More people on the planet is not the solution we should be seeking Re: “Why dads, not ‘duds,’ are important for the baby bust,” Sept. 3 commentary The commentary about the worldwide declining birth rate misses a fundamental point: Population cannot continue to expand indefinitely. Global resources are finite, and population levels eventually must follow. …
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Pueblo’s hidden bodies case is why we need to ditch elected coroners Re: “24 bodies, ‘multiple containers’ of bones and tissue found at coroner’s mortuary,” Aug. 27 news story The recent Pueblo case raises an old issue. Why is the technical job of determining cause of death relegated to individuals who can be elected with…
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Protests: Where are our leaders Re: “Thousands march on Labor Day,” Sept. 2 news story We just witnessed another Denver protest — vibrant in spirit, modest in size. Where are our state and national leaders? In March, Bernie Sanders and AOC drew 34,000 people in Denver. A march on May 31 drew what I’d estimate…
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We can bridge the rural-urban divide in our state Re: “Why rural Coloradans feel ignored — a resentment as old as America itself,” Aug. 24 commentary Years ago the Colorado Humanities Council (as it was then called), sponsored a marvelous program called the Five States of Colorado. The divide we have is a regional one,…
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It’s easy to assume, as many people do, that our planet is well explored. In the last few centuries, humans have summited Earth’s highest peaks, dived its deepest ocean trenches, and trekked to the North and South poles, documenting the diversity of life along the way — the many birds, butterflies, fish, and other creatures…
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1,400 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage. The catastrophe was so bad…
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The other message on the president’s hat Re: “FBI searches home, office of former Trump adviser,” Aug. 23 news story When President Donald Trump was interviewed about the FBI raid on John Bolton’s house on Friday, he was wearing a new cap with the printing “Trump was right about everything!” That is fitting because in…
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In this aerial view taken in 2024, melting icebergs lie in the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland. It sounds like something out of science fiction: In the late 1950s, the US Army carved a tiny “city” into the Greenland ice sheet, 800 miles from the North Pole. It had living facilities, and scientific labs, and working…
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Failed project is a concern for Westminster Re: “Downtown to get injection of life with park, food hall,” Aug. 18 news story Because I am running for mayor of Westminster and Sarah Nurmela is running for re-election to the City Council of Westminster, I was surprised that John Aguilar’s article did not mention Councilmember Nurmela’s…
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This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US government is a big-time hoarder. At last count, in three locations — Denver, Fort Knox, and West Point— it had socked away 248,046,115.696 troy ounces of gold. One might think to round that to the nearest ounce,…
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