2010

Thanks for service, first responders The incident that landed Fire Chief Kelly Babeon in the hospital after a flight-for-life air lift brought home the issue of the $4.2 billion James Zadroga…

Congress isn’t helping the economy Last week the Denver Post reported on Census Bureau numbers that show poverty in Colorado neighborhoods doubling and even tripling. “Neighborhoods with at least 20 percent…

From death, thoughts about life I never met Elizabeth Edwards, and my life is less for that. Elizabeth embodied much of what I value in any human: strength, intelligence, articulation, compassion,…

Trying to uphold military liberty I for one am not holding my breath in anticipation of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell despite the overwhelming assent by “troops on the ground”—soldiers, sailors,…

Choosing harder right or easier wrong (Last in the series: Clear Creek: a Sustainable Community) In a well-written essay in the November 22nd Newsweek titled “Truth or Consequences,” Evan Thomas argues…

CRMP should RIP (Third in a series: Clear Creek, a Sustainable Community) Since the 1886 Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company decision, corporations have been considered “persons” with chilling…

Clear Creek County residents want and expect economic growth (Second in the series: Clear Creek: a Sustainable Community) There are two ways to define community. For libertarian-oriented types, it might be…

Clear Creek is a great place to live (First of a multi-part series on “CCC: A Sustainable Community.”) Sorry, gentrified NIMBY’ers, no electronic gate will be installed atop Floyd Hill. The…

Restoring sanity to America, or not Would you get over it? What? This idealistic nonsense about restoring sanity to America! Why do you say that? Why can’t it be done? And…

Buck unfit to serve Colorado in US Senate Near as I can figure, Ken Buck must be suffering from a virulent strain of boot-in-mouth disease. That can be the only explanation…

Caveat emptor this election One myth circulating today related to Colorado Republicans in denial about Dan Maes being their duly elected gubernatorial nominee is they’re the first to experience “buyer’s remorse.”…

GLBT youth navigating the rough waters While viewing an intense film, I would observe my students’ body language, spontaneous comments, and nervous laughter since they gave immediate insight to what was…

Imagine a world full of curisoity Does learning begin with a statement or a question? Why do the best teachers oftentimes answer questions with questions? Why was Socrates found guilty of…

Our kids deserve vote for 3-A If there’s one word used today ad nauseam by pundits and politicians, it is anger. But then, there does seem to be a lot of…

Widening I-70 will put scars on the land Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear/ Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend / Why…