Letters to the editor: March 4, 2010

Christians share good news for a reason
Some people have been critical of Christian organizations that went to Haiti to help those suffering from the affects of the earthquake that also wanted to help people out in spiritual ways. But Christian organizations that do this do so because they believe that meeting people’s spiritual needs [...]

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 26, 2010

Pommer wrong: business does care
When speaking about increasing taxes on business on Feb.16, state Rep. Jack Pommer stated, “Business does not care about Colorado.”
I bet IBM, Roche, Seagate, Amgen and other businesses in Boulder County would disagree. They have all invested significantly in his district, providing jobs and tax base for many years. And [...]

Guest Opinion: Straight talk about school finance

By Terry Schueler

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Letters to the editor: Feb. 10, 2010

Democracy has succumbed to GOP
It would seem requiring a super-majority is really only stating that we have succumbed to a democracy run by the current Republicans in office.  The voters spoke last election, now we need to let our elected officials do the work of the people.
Ms. Marcia Greer
Lyons

Supreme Court right to protect free speech [...]

Letters to the editor: Feb. 9

City should explore other solar incentives
I was surprised to hear that Longmont’s solar-rebate program was canceled. I was extremely grateful to receive a solar rebate from the City of Longmont in 2009 when I had solar photovoltaic panels installed through the Climate Smart loan program — a program that has been very successful in [...]

Guest Opinion: Heaven Fest a win-win for the city

By Gary Wheat
I love Longmont. I fell in love with it enough to move my family across the country to become a citizen of this wonderful community, and I enjoy proclaiming that I am a resident of Longmont by choice.
I also take great pride in my position as executive director of the Longmont Area [...]

Health-care debacle shows parties out for power, not serving the public

T he pundits, the town-hall meetings and the Congressional actions on health-care reform have provided a disheartening spectacle during the past six months. The process suggests that the major political parties care more about power than about serving the national interest.
Republicans resorted to questionable tactics in order to prevent the Democrats from claiming a victory [...]

Letters to the editor, Jan. 29

County should share homeless responsiblity
How should services for the homeless be divided up among the cities and towns in Boulder County? Should one town, Boulder, have the only overnight homeless shelter in the county? And should this same town also be required to turn its streets into a virtual open-air homeless shelter?
Some of you [...]

Letters to the editor: Jan. 22, 2010

Health-care bill is a venal, flawed power grab
Recently one of Boulder’s doctors praised the pending health-care bill, bad as he admitted it is, because “it’s a start to needed reform and can be ‘fine-tuned’ later.”
Unfortunately I think his premise is flawed. Whatever the original intentions were, what has emerged is a huge government power grab [...]

Guest column: Foreclosures statistics show signs of hope

By Frank Alexander
The Boulder County Housing Counseling Program would like to clarify some information about foreclosures in the county. A recent article stated that “Boulder County is on track to have one of the largest percentage increases in foreclosures this year among a dozen Colorado counties surveyed by the state’s Division of Housing.”
While it [...]

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