Opinion
Stuart C. Lord: What birthright citizenship was always meant to protect
The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling reaffirmed why the Fourteenth Amendment was written in the first place.
Mike Mills: Boulder’s proposed DDA would divert open space funds to downtown — without your vote
The proposed Downtown Development Authority would redirect future tax revenue approved by all Boulder voters while allowing fewer than 2,500 people to decide its fate.
Matt Benjamin and Tina Marquis: Our Boulder community deserves better. So do our city staff.
If you’re frustrated with the direction of our city, direct that frustration at the nine people you elected, not the staff carrying out our decisions.
Restaurant groups: The data professor got Boulder restaurant wages wrong
Restaurant and business groups respond to Brian Keegan’s tipped-wage column in Boulder Reporting Lab.
Simon Testa: Boulder County has 609 miles of trails. Cyclists can use 59% of them.
The county’s proposed trail-use pilot has renewed debate over trail access. Here’s what the data show about how Boulder County’s trails are distributed among cyclists, hikers and equestrians.
Simon Testa: Boulder’s Flatirons culture can blur the reality of risk
How solo climbing became normalized in Boulder, and how familiarity can distort perceptions of danger and consequence.
Bob Yates: Debating a Boulder flag reveals much about our community
The Museum of Boulder’s flag design competition was an exercise in creativity and fun, not an effort to create an official flag for the City of Boulder.
Yoav Lurie: BVSD should expand sibling enrollment preference districtwide
School communities are stronger and students more successful when younger children can attend schools where older siblings already built lasting family ties.
Rex Madden: Boulder County’s trail-use pilot unfairly targets mountain bikers
Boulder County’s proposed alternating trail-use pilot is being justified by preference-based conflicts, not documented safety risks.
Suzanne Bhatt: Boulder County’s alternating trail-use proposal can balance safety, access and conservation
Protecting Boulder open space means making room for hikers, bikers and wildlife while reducing trail conflicts and limiting further ecosystem damage.