The Writer
Skip to contentFor months I’ve been trying to form a viewpoint on immigration reform. I haven’t gotten there yet. Have any of you readers embraced your favorite solution to the dilemma? Walls, deportation, assimilation, status quo or what? With the shelving last … Continue reading
Today’s editorial is about editorials and editorialists. Sara Hoffman, a regular for this community column, is moving on to greener pastures, we presume. I will miss her columns, not simply because I agree with most of her perspectives, but because … Continue reading
My wife and I were in the car when the radio announced the news, and we were impressed. After all, her side of the family has suffered from that terrible form of cancer. A vaccine had been proven 100% effective … Continue reading
Freedom of speech is alive and well in Fort Collins. In fact, about half the population is editorializing. I am, of course, talking about bumper stickers. The stop-and-go crawl down College Avenue on a Saturday afternoon would be unbearable without … Continue reading
You’ve got to keep an eye on the news, because great things are happening daily. Just a few days ago, I was all atwitter to hear about new legislation that would make us safer. After all, Colorado’s been on the … Continue reading
This past Tuesday evening something hopeful and energizing took place. Fort Collins took an important step forward toward protecting our children and their children. In the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”, Al Gore makes a stunningly convincing case for combating global … Continue reading
Here come the holidays, and another wave of technology for the consumer. I just read that the hot item for the upcoming buying season is a plasma or LCD flat screen TV. How can something costing thousands of dollars be … Continue reading
I’m writing this before Election Day, but you are reading this after the big event. Perhaps now you know what Colorado is going to do about gay people. Will the Colorado Constitution prevent their marriage? Will Colorado statutes now address … Continue reading
I’ve been stewing about this column. Just weeks away from a huge election, and so many important decisions on the table. For an editorial columnist, it’s like issue smorgasbord. Can’t eat just one, so I’ll gorge myself on multiple topics, … Continue reading
I’m writing this on September 11 when America is completely united, if only in remembering. The impact of this date hovers in the air like a thick fog. All but little kids have vivid memories from five years ago. I … Continue reading
