Guest Columns

The ‘poor door’ and the pattern of legalized segregation in Boulder

Many in the Gunbarrel community are concerned that the proposed development located on the Celestial Seasonings property will continue Boulder’s affordable housing history of...

Boulder homeless issues

14
The beauty of Boulder, nestled in the Foothills and dominated by the Flatirons, is a metro area gem that attracts a great number of...

ColoradoCare: You can handle the truth

26
The current healthcare system has all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship. Well, it’s what we know. Maybe it’ll change. It would be hard...

Proposition EE is not the solution for Colorado

0
When 2020 started, no one could have predicted the roller coaster ride we are on. Election season has extended the ride as voters will...

The Highland City Club Has a racism problem

0
Guest opinion The Highland City Club is a social center in downtown Boulder for the type of people who can afford their $500 a month...

Why the industrial compost facility in East Boulder County should not...

0
When it comes to Boulder County’s plan for an industrial composting facility: words matter. When elected officials make promises to voters that Open Space...

Will the City of Boulder suppress our right to vote?

Can you imagine if President Trump or the Attorney General tried to change the election rules in the middle of an election season? Can...

The real Safer Boulder

0
By Brooke Harrison, PhD and Leslie Chandler, Safer Boulder members Who is Safer Boulder? Safer Boulder is a nonpartisan grass-roots organization committed to supporting public...

Lessons from Iran

0
I can no longer sit here silent about what I have been observing happening in our nation the past few years and what I observed...

Boulder’s occupancy limits are not discriminatory

0
Eric Budd’s recent opinion piece, “Boulder Needs Equal Housing Access in the City Charter,” (Guest Column, July 30, 2020), argues that Boulder’s occupancy rules...

Colorado’s scripted environmentalism is an impostor for the real thing

0
By 2011, when my family came face to face with fracking, Colorado was already 40,000 wells into “responsible oil and gas development.” At that...

Should you be afraid of the fascists in your community?

0
I get accused of “being over-the-top” and using hyperbole by conservative friends and acquaintances with increasing frequency. This is caused, in large part, by...