusively documented as...
The chain of lies that makes ‘yes’ on Prop 112 a...
As I have written in this space many times since 2014, there are numerous important reasons why the citizens of Colorado badly need increased...
Front porch politics
If you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckleheadism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-class people into mindless Trump...
Letters: 10/25/18
Vote for Weiser
Phil Weiser is pro-choice.
George Brauchler is not pro-choice.
They are both running for Colorado Attorney General, a role that some have described as...
Our shared Boulder County dilemma: A response to Joel Dyer
I want to thank Joel Dyer for his Oct. 11, “My Willmeng Dilemma.” It’s written mainly about my candidacy for Boulder County Commissioner, but also...
Some nasty unintended consequences of Prop 112
Back in the early 1970s someone asked Colorado’s then-Senator Gordon Allott if he would favor moving the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons plant because it...
Empowering the people
Is it possible to get public policies out of our political system that benefit common people rather than moneyed elites?
Yes! We the people can...
Letters: 10/18/18
On Dyer’s ‘Willmeng Dilemma’
As a Democratic Party precinct leader in eastern Boulder County I have the answer to Joel Dyer’s “Willmeng dilemma” (Re: Dyertimes,...
Immigration — problems and possibilities
Americans realize that immigration is an important issue. The nation’s security, economic strength, demographics, global competitiveness and much more are all influenced by U.S....
