Tag: opinion
Balance, not betrayal
By Nicole Speer and Mark Wallach
Last month, the Boulder Weekly published a lengthy recitation of grievances and claims of betrayal by the city from...
Letters to the editor: April 29, 2024
Forest under threat
I bet you didn’t know that millions of acres of Colorado’s biodiverse, carbon-storing forests are on the chopping block. That’s because much...
Inaccessible world
Being a wheelchair user requires a lot of planning. Any travel demands that I plan ahead.
I can’t swallow so I need to make sure...
Think globally, act locally
By Micha K. Ben David
Why are Israel’s actions in Gaza a climate justice issue in Boulder County?
As I write this, over 1,000 Israeli civilians...
Don’t iterate: Innovate
By Kevin J. Krizek
The Boulder Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a quarterly lunch for roughly 60 people invested in transport safety. At the event,...
Thinking small
Colorado’s Front Range is positioned as the only feasible north-south corridor between the coasts where Amtrak’s three major long-distance routes (Southwest Chief, California Zephyr...
Perturbed by pesticides
Relocate Weed Warriors from Walker Ranch
By Christel Markevich
Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) recently asked for volunteers to pull weeds along the Walker...
Boulder needs your voice
As a Community Connector for the Civic Area Phase 2 project, I work in the space where the ideas of our community meet the...
Taking on too much?
By Roxanne Peterson
There’s an awful lot going on at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) these days, and the long-awaited day center has...
Reject division
By Dr. Samuel Leguizamon Grant(he/they/we)
Not that long ago, Desmond Tutu, who played a key role in the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa,...
Letters to the editor: March 11, 2024
Elected office is earned
Peter Salas is dismayed that "two women of color are being challenged in their respective races.” (“Dems and DEI,” March 4)
To...
Dems and DEI
By Pete Salas
“We must also realize that privileged groups never give up their privileges voluntarily.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
The cloud of privileged hypocrisy...
