Opinion

Driving vs. eating...

Polis ‘Smart Track’ Position an Insult...

boulderweekly.com/highroad Good news, people! The economy is roaring like a tiger again, so we shoppers are now willing and able to spend more. I know this is true, because it says so right here on the front page of the business section of my local daily, the ...

Not so long ago, the “miracle cure” of antibiotics prompted doctors to prescribe them for illnesses as minor as colds and upset tummies. But, then, people began to die. In droves. Why? Overuse of antibiotics led to the rapid evolution of savvy bacteria resistant ...

Good grief — the genuine populist fury of grassroots tea partiers is now being perverted into anti-populism by the very Tea Party Republicans they elected to Congress...

At last, a New Year cometh! I say “at last” because, politically, 2011 was a rough ride...

One of the curiosities of life in these curious times is that millions of Americans are enjoying the benefits of government — but are either unaware of it or in denial...

Great news, people. As a recent headline puts it: “Household wealth back at pre-recession levels.” Oh joy — we’re all rich again...

Who does David Keating think he’s fooling...

Do we want to create a permanent underclass of non-citizens in the United States? That is a crucial question in the immigration reform debate...

The best advice I ever got about running for office came from Faye Johnson, a fierce Democratic warrior and former Boulder County Democratic Party chair. It consisted of exactly three words: “Make no assumptions...

(Re: “People of the Year: Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont,” cover story, Dec. 27.) The People of the Year award brought tears to my eyes, because this was truly a community effort, led by, but transcending, those mentioned in the article. I am overjoyed that ...