Commentary

January 7, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

Could we as a country be in deeper doo-doo? That was what immediately popped into my mind as I watched in disbelief and disgust the collection of video from news broadcasts compiled about the Black Friday shopper stampede.

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I Want it Now

November 30, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

This year, no one gave me a birthday present. Not a real one, anyway. There was cash from my mom, who also treated me to a stellar dinner out. My co-workers bought me flowers and cake, and my friends got…

Duly Noted

Walkman Walks on By

November 30, 2010 Like 0 French Davis

Progress. That’s what they call it when things you love become obsolete. Things like broadcast television. Your 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass SS 440. Bowler hats. Jazz music. Al Pacino. We’re never allowed to ignore the ticking clock of life’s second-hand movements.…

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Prehistoric Thanksgiving

November 30, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

My nostalgia for Thanksgiving dinner extends this year to the Cretaceous Period. Yes, I’ll be feasting on dinosaur, or at least a cousin about 75 million years removed. Not Tyrannosaurus Rex or Stegosaurus or a Velociraptor—although I’m frightened to learn…

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RTD Has No Cushion

October 18, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

The sluggish recovery from the financial meltdown of 2007-08 doesn’t feel like a recovery at all; lots of people and institutions are still being fiscally flogged. And as institutions go, Denver’s Regional Transportation District is feeling the pain like no…

Duly Noted

Duly Noted: Breaking Bad

October 18, 2010 Like 0 French Davis

My monthly cable bill is around $210.

Notes

Rage Against the Machine

October 18, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

It’s the beginning of a long and cantankerous month of candidate interviews for the mid-term elections of 2010. So far, things are going swimmingly. Still, as this candidate and I talk about the deficit, unemployment rate, taxes and healthcare policy,…

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Boulder County’s Promised Land

August 18, 2010 Like 0 James Burrus

Leadership is not about rallying support and taking action for a cause or issue because it’s popular or easy. Leadership is about identifying a goal that is right and good and, despite it being unpopular or seemingly impossible to achieve,…

Notes

Smart But Wrong

August 17, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

No one likes to be wrong, but the YS editorial staff absolutely abhors it. It’s a serious problem. It’s to the point of abnormality, usually involving super nerdy topics like verbs and AP style. Recently, as an example, associate editor…

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Letter to the editor: Andrew Romanoff for U.S. Senate

July 28, 2010 Like 1 Andra Coberly

There is an old saying, “He who pays the piper calls the tune.” By not taking any corporate or special interest money, Andrew Romanoff is demonstrating his focus will be the citizens he represents.