Opinion
Letters: 12/14/17
Track drone flights
I see from an article in the Daily Camera that the City of Boulder is pursuing the authorization of official drones for...
Letters: 5/11/17
Mom’s Day
Mother’s Day is when we celebrate the efforts of moms everywhere to deliver on the promise they make to us when we’re born,...
No more
After the horrific shooting in Orlando, there are some facts we might want to consider:
• A homegrown (U.S.-born, U.S. citizen) Islamist terrorist committed the...
Why people who are unwilling to disclose their business relationships should...
It feels a bit odd to be writing this particular column. I mean, honestly, is it even possible for someone who wants to run for elected office in this day and age to be so out of touch as to suggest that they should be allowed to keep their business interests and ...
Donald Drumpf is deranged
This year’s freakish presidential election has now devolved into an ethnic brouhaha between two foreigners: A Mexican and a German.
The “Mexican”...
Defend public libraries—the medicine chest of our soul
Sylvia Wirba’s Navajo family didn’t have a car when she was growing up in Cortez, Colorado. They couldn’t afford to buy books either. But...
Reject the Cemex application
Corporate profits continue to be a priority over the environment — even in an “environmentally conscious” place like Boulder County.
Cemex is the No. 1...
Massey Energy’s man-made hellhole
West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch coal mine was a disaster even before it exploded into an underground hell last year, killing 29 miners. A new investigative report by federal safety inspectors found that this mine — owned by the enormously profitable Massey ...
Imagine him being president
Ted’s recent announcement of his presidential candidacy was a real Cruz-a-palooza! It was part Ronald Reagan, part Elmer Gantry, part John Lennon and part Jerry Falwell — yet it was totally Ted Cruz — full of blather, bloat and BS...
Boulder’s police shouldn’t pick their own oversight
In November 2020, the City of Boulder established a Police Oversight Panel after a series of incidents in which Boulder police officers used excessive...
Thoughts on work and compensation
Presently in the United States we are experiencing a wealth gap not seen since the gilded age. A plethora of explanations exist for this...
Letters: 8/22/19
Danish wrong on guns
I have lived in Colorado for 40 years, 20 in Denver and 20 in Boulder. I surely appreciate the Boulder Weekly...












