Christian Nationalism threatens our freedoms and democracy Re: “Coloradan on trial for Jan. 6 wanted to bring God to the Capitol,” April 7 commentary I have to admire Krista Kafer’s comments on what she perceives as religious nationalism. Certainly, the trends that she shows of this alarming tendency in other countries are certainly rearing their…

High winds, fire danger: Could Xcel do more to prevent power outages? Re: “Extreme winds fuel fire, outages,” April 7 news story and “Xcel’s preemptive shutdown criticized,” April 9 news story In response to complaints about Xcel proactively cutting off electricity to 55,000 Front Range customers during our windy weekend, would you rather take your…

Another Rockie start … Re: “Dorothy loves baseball but Rockies are testing her love,” March 31 sports commentary The dismal start to the Rockies season is proof (yet again) that the Rockies are far from being a competitive Major League team. Owner Dick Monfort’s recent comment is laughable: “I do feel like we are on…

More occupancy, more problems Re: “State poised to ban occupancy limits,” March 23 news story I guess I’m not surprised that an unthinking Democrat-controlled legislature would propose unlimited occupancy as the solution to the housing shortage in Colorado. I don’t have a dog in this fight since I’m 86 years old and live in a…

“Aiding and abetting Netanyahu” When will the Biden administration reverse its policy of providing deadly weapons to Israel? Aid workers from the World Central Kitchen are the latest innocents killed due to the insane policy of death and destruction formulated by Israel’s prime minister and his extreme right-wing government. The United States, by providing Israel…

Memories of Esquire’s kid’s matinee Re: “Historic Esquire Theatre closing,” March 21 news story Boy, that hurts. The last staple of my childhood, the Esquire Theatre, is closing. Every Saturday morning for the first half of the 1950s my brothers and I would each be given a quarter and sent off to our babysitter, the…

Growth is driving housing prices up and pushing locals out Re: “Housing crisis: Build our way out?” March 24 commentary Steve Pomerance’s excellent coverage of Colorado’s shortage of affordable housing and its related problems is clearly on target regarding population growth and affordable housing. Due to population growth, I don’t believe that using taxpayer money…

The battle for the soul of the GOP Re: “The Colorado GOP wall of shame is a list of honorable Republicans,” March 17 commentary Although I admittedly don’t share the same party affiliation as Krista Kafer, I felt compelled to write to commend her for the courage she has been demonstrating throughout the past several…

To those working out in the snowstorm, thanks Thank you: snow plow drivers, utility workers, EMTs, nurses and all hospital staff, journalists, animal shelter staff and volunteers, homelessness outreach workers, postal workers, and the anonymous neighbor who blew our sidewalk clear, and so many more (and sincere apologies if I’ve missed you)! All those keeping…

New Mexico regulates funeral services, Colorado should too Re: “Lawmakers unveil bill to fix lax funeral home rules,” March 5 news story I am a licensed funeral service practitioner in New Mexico, currently serving a second term as a member of the New Mexico Funeral Services Board. I clearly remember 1983 when the Colorado funeral…