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Thou Shalt Not

June 24, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Just one more reason to be glad I don’t live in Louisiana. Governor Jeff Landry just signed a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. He accompanied the law’s signing with the snickering comment,…

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Happy (?) Juneteenth!

June 21, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

Happy Juneteenth! Or, perhaps not so happy. I needn’t offer up a comprehensive history of the event that inspired the holiday, but it is considered the culmination of the long-fought battle for the freedom of slaves. June 19th, 1865. Several…

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Don’t Let School Ruin Your Education

June 11, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain Ah, sweet summer. Schooling is over – for most – and education can commence. Our culture has a fixed notion of what constitutes education, as do most…

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BOCO Dems Could Do Better | Community Corner

June 10, 2024 2 0 Guest Contributor

By: Kenneth Flowe As a 10-year-plus resident of Boulder, I have looked on at local politics and have been impressed. The Boulder County Democratic Party (BCDP) has operated like a well-oiled progressive machine. It values diversity, encourages participation and cultivates…

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Letter From the Editor | May 2024

May 27, 2024 Like 0 Austin Clinkenbeard

Many of you have read my name on articles for the past two years, and you may have even seen me listed as Managing Editor for the last year plus, but for most of you, I have never made a…

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If Not For . . .

May 26, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

1966 In my frequent nightmares I was in a jungle in Vietnam, rifle bursts coming from all directions, the Vietcong slipping unseen and unseeable through the fetid night. My night sweats were jungle sweats. I had been drafted and was…

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April Love

April 29, 2024 1 0 Steve Nelson

The title refers to the song, not the month, although the month of April has much to praise. I listened to Pat Boone’s April Love on the car radio during a short drive on a lovely April day last week. As with…

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A Good Day For World Peace

April 24, 2024 1 0 Steve Nelson

“It’s a good day for world peace.” – Joe Biden, April 24th, 2024 A very fine day for peace indeed! Nothing says “peace” quite like Stinger surface-to-air missiles and other air defense munitions, 155-millimeter shells, Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, cluster…

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Pro-Palestinian Is Not Antisemitism

April 17, 2024 Like 0 Steve Nelson

You’ve gotta hand it to the Republican-led House of Representatives. They certainly know how to put on a good show. Such was the case this week when they voted Articles of Impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security. His…

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Colorado Congresswomen Pettersen, Heavily Funded by Israeli Interests, Shows No Interest in Representing Her Constituents

April 10, 2024 4 0 Valerie Passerini

For the last six months, Americans have been complicit in an Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people. Despite empty rhetoric of two state solutions, Colorado congressmembers continue to defend the interests of Israel in contradiction of their own constituent’s calls…