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Opinion: Colorado Republican Party officials keep digging deeper hole with bylaw change
Leaders of the Colorado Republican Party on Saturday, Sept. 30, voted against a proposal that could have dramatically altered how the party chooses candidates. The proposal was for the party…
Opinion: Parking minimums add to housing crisis, adversely impact environment
A parking sign in downtown Boulder (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline). In May, a potentially transformative statewide land use bill died, hindering Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to resolve Colorado’s severe housing shortage.…
Opinion: The anti-Trump, Jimmy Carter is a builder, not a democracy destroyer
Jimmy Carter, center right, walks next to Gerald Ford in the 1970s. VAIL, Colo. — J.C. is the anti-Trump. No, not that J.C. I’m talking about Jimmy Carter – the…
Opinion: Trump, MAGA threats of violence trickle down to Colorado in U.S. Constitution case
A Colorado judge fears for her safety. In the context of history, that’s an extraordinary situation, but as part of the Trumpist erosion of constitutional order, it’s routine. It’s how…
Opinion: Boebert vapes as Colorado high country could burn without firefighter pay
Fall is one of the most magical times to visit and live in the Colorado high country, especially as human carbon emissions causing climate change continue to scorch lower-elevation parts…
‘Write it when I’m gone’: Sorry, Rod, the Slifer book couldn’t wait for you to be done skiing
Rod Slifer, 88, ripping down Lost Boy in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl with Mount of the Holy Cross on the horizon on March 19, 2023 (David O. Williams photo). Some…
Opinion: Will Aspen end Boebert? If so, Vail (and the world) owes its ski-town rival
Boebert and friend in action at the Buell Theater in Denver on Sept. 10. Could the elitist liberal enclave of Aspen be where Republican right-wing U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s tumultuous…
Opinion: Time to hit the brakes on Utah’s Uinta Basin oil trains heading toward Colorado River
So much harm would result from the Uinta Basin Railway, but there’s still a chance to block its construction, and it’s not a stretch to say that lives could depend…
Opinion: Fighting for freedom this Fourth of July, and combating censorship and authoritarianism
Image courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum In May of 1933 in Berlin, Nazis gathered in the streets, built a gigantic bonfire, and burned thousands of books. The books…
Remember when Colorado was the ‘Hate State’?
Eagle County voters in 1992 voted against Amendment 2 (Wiki Commons map). As Republican-led legislatures across the country marshal unprecedented attacks against the rights and livelihoods of transgender people, Colorado…