Convenient Cloak of Authority (CCA)
The desire to appear as a recognized authority is much easier realized than
one might think. Just show up for an interview in a blue/black suit and white shirt
with a red tie. Most of our male politicians have adopted that garb for their [...]

August 23, 2009
Many writers continue to suggest that Health Care should be a “right” of all Americans and most recently it is “the most basic of rights.” These comments must be challenged because of the extreme misunderstanding of rights and responsibilities in our country.
Just because our government has chosen to pay for certain [...]

As one of a hand-full of senior cruisers from the Boulder area, it’s been about 6 or 7 years since I last wrote a letter to the Daily Camera about the Thursday Cruiser Ride. At that time, I wrote to inform the public about the fundamental difference between the Critical Mass ride, and the Thursday [...]

Mike Ryder’s letter to the editor August 24 was quite a diatribe against anyone and everyone who might be of a conservative ilk. It was also void of any reason, balance, constructive advice or simple respect for other opinions. There is, however, one part I would like to address and suggest we need to look [...]

To the Editor:
Health Care questions surround us right now and we all seem to be wondering what is best. Legislators don’t seem to have all the details and some have even admitted that they haven’t bothered to read some proposed legislation carefully. How can we trust their judgment?
It’s very difficult [...]

I have always thought of the press as being ‘the watch dog’ for the public interest. Listening and recording public meetings. The citizenry cannot be at all meeting and disseminate the information of such proceedings. That, I presumed, is for the media.
Now I believe it is the citizenry’s responsibility to be [...]

Easy FM Radio:
Most of us who live here have a long. long list of reasons why we believe that this is a very special place. This letter will describe one of the many, many reasons that my wife and I feel so blessed to live here. Perhaps you might say that it is [...]

Red Rocks Amphitheater:
Not about the music anymore….
It was a beautiful Friday night at Red Rocks Amphitheater. On the ticket Yonder Mountain Quartet with Xavior Rudd opening and we had three reserved seats up close. Sounds like [...]

The name in the title is ample reason why Ted Kennedy should receive no eulogies outside those by his family. In that event and the weeks following the woman’s death, he proved what a louse of a man he really was. Most people reading this do not even know what I am writing [...]

Dear Editors:
“CASH FOR CLUNKERS” and BEYOND ( THE NEW MATH )
Many of us wish our new president success in resurrecting our economy. However the administrations claims that “CASH FOR CLUNKERS” will create new jobs and put automotive workers back to work as cash for clunker buyers spend the $4000. (+) on new cars, are not [...]

Either change the explanation of the “thumbs-up/down” grading system of commentors or get rid of it completely. To suggest that the “better” a commentor is the better their score is sophomoric logic at best. It simply a reflection of the prejudice of the community/majority of online readers. Some very cogent and thoughtful commentors are voicing [...]

Macon Cowles August 30th guest commentary “It’s not all about pops and scrapes” is merely an unpaid ad disguised as a commentary patting himself on the back for all the wonderful things he and city council have done for the community. After all it is an election year. But it really is all about pops [...]

We are a retired professional couple who chose to move to downtown Boulder.
We were attracted by the many conveniences but mainly by the city’s commitment
to environmental integrity. However, we will not be living here much longer.
Within blocks of our Pearl Street apartment are several restaurants that use wood-burning
ovens. When the closest oven [...]

I was impressed with President Obama’s eulogy for the late Ted Kennedy, He owes a great deal to the late senator for his support.
However, I was less than pleased with the voracious reaction of the Pelosi/Reed mob to ride the casket for their self-interest even
before he was interred. Like a couple of vultures circling their [...]

I was dismayed to find that while potential landmark status for
Lolita’s merited a story in Sunday’s paper, the spate of vandalism on
the Hill on Friday night somehow didn’t. Packs of students marauded
through the streets, fireworks cracked all night long, and the police
were so outnumbered they couldn’t keep up with pleading middle-of-the-
night phone calls from neighborhood [...]

The City of Boulder has at least three highly visible settings: The Flatirons known for their geological interest and natural beauty; the Boulder Mall, which beckons residents and visitors with its shops, restaurants and year-round open-air entertainment; and, sadly, the side streets leading to the mall, most of which are a disaster that is beginning [...]

To the Editor.
The 2010 statewide elections are more than a year away, but already there are
signs of political unrest with the candidates who are running or may run for
office on the Democratic ticket.
In the Supreme Court case Baker v Carr, later clarified in Reynolds v Sims, the
Court established in its holding, the now famous “one-person, [...]

I received an email about HR 3200 (health care reform bill) proving that Congress and the President are plotting the imminent advent of 1984. The email purportedly lists the proposals in the bill that will turn America into a communist county, and because it gives the locations of the proposals, I can verify the [...]

I spent hours watching the moving memorial on Friday, and the funeral mass on Saturday for Senator Ted Kennedy. He was truly one of a kind, spending his whole political life helping those less fortunate-the poor,the working class, the elderly, the disabled, children’s health care, civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights- the list goes on [...]

I take issue with statements in the August 23rd editorial by Professor Staehelin. He used the Precautionary Principle in the title of his article and in his last statement. He lists a series of what he considers plus points for GMO products and then concludes that the Precautionary Principle suggests that it would be irresponsible to limit farming to 100-year old farming practices.