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Just because a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allows cities to ban camping, does not mean that Boulder should ban camping. Why kick someone when they are down? Why take their stuff during a camping ban sweep? Where is the city’s compassion? Why make sleeping outside illegal for people who have no other place to go? Boulder should rescind its ban on camping.

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Letters to the editor: Boulder should rescind ban on camping; quash illegal fireworks; politics feel like a hopeless situation

July 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Just because a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allows cities to ban camping, does not mean that Boulder should ban camping. Why kick someone when they are down? Why take their stuff...

Americans Across The Nation Watch The First Presidential Debate Between Joe Biden And Donald Trump

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Letters to the editor: Democracy will not survive uninformed electorate; airport provides inspiring stories, guns equals violence

July 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Some undecided voters will look at the four-year records of Trump and Biden and arrive at a decision. An easy one to make. Others will look at character and personality....

I would like to remind everyone, especially the City Council, that when the lane reduction happened from Pearl to Canyon on Folsom, it was horrible and cars were at a standstill, and the city finally changed that span back to the original two lanes both ways. That span of road was simply too busy to support the lane reductions. So, it's not hard to know that when it is done to Iris, a road that supports up to 20,000 cars a day, it is not going to work.

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Letters to the editor: City doesn’t want to listen to citizens on Iris

July 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

I would like to remind everyone, especially the City Council, that when the lane reduction happened from Pearl to Canyon on Folsom, it was horrible and cars were at a...

Since the news in America centers on throwing stones, I suggest that there are meaningful stones to throw at a more appropriate target, Donald Trump. Trump is only three years Biden's junior. He struggles to communicate coherent thoughts at his rallies and in interviews. The media should be demanding that Trump drop out of the race for any or all the reasons listed above. Instead, they say Biden is too old.

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Letters to the editor: Media should call on Trump to drop out; no proof of voter fraud in 2020 election; Camera’s liberal bias

July 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Since the news in America centers on throwing stones, I suggest that there are meaningful stones to throw at a more appropriate target, Donald Trump. Trump is only three years Biden's...

This morning, when the temperature was 90 degrees, the National Institute of Standards was running its huge sprinkler system at full force. An alarming waste of a precious natural resource, and a negligent, dispiriting waste of taxpayer funds. Obviously, federal buildings in Boulder should transition their landscapes to low-water, grass-free designs, and operate their irrigation systems responsibly and sustainably. Such a plan can serve as a powerful example for our community, saving many thousands of gallons of water annually and contributing to the region’s overall conservation efforts.

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Letters to the editor: Transitioning landscapes to low-water; plans for Iris are ridiculous; Draco well pad has no place in Erie

July 18, 2024 at 5:03 a.m.

This morning, when the temperature was 90 degrees, the National Institute of Standards was running its huge sprinkler system at full force. An alarming waste of a precious natural resource, and...

In addition to improving safety for all modes of transportation, road rebalancing would make Iris a much more pleasant place to live and be outside. The primary goal should be the safety and accessibility of our streets for all users and all modes of transportation. Let’s embrace road rebalancing on Iris, alternatives A and B, for a safer, more efficient Boulder.

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Letters to the editor: Iris for all; four more years would not be good for democracy; Biden needs neurological evaluation

July 17, 2024 at 5:03 a.m.

In addition to improving safety for all modes of transportation, road rebalancing would make Iris a much more pleasant place to live and be outside. The primary goal should be...

Every time a shooting like this happens, the debate rages mostly between access to guns and mental health as the primary issues. This event has the potential to change that and to recognize the dangerous escalation in political rhetoric that has occurred. Let’s hope the campaigns can now treat each other with some modicum of respect. Let’s hope the debates can focus more on policy differences. Let’s hope there can be more talk of potential for growth and progress instead of voicing threats that the opposition party represents to the quality of life in America.

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Letters to the editor: Let’s hope there can be talk of progress; the noble ideals of our nation; Ukraine should not accept a cease-fire

July 16, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Every time a shooting like this happens, the debate rages mostly between access to guns and mental health as the primary issues. This event has the potential to change that and...

Taking the July 2 open forum "Please keep Iris Avenue four lanes wide" letter further, as pointed out there are alternative bike routes to use instead of Iris Avenue between 28th Street and Broadway. Why should over $5 million taxpayer money be spent to do any modifications to Iris when bikes should be banned from using Iris totally? Bikes don’t need to use main arteries, when close-by alternative safer routes exist.

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Letters to the editor: Iris project needs common sense; support democracy, not theocracy

July 15, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Taking the July 2 open forum "Please keep Iris Avenue four lanes wide" letter further, as pointed out there are alternative bike routes to use instead of Iris Avenue between 28th Street and...

Democracy can seem very fleeting but what other form of government gives us at least a chance of working for the benefit of people and environment rather than for the benefit of a small minority representing raw power and wealth?

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Letters to the editor: To save the planet, we need democracy; stark differences between Biden and Trump

July 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Democracy can seem very fleeting but what other form of government gives us at least a chance of working for the benefit of people and environment rather than for the...

A debate doesn’t make a man. The country now is back in good form after the last disaster of President Trump. Voters forget what Biden has achieved, and they also forget what danger lies in Trump and his “Project 2025.” How can anybody think that simply messing up a debate discounts all of one’s recent former achievements and describes your ability to run the country? Age counts, sure, but if one is capable of doing what President Biden has accomplished in his current term, I think the voters need to look at him with different eyes.

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Letters to the editor: Biden deserves second chance; underestimating the American people; A message for Democratic leaders

July 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A debate doesn’t make a man. The country now is back in good form after the last disaster of President Trump. Voters forget what Biden has achieved, and they also...

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