2015

Make sure history doesn’t repeat itself Recently, I wrote about how statements made by leaders can lead to violence, even when not intended. Then I specifically correlated false claims about baby…

Time of the year to live fully December 23rd.  Americans scurrying around, anxious they missed someone on their list. And probably have, though he/she is someone not on their list. But…

Terrorism knows no race, ethnicity, religion With our national overheated debate on mass murders and terrorism raging, it would be wise to take a detached, more cerebral analysis of the problem.…

Loose rhetoric can encourage violence The goal of terrorists is to strike fear not only into those they are immediately targeting but also into a group of people, population or nation…

GOP presidential candidates are fact-challenged Faith (or religion) and science comprise the two essential strains of western thought. Science is fact-based, and grounded in reality. It deals with observable data, and…

Reform movement in tatters after the Jeffco BOE recall The results from the Jefferson County School District Board of Education recall were beyond lopsided; they were off the charts. Nearly two-thirds…

Henderson Mine closing & honoring Joe Hill, RIP The impending Henderson Mine closing is not surprising in the sense it is part of every extraction industry’s boom-bust cycle. Minerals and other…

Ideas to help public keep tabs on boards More than likely if you are reading this column, you are an American citizen. And as such, given ours is a participatory democracy,…

Keeping our public boards public It has been interesting for me to observe the unfolding of the drama being played out in the library district, not only as a concerned citizen…

Library district exhibits dysfunction Succinctly put, the library district is on the hot seat. As controversy swirls in the wake of Sue Lathrop’s termination of long-time John Tomay Library director John…

Support BB and 1A for a better Colorado and Clear Creek Understandably our attention is becoming focused if not riveted on the 2016 campaign. Interest is soaring, wonderfully so given the…

County in desparate need of affordable housing The article in last week’s Courant about a conference to discuss the “challenge” we face with mobile homes helped bring attention to one of…

Pope to Earth: Take care of our home! Pope Francis has shaken the world and taken the United States by storm. His shifting of moral emphasis from personal, micro behavior—same-sex marriage,…

Workers should be treated fairly One of my many life blessings is that of employment and regular income. I have gone through only one stretch in which I endured the ordeal…

Library board should find a better way “Pass the time?” said the Queen. “Books are not about passing the time. They’re about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to…