Category: Letters

CU Regents need to commit to priorities Re: “University of Colorado: Following investigation, board censures Regent Wanda James,” July 3 news story Having spent 19 of my 30-plus years advocating for access to higher education, I am deeply troubled by the University of Colorado Board of Regents’ decision to censor Regent Wanda James. This action…

Disappointment in lawmakers expressed after ‘The One Big, Beautiful Bill’ passage Re: “GOP milestone: House gives final approval in tight vote to Trump’s big tax bill,” July 4 news story While Republicans claim that their “The One Big Beautiful Bill” will strengthen Medicaid by eliminating the usual waste, fraud, and abuse, it is more telling…

SSA is now a shill for Trump. Trust nothing. I woke Friday morning to an email from the Social Security Administration bragging about Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and how it was advantageous to me as a Social Security recipient. I verified this was actually from the SSA. I have endured five and a half…

Owning Pride: Overcoming oppression and being true selves Re: “Keep government out of Pride, whether it’s Trump or Biden,” June 29 commentary Had I grown up with a legion of Krista Kafers as my parents and neighbors and teachers and schoolmates and doctors and shopkeepers, I would likely think and feel as she does about…

A good day to remember our Declaration of Independence July 4th is much more than BBQs and beer, parades and horns. It celebrates the birth of our nation, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, a statement of why our first patriots felt compelled to rebel against their king. Every American would do well to…

Don’t cry wolf without the facts Re: “Tie should go to the ranchers,” June 20 letter to the editor A recent letter suggests that if a wolf might be involved in a livestock death, the “tie should go to the rancher.” But with fewer than 30 wolves in Colorado-and tens of thousands of coyotes and…

Calling for Trump protests ‘dangerous’ and met with pessimism Re: “A common cause: What would it actually take to force Trump to resign?” June 22 commentary Using the example of a protest in Puerto Rico (with a population less than 1% of the U.S. total), where more than 1 million people protested for days and…

Keep our public lands public Re: “Public land, on and off the chopping block, needs our continued support,” June 25 commentary I appreciate the commentary by T.A. Barron. Loss of our public lands, even in small increments, is stealing from our birthright. Furthermore, in addition to recreation, they support local economies, ranching, logging and natural…

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…

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…