Opinion
Market forces for products, not people
There is a lot of discussion about teacher pay in the United States, and Colorado is no exception. What gets less attention is the...
It all began with pizza
In the mid-1960s, my dad served on the school board in Cortez, in rural southern Colorado. He recalled that at one meeting he said...
Letters: 10/19/17
Please vote no on City of Boulder Ballot Question 2Q!
Ballot Question 2Q creates huge uncertainty for the local initiative process. It will destroy this...
See how they run!
Last week, the Republican-controlled Senate Agriculture Committee worked overtime to turn its back on the people and the protection given them by the Colorado...
Letters: Jan. 12, 2023
CORRECTION: In last week’s news story, “A cloud overhead” (Jan. 5, 2023), we incorrectly identified the victims of the fatal home explosion in Frederick...
How to increase Colorado’s water supply
President Barack Obama gave a speech last week in California, which is enduring the worst drought in its recorded history, and he called on the country to rethink how it deals with water...
Mental health is medical health
Not long ago, I got a call from a friend that her 19-year-old daughter Liv had died by suicide. Their family was shaken to...
Letters: 6/9/16
Libertarian not Trump
On most of the things that you hate about Republicans, the Libertarians get it right, and on most of the things you...
Why take an ‘off-ramp’ to nowhere?
In recent months our community has focused on whether or not Boulder should keep its municipal electric option. Voters will decide the issue this...
Robot farmers — bull, bull, bull, bull!
How’re you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen... Angus?
Not “Angus,” the breed of cattle, but Angus, the 1,000-pound “farmer...
A national park fee increase: The $70 land grab
On Oct. 24, the National Park Service (NPS) announced a proposed entrance fee of $70 at 17 of its 59 national parks. Touted as...
I shouldn’t need a permit to protest the existence of Jeff...
When I was 11 years old, I was cutting school one day with a friend as we discussed the trajectory of our ensuing hookie...
