Tag: oct 20 2016 issue
Our mirror image of ISIS
This election year has been so peculiar that it is easy to overlook some unusual events.
At the United Nations, a prominent official lambasted a...
The curation of discovery: Part 3
This week’s serialized installment of “The curation of discovery” deals with not only the discovery and curation of the Mahaffy Cache, a collection of...
Letters 10/20/16
Short and sweet
Please endorse Hillary Clinton.
Thank you.
Sally Hart/Englewood, CO
Thanks for not endorsing Bennett
Thank you for recommending Arn Menconi for Colorado’s next senator against Michael...
Think freedom
Do you like the fact that Colorado politicians must ask us first before they raise our taxes or debt? They sure don’t like it.
Our...
Embarrassed to be an American
Sparrow is a self-taught visual artist, pianist and chef — but has a masters degree in “creative writing.” He recently joined a Bhagavad-Gita study...
Identity crisis
One ever feels his twoness — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body,...
I’m just Joshin’
For Josh Blue, there is one clear-cut reason he’s a comedian.
“Oh, the pussy! You know that’s a nice side perk,” Blue jokes.
But really,...
Inside the Trojan horse
In an era of political deception it can be difficult to separate the genuine from the phony. One tried and true strategy to weed...
Adventures in geography and gender
Two of Boulder’s choral groups will separately spend the weekend exploring geography and gender.
Happily, both programs will be given twice in the Boulder area....
ICUMI (in case you missed it)
Stop Whining
We’ve all been there. Sitting in a long line of stopped cars as other, seemingly jerk drivers wiz by in the right lane....
A political party really worth joining
The best political party in America is not the Dems or the Repubs, but a real party named “Fighting Bob Fest.”
It’s a daylong, outdoor...
Loco motives
I didn’t read The Girl on the Train. Maybe it’s great. Are there werewolves in it? It seems like werewolves would have made the story...
