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Welcome, AAN
Get ready, Boulder, because the hard-partying members of the AAN are are about to descend on your town. And trust me, the folks from...
NSA’s domestic spying program: Beware the wolf
This is not an easy column to write in a calm voice or free of profanity, but I’ll give it my best shot. That said, please feel free to toss in all the mental expletives you want as you read along. I’m sure you’ll know just where to put them...
The new era of conspiracy thinking
When it comes to the emotional issue of gun control, Harry Truman had it right when he said, “The only thing new in this world is the history that you don’t know...
On a positive note… mostly
Folks often ask me why we don’t report more “good news.” I usually fire back something along the lines of “nobody wants to read...
Oil and gas setback measure heading for ballot
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause.
As of Wednesday Dec. 20, language for a new ballot measure aimed at putting increased setbacks for oil...
My Willmeng dilemma
It’s more a situation than a dilemma really. When it comes to Cliff Willmeng’s candidacy for Boulder County Commissioner as the Green Party candidate,...
‘Monsanto Protection Act’ is more sinister than it appears
As we recently reported, a last-minute rider was slipped into HR 933, the 240-page spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on March 26. The bill was designed as an emergency measure to prevent a government shutdown, but as it turned out, it also made a pretty ...
COGA lawsuits against Lafayette, Fort Collins are latest insult to citizens...
Well, that didn’t take long. On Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) announced its intention to file lawsuits against Lafayette and Fort Collins over those cities’ election results regarding fracking. Once again, the oil and gas industry is ...
What’s wrong with this picture?
Two pro-gun-rights billboards have recently gone up in Greeley and they’re causing quite a stir, as in you can read about them in The Washington Post kind of stir. But why have a couple of political signs sparked so much controversy and who is paying for them...
The Polis/Hickenlooper fracking compromise; thanks, but no thanks
Remember the old comedy skit wherein a well-meaning fellow decides he wants to do a good deed by helping an elderly woman cross a busy street? He eventually hauls her kicking and screaming safely through the traffic to the other side only to have the old lady kick ...
Commentary: It takes a village… of idiots
Running this story on Facebook is not our way of whining about Boulder Weekly’s business model. Fortunately, we never made page views and unique visitors...
