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Columns

  • Bruised feathers for the right wing

        It’s been a tough couple of weeks for conservatives.
        A decision by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to drop funding for Planned Parenthood left the organization reeling, then backpedaling so fast that failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, pro-life activist and Komen Vice President Karen Handel was bucked right off the pink ribbon express.

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  • A ‘finger’ on our own pulse

        I didn’t see the errant middle finger thrown during this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
        I was in the kitchen washing dishes as should any red-blooded American male during halftime of the year’s biggest sporting event.
        Needless to say, I was surprised come Monday morning by the outrage that sprung up. It forced me to scurry home to summon up my DVR’ed telecast of the game and relive singer M.I.A.’s vulgar outburst.

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  • Our own worst enemies

        I think there’s some irony in the hydraulic fracturing debate going on in Commerce City.
        For those not keeping tabs on this issue, residents have voiced their concerns over what chemicals are being pumped into the ground as part of the hydraulic fracturing process and the impact those chemicals may have on the environment, especially groundwater.

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  • Divorce delay has merit

        Ah, the agony of a weekly newspaper.
        Stories often come to life and die all in the bookends of a week.
        That was certainly the case for one state legislator’s controversial bill that would have institute a so-called “cooling-off” period for parents considering divorce.

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  • City overcommitted to committees

         Hughes Station property manager firm representative Erika Freeman-Daniels had no more than finished her plea before Brighton City Council last week to consider the impact of increased utility rates on lower-income properties (page 3) when Brighton Mayor Dick McLean uttered the most terrifying words you can hear from the Brighton City Council these days.
        “... A committee will need to be formed ...”
        Shriek! Gasp!

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  • Take this phone away before somebody gets hurt

        The first key to getting help is admitting you have a problem.
        So, last week’s’ recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board of an all-out ban on the use of mobile devices in cars is a really good place to start.
        I’m Kevin and I’m addicted to using my cell phone in my car.

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  • Local holiday sales seem to mirror national picture - Perspective Dec. 14, 2011

        When the subject is holiday sales, we are liking what we hear from downtown merchants.
        Not as much as the business owners, of course. But the news is good for all concerned.
        From all accounts, Brighton holiday sales seem to be doing very well this season. And that makes us smile. It makes us think the economy is, perhaps, finally showing some signs of turning around.

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  • Tea Party and Occupy movements birds of a feather

         Sometimes the irony is so strong you can taste it.
         I’m talking about the Occupy Wall Street movement versus the Tea Party, two groups that essentially want the same things, all the while disparaging each other’s causes.

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  • What Sprawl Hath Wrought

    Alan Hale
        During the residential housing bubble (lately burst), developers recognized an opportunity in Brighton.  An unsophisticated city government and administration were desperate not to miss out on superheated Front Range growth.  Residential sprawl was not only acceptable, it was encouraged.  “Growth pays its own way” was the mantra of the day.

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  • 27J mill levy increase painful, necessary - Perspective, Sept. 28, 2011

        You shouldn’t be happy about the prospect of having to pay increased taxes.
        Perhaps the biggest misconception that can be dispelled about 27J’s mill levy increase request on this November’s ballot is the misguided belief that taking on an additional tax burden should be greeted with a smile and some biblical creed to “give with a cheerful heart.”
        Throw that out the window.
        These are hard times, and they aren’t getting better.

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