Don’t overlook Hamas’ role in the destruction of Gaza (Letters)

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…

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Abusive sports fans make for ugly weekend in Boulder (Letters)

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…

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Our new harsh water reality includes rapidly depleting aquifers (Letters)

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…

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Grocery bag fee is Polis’ hidden tax on Coloradans (Letters)

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…

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