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Today's Opinions

  • Has Colorado evolved from hate-state status?

    Colorado only six years ago defined marriage — arguably unconstitutionally — as between a man and woman, though it’s not clear where transgendered people are placed on that continuum in that context. We were once dubbed the hate state due to Amendment 2 in 1992. Now we’re on the verge of enacting civil unions into law.
    And all the king’s horses and all the king’s men — Republican homophobic legislators — won’t put that Humpty Dumpty together again.

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  • Vox

    Thanks for participating in, assisting with concert
    Editor:
    A quick word of thanks for all those who participated and assisted with the recent  “Les Petits Chanteurs” concert at First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. What a joy for all to enjoy the variety of beautiful music that was presented. 

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  • The irritation of pollen and politics

    Summer’s in the air. We’re well past spring. My bleeding hearts are already popping, and the columbine are ready to do their thing.
    Perhaps looking back, we can call the winter of 2011-12 the “winter that barely was.” Is it another indicator of climate change/global warming? The short answer: not unto itself. One needs to be careful not to fall into the trap climate-change deniers find themselves in when they confuse short-term weather with long-term climate.

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  • Vox

    Maybe moderate is best
    Editor:
    So we’re in an election year, one in which the outcome could significantly change things, both home and abroad. For quite some time now, polls indicate the country is going in the wrong direction, and that’s likely accurate, since there are no parameters to the question.

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  • Superintendent a super-tough job

    This week the Clear Creek School District begins anew a search for a superintendent. It seems it’s become a biennial event, with a revolving door to the superintendent’s office.

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  • Vox

    Thanks for great pasta-dinner fund-raiser
    Editor:
    On Thursday, April 19, the Buffalo Restaurant & Bar hosted an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner fund-raising event for the GOALS Program (Get Outside And Learn Something).
    Brett Hochmuth, a Clear Creek Middle School teacher, founded the GOALS program to get our kids outside and have a great time, learning about what life has to offer.
    He is planning a three-day rafting trip for the elementary school kids and a five-day rafting trip for the middle-schoolers this summer.

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  • Be aware of insurance issues in case of wildfire

    We no longer have a fire season in Colorado. Wildfire is a year-round threat.
    Already this year we have seen numerous wildfires, including the Lower North
    Fork Fire in Jefferson County that killed three people and destroyed more than 20 homes.
    It is critical that we modernize our insurance laws to fairly help homeowners who are devastated by such tragedies.

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  • Teachers deserve to be respected

    In her work, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education,” Diane Ravitch talks about Mrs. Ruby Ratliff, her most influential teacher. Ratliff was a no-nonsense English teacher, “gruff and demanding,” who tolerated no “foolishness or disruptions.”
    Everyone has a war story of a teacher who left a permanent mark either by inspiring or by leaving a scar. 

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