Category: Letters to the Editor
Three cheers for a do-nothing Congress
Aug 22nd
re "By their resolutions you shall know them", Rocky Mountain News editorial, 8/20/08
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/by-their-resolutions-you-shall-know-them/
The inactivity of the current do-nothing Congress in the last session wa… more »
The Denver Post supports offshore drilling!
Jul 21st
My jaw nearly hit the floor when I read the Denver Post's editorial this weekend that they support overturning the ban on offshore drilling. Here is my letter to the Post about their editorial.
I am impressed that the Denver Post, a paper which so str… more »
America at its best? I don't think so.
Jun 10th
Here's a letter I wrote to the Economist magazine in response to an article entitled "America at its best" in which they claim that McCain and Obama represent "the most impressive choice America has had for a very long time."
Sir: As a political junk… more »
No surprise Boulder is worried about sales tax receipts
May 20th
published in the Boulder Daily Camera, 5/16/08:
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/may/16/no-headline---16elet/
re "Boulder leaders shiver at retail sales-tax decline", Boulder Daily Camera, 5/14/08
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/may/14/boul… more »
Denver Post misses point of Voorhis case
Apr 16th
In response to a Denver Post article suggesting that the outcome in the Cory Voorhis case has negative implications for "privacy issues", I wrote this letter to the Post:
Felisa Cardona’s article about “privacy issues” uses the same incorrect and irre… more »
I don't feel sorry for sub-prime losers
Apr 3rd
Here's a letter I recently sent to the Wall Street Journal regarding the politics and economics of the sub-prime mess:
In all the talk from political campaigns about the “sub-prime problems”, two important facts are always neglected. First, any relev… more »
Denver Post's idiocy about Spitzer and prostitution
Mar 17th
Bob Ewegen, the reliably leftist and simple-minded columnist and editor of the Denver Post has written one of his sillier pieces, regarding prostitution laws. The link to his article, entitled "Law that trapped Spitzer was written in a racist fury" is:… more »
Too many people?
Mar 12th
Thanks to Paul Chesser for alerting me to this letter
A letter in North Carolina's "News & Observer" shows the real anti-human bias of today's "liberals". Here's a link to the letter along with my response to it, a shorter version of which was se… more »
Global warming common sense from the Caribbean
Feb 27th
Wisdom seems frequently to come from unexpected corners. The following article, by Julian Kenny writing for the Trinidad and Tobago Express, offers refreshing realism about the IPCC and global warming hysteria.
see "Global warming mists", Julian Kenn… more »
Schaffer and Udall: Perception and Reality
Feb 22nd
re "Senate race a different story from four years ago" (Boulder Daily Camera, 2/17/08)
http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/17/senate-race-a-different-story-from-four-years-to/
To the Editor:
While there’s no doubt that 2008 will be a difficult ye… more »
