When measured simply by “income” — which includes our many retirees — we’re comfortably in the middle of the pack, here in Colorado…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Voting for the First Time
In 2016, I could not vote, but as I watched the presidential election go down, I realized that something was fundamentally wrong with our country…
LETTER: Once in a Lifetime Candidate
Bernie Sanders believes that you, and I, and millions of people across this country standing together and rising up as one voice is the only way this can happen…
EDITORIAL: Chairlift to Heaven, Part Three
I mention these two political conversations because they’re part of the Chairlift Effect… an experience where we’re being shuttled towards some destination… and we seem to have no control of the ride…
EDITORIAL: Chairlift to Heaven, Part Two
“It’s all a bet on the Chinese middle class, a consumer force McKinsey analysis predicts could reach 550 million in three years…”
LETTER: Questions About School Shootings
It doesn’t excuse or justify these horrific crimes, but certainly raises questions that need to be explored if we want to prevent future instances…
LETTER: Sanders is a Threat to the Rich and Powerful
This orchestrated campaign attacking Bernie Sanders by Wall Street spokesmen is not surprising…
EDITORIAL: Chairlift to Heaven, Part One
I’ve wanted to explore the idea of responsibility for quite a while now, and I guess this might be as good a time as any…
OPINION: The Psychological Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Part Two
Social-emotional learning cannot happen in the isolation of a home or a computer screen; it requires peer interaction of the kind that schools offer in their classrooms…
EDITORIAL: Our Electric Destiny, Part Six
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval estimated that Nevada would enjoy $100 billion in economic benefits over two decades from its construction and operation…
LETTER: Riverwalk Wetlands Presentation This Thursday, Feb. 27
Our mission and purpose is to Protect, Conserve and Enhance the health and beauty of the Riverwalk Wetlands…
HMPRESENTLY: Too Bad It Was Frozen Foods, Rather Than People
Could it be that, when it comes to people making their way to America, various politicians are overstating things?
OPINION: The Psychological Impact of Active Shooter Drills, Part One
“Such highly realistic drills can do more harm than good, and traumatizing students is not the way to protect them…”
EDITORIAL: Our Electric Destiny, Part Five
You cannot drill into the ground and find ‘electricity’… the way you can drill a well, and find oil or natural gas. But at the same time, we have a theoretically unlimited supply of electricity…
OPINION: Defining ‘Social Justice’
I have an acquaintance who grew up in Russia when it was part of the USSR. She lived there through the fall of that regime…
LETTER: Say NO to Bloomberg
Throughout his political career, he has bought endorsements by heavily funding both high-profile NPOs and political allies’ campaigns….
EDITORIAL: Our Electric Destiny, Part Four
Governments have various clever ways of providing economic benefits, however. Tax credits are merely one technique. Restrictive or permissive regulations are another…
EDITORIAL: Our Electric Destiny, Part Three
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is loosening regulations to allow cars to burn more gasoline… only to get push-back from the same auto companies that would seemingly benefit from such relaxed regulations…
LETTER: The Ups and Downs of an Electric Car
Firstly it is so quiet, the acceleration is quite exciting, and whenever you go down the hill or come to a stop sign the regenerative braking recharges the battery…
