A grizzly bear and her cub traverse a steep hillside in June 2024. in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps…
Read more
Beware those hiding behind masks I can remember in my younger days (I am now 83) when we used to watch “cowboy” movies. Of course, then, the bad guys always wore masks. Of course, times have changed, and until recently, if you were pulled over or had some dealings with the police, they were unmasked…
Read more
Now is not the time to cut tax credits for EVs While all eyes are focused on chaos in the Middle East, the federal tax credit ($7,500) for electric vehicles is threatened and the Colorado tax credit (now $1,500 – $8,000) will be cut in half. With a price change like that, last year’s record…
Read more
Exploring the motivations to bomb Iran, both good and bad Is it possible that our president has started a war in the Middle East so that he can “negotiate peace” and get a Nobel Prize? He’s always been so jealous of Barack Obama’s win. Pete Names, Green Valley, Ariz. Our bombing of sites in Iran…
Read more
Summer has officially begun with a blast of scorching temperatures across much of the United States. The National Weather Service is warning of “extremely dangerous heat” baking 160 million people under a heat dome stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast the rest of this week. It’s already proven fatal. But while this is…
Read more
Tie should go to the ranchers The expression says the tie goes to the runner in baseball. Well, that should be true for Colorado ranchers. A recent investigation into a calf killing (depredation) revealed wolf tracks near the carcass, but there were also bear and coyote tracks present (everybody loves a free meal). The investigation…
Read more
Reader’s question coverage of “No Kings” protests and Trump’s parade celebrating Army Re: “Thousands join anti-Trump protests across Colorado,” June 15 news story “No Kings Day” was a valuable expression of our fears and anger, but “The King” just does not care. He knows he is untouchable. The only way to control him is through…
Read more
Gutting of vaccine panel is tragic, political mistake Re: “RFK Jr. ousts entire vaccine advisory committee,” June 10 news story Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire all the experts on the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) will be a tragic, political mistake. They are excellent, ethical scientists. Our…
Read more
A puma, or mountain lion, seen by a motion-sensing camera near the border wall. | Courtesy of Ganesh Marín The border wall between the US and Mexico is, of course, a barrier meant to prevent human migrants from crossing into America as they seek work, family, or refuge from violence. It’s also a significant…
Read more
A You’re Hot, Stay Cool sign with an AC unit and fan posted to a street light during a heat wave on 86th Street in Manhattan, New York. | Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Lee Kuan Yew, the iron-willed founder of modern Singapore, was once asked what the most important invention of the…
Read more