Opinion

April 19 is a big day in American history, maybe even the biggest. Doesn’t ring a bell, huh? Here’s a clue. It was a cool and misty morning...

On limiting growth In response to Charlie Danaher’s Nov. 14 letter (Re: “Build on open space?”) about building on open space to make Boulder more...

Scapegoating immigrants Is it scapegoating immigrants or scapegoating illegal immigrants? I think it is the latter as my Swiss wife is a naturalized American citizen...

Wild places The Adventure article, “Quicksand and Barbaric Yawps” (Re: Feb. 13, 2020) about wilderness therapy highlights the importance of the wilderness and wild places...

Few Americans have ever heard of Tom Barrack, but he’s going to be a big, behind-the-scenes player in Trump’s Washington.        Indeed, Tom’s...

Disappointed in Dems I am at a loss to know what to do with certain thoughts and feelings following the mid-term elections. I am relieved that...

Protesters on oil rigs I must wholeheartedly agree with the letter from Heather Miyazawa regarding “protesters” trying to interfere with oil rig operations!! My...

Espresso exceptionalism I enjoyed the article by Ari Levaux. I’m all for spreading the word about good, coffee-flavored coffee. But he should know that if...

On open space agriculture I’d like to offer some comments from the perspective of heritage farmers and beekeepers in Boulder County on the article, “Cropped...

Unity to protect human rights People gathering in legislative forums and the streets understand that a time of oppression is a time of opportunity. Democratic...

The wrong GMO question Joel Dyer laments the lack of action on GMOs by Boulder County on county-owned land. The failure is quite simple,...

Poor Alec just keeps bumbling, stumbling, and tumbling. You could feel sorry for such a hapless soul, except that this isn’t a person, but the soulless ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. This secretive corporate front is behind hundreds of regressive ...