Opinion
Jail is not a pot deterrent
(Re: “Medical association: Reconsider pot," In Case You Missed It, Nov. 19.) While I’m thrilled that the American Medical Association has finally urged the federal government to rethink its prohibitionist stance on medical marijuana, I can’t help but wonder about ...
Banker charity
"Banker” and “morality” are not concepts you would ever expect to find paired together, but some of the biggest bankers in Europe are rushing out to insist that, at heart, they are all about morality...
Copenhagen does nothing to stall global warming
WASHINGTON — A new global warming treaty would be all...
Climate change power plot
CORRECTION: There were two Jeff Buckley tribute bands that played this week in Boulder. The photo accompanying the Nov. 12 article, “To honor a legacy,” depicted another Jeff Buckley tribute band, Your Sweet Return. The opening acts for the show at the Laughing Goat ...
Two good ideas for banking reform
If either party in Washington were to get serious about reining in Wall Street greedheads, here are two good ideas for achieving that. The first comes from Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator from Vermont who, ironically, has introduced a bill that is the essence ...
Borlaug didn’t do GMOs
(Re: “The man who saved one billion lives,” Danish Plan, Oct. 22.) The Danish Plan is also to misinform, again evidenced in the Borlaug article. I’m disappointed Danish continues to blur his perception when he lumps facts with GMO fantasy...
The rich worry about you
You’ll be comforted to know that the rich are concerned about you. Not concerned about your joblessness, lack of health care or anything else about your economic condition. No, no — it’s your psychological state of mind that has them worried. In particular, they are ...
Boulder targets medical marijuana — and heads should roll
Heads should roll. And for once, let us state whose: David Driskell, executive director of community planning and sustainability...
Cheap racial slam
(Re: “New Age outrage,” Uncensored, Oct. 29.) I must write to protest Pamela White’s derogatory use of the term “white folks” in her recent column, especially given its “there goes the neighborhood” context. Going for a cheap laugh at the expense of European-...
Socialists in the Senate!
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, known as the “White Maned Pontificator,” has recently been spewing a fountain of free-market dogma in the debate over health care reform...
Cell phones and sex
(Re: “Sex vs. cell phones,” In Case You Missed It, Oct. 15.) I read the snippet on “sex vs. cell phones” and wanted to point out that for many people cell phones are major avenues for foreplay. Having completed my dissertation on electronic intimacy, I can ...
