Opinion
Time for Democratic Party leaders to get going — or go
Good news, people — at last, congressional Democrats have gotten a clue, grown some spine and are beginning to act like... well, like Democrats!
In...
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...
For whom the benefits accrue
Boulder has a long history of nurturing a “paying forward” culture where we adopt policies and programs that seek to ensure future generations are...
Why environmental groups support the muni
Who will control our renewable energy future? The fossil fuel industry has controlled energy in the U.S. for the last century. As we move...
The muni’s time has passed
Sometimes conflicts go on for so long that people forget how they started.
Take the fight over whether Boulder should ditch Xcel energy as its...
Can a robot do your job?
With corporations socking away massive profits, and with the labor market fairly tight, why are worker’s wages still stuck at miserly and even poverty...
Xcel’s math defies reality and history
Xcel Energy recently announced that it would use Governor John Hickenlooper’s July executive order calling for climate change policy as reason to bypass the...
Municipalization: More important now than ever
In many ways I’m surprised and a bit saddened that I actually feel the need to write this explanation for why people should continue...
Letters: 10/12/17
Avoid ‘voter’s remorse’ on muni
Keep in mind this election season what we would lose if Boulder does not continue to work toward a municipal electric...
The myth of vehicular privilege
As an avid cyclist who rides the trails and roads adjacent to Boulder almost every day, I read with great interest Matt Cortina’s article,...
When will Wall Street quit being stupid?
The self-described “Geniuses of Wall Street” are being stupid. Again.
In 2007, their stupid schemes and frauds crashed our economy, destroying middle-class jobs, wealth and...
Letters: 10/5/17
Cyclists must take better caution
The article “Crash Course” omits some issues relevant to bicycle riders’ safety in Boulder. A significant fraction of bicycle...
