Category: Letters

No on 310: Protect small businesses in Denver Re: “Bloomberg gives $1.5M to help save flavored-tobacco ban,” Oct. 9 news story As ballots begin arriving in mailboxes, small business owners like me are standing up to a New York billionaire who has poured $1.6 million into keeping Denver’s flavored tobacco ban in place. This brings…

Campus action against film screening seems to conflict with spirit of Sundance Re: “Police shut down students’ film screening,” Sept. 27 news story The relocation of the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder is certainly a good thing for the Colorado film community. Much good will come from it, including a partnership with the University of…

Don’t overlook Hamas’ role in the destruction of Gaza Re: “The genocide has lasted for 2 years, Americans must speak for Palestinians,” Oct. 5 commentary This is in response to the editorial essay written by Rep. Iman Jodeh. In the essay, there is one sentence devoted to the Oct. 7, 2023, atrocity that occurred in…

Release Vizguerra Re: “Detained activist says that she feels ‘vulnerable’ six months after arrest,” Sept. 30 news story Jeanette Vizguerra, an activist detained by ICE for 6 months, should be released immediately. She is a working mother who paid taxes supporting the government at the time of her detention. Being held, she is costing the…

BYU game: CU needs a Civility 101 course I took my two BYU-bound teenagers, ages 13 and 16, to the Colorado/BYU game on Saturday night, and I was shocked by the lack of civility of CU fans. Fans shouted directly at us “(expletive) BYU” dozens of times, women on the streets of Boulder flashed my…

Trump’s address to military — not the American way Re: “Trump’s military speech: Cities as training grounds,” Oct. 1 news story Donald Trump summoned our military leaders to tell them to prepare to do battle with the “enemy within” U.S. cities with Democratic mayors. We should not be talking about the government shutdown or the…

Trump’s U.N. speech should be major cause of concern Re: “Trump criticizes countries at U.N.,” Sept. 24 news story Just over a year ago, we were bemoaning the fact that President Joe Biden’s advisors and the press had not called the question of his mental acuity far sooner than they did. Following President Trump’s United…

Water solutions should be based on ‘facts and compromise’ Re “Colorado’s water war with Nebraska comes to a head,” Sept. 21 news story It is interesting that this article made no mention of the Ogallala aquifer, which helps to deliver irrigation water for crops in Nebraska. Apparently, some parts of western Nebraska are experiencing significant…

Bag fee is a hidden tax on Coloradans Founding Father John Dickinson, a Pennsylvanian who participated in writing the Declaration of Independence, joined his colleagues in condemning England’s Stamp Act. He termed it “… an authority expressly claimed and exerted to impose duties on these colonies — a dangerous innovation.” Gov. Jared Polis’s signature on…

‘In support of Democratic leaders’ Re: “Colo. voters are dissatisfied with Democrats. Polis, Hickenlooper and Bennet can’t hide,” Sept. 14 editorial I disagree with your editorial. Democrats are not upset with Democratic leaders. If you only pay attention to Fox News, then yes, you would think this. No one in my circle is upset with…