Daily Camera Stories: Opinion

Courting confusion: Real question is RLUIPA's legality

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0000

When both parties in a lawsuit claim victory following the verdict, you know the case presents a quandary.

Editorials from around the country

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Health care system failing, failing the bay

A tale of two cities

stutzmane@dailycamera.com (Erika Stutzman) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Our shiny neighbor, a mile high not counting its skyscrapers, this month turned 150 years old, right on the cusp of our own sesquicentennial in February. Our two cities share 150 years of rich history -- both rooted firmly in the Wild West -- but we've taken very different paths.

NIST finds better use for already existing technology

stutzmane@dailycamera.com (Erika Stutzman) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology offered suggestions that -- if widely implemented -- would improve border security, with existing technology.

From the editorial advisory board: Giving Thanks

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

On Thankfulness

2008 is not 1932

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

P erhaps worried that the rest of us might enjoy the holiday season a little too much, a number of the gloomier commentators are comparing 2008 with 1932, the worst year economically since the Indians and the Pilgrims shared that first thanksgiving dinner in a brief spirit of amity 387 years ago.

Gift card facts

stutzmane@dailycamera.com (Erika Stutzman) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

There have been a lot of warnings floating around about giving gift cards for the holidays. With some companies in bankruptcy and others going out of business -- and these are separate, distinct conditions -- consumer advocates and alarmed e-mailers have issued warnings about giving holiday gift cards, which have soared in popularity in recent years.

A holiday worth remembering

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The two-alarm fire in Boulder on Saturday was a terrible reminder that the simplest thing -- cooking a meal -- can be dangerous or even fatal.

Virtual Editorial Board: Giving thanks

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:52:00 -0000

This week’s question: What are you thankful for?

Virtual Editorial Board: Coal and energy in the future

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:33:00 -0000

This week’s question: Can we live without building new coal plants, and reducing our use of fossil-fuel based electricity?

Virtual Editorial Board: Bailouts, revisited

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:48:00 -0000

This week’s question: There has been a major shift in the $700 billion financial-rescue program, designed to keep money following through the slowing economy.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. said the $700 billion would not be used to buy up troubled mortgage-related securities, as the plan was originally conceived, but will instead be used in a broader campaign to bolster the financial markets and to make loans more accessible for creditworthy borrowers seeking car loans, student loans and other kinds of borrowing. Meanwhile, General Motors, two months after turning 100 years old, is pleading for a bailout of its own. What do you think of the financial-rescue plans, and do you think the government is taking the right course?

Virtual Editorial Board: Historic election

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:24:00 -0000

This week’s question: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the U.S. Congress expanded its Democratic majority by gaining 20 additional seats in the House and five in the Senate: What are your thoughts and reflections on this year’s historic elections?

Virtual Editorial Board: The elections

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:30:00 -0000

This week’s question: The election season will draw to a close within days. How would you characterize this year’s national and local elections? Who did things right? What mistakes do you think were made?

Virtual Editorial Board: Capitalism and socialism

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:54:00 -0000

This week’s question: Recent debate on economics and politics has been framing recent events in terms of socialism and capitalism. Is this warranted or a sign of hyperbolic rhetoric?

Virtual Editorial Board: Two-party system

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:05:00 -0000

This week’s question: The third and final debate between two presidential candidates, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, is this week. National polls track voters’ preference between the two men, with Obama currently in the lead. Yet when Colorado voters head to the polls, there will be 16 candidates to choose from, including Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party), Bob Barr (Libertarian), James Harris (Socialist Workers), Ralph Nader (Unaffiliated), and Bradford Lyttle (U.S. Pacifist). Despite gains from so-called third parties (there are far more than that) we have a de facto two-party system in most contests. What is your opinion about the current system, which allows two parties to dominate?

Virtual Editorial Board: Standardized testing

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:27:00 -0000

This week’s question: The University of Colorado regents unanimously approved a plan to bring standardized testing to campus, despite a request from Boulder faculty members that the measure be revised with their guidance. What do you think about standardized testing at CU?

After Mumbai

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0000

The murderous rampage in Mumbai only makes sense if its perpetrators hoped to goad the Indian government into retaliating against Pakistan or provoke the government and Hindu extremists to retaliate against India's own huge Muslim population.

Urgency missing from showroom floor

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0000

So you have some cash and you could use a new car and believe this is a great time to buy, particularly the Detroit kind. After all the Big Three chiefs have gone hat in hand to Congress for relief from pending financial disaster and will be back this week to present a plan on how they would spend the billions of taxpayer money.

Greenlee: Giving thanks

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

For many Americans this past week's Thanksgiving Day assumed a greater degree of significance in these extremely troubled and uncertain times. It reminded us how much we really cherish the most important things in our lives -- our families and friends even though they are the people we too often take for granted. What better time to reflect on our real blessings and suppress the concerns and difficulties we all face with continuing market crashes and government bailouts.

Scoville: A child's audience

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0000

Young children and a dog at the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library in Broomfield look cute together. The children read individually out loud to Shiva, a trained, husky-mix therapy dog, as part of the Afternoon Reading Fun program. But are there real benefits?