The hairy issues of being a groomed feminist By Leigh E. Rich A friend once called me and, before I had a chance to say hello, asked rapidly, “What one thing would you want if stranded on a desert island?” My reply was as automatic as it was predictable. “Duh. Tweezers.” As if she had […]
05.05.2010
02.08.2010
The latest in the Indiana Jones series unearths conspiracy theories By Leigh E. Rich “Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.” — Edward Abbey Sometimes I feel like a humorless Jerry Seinfeld, asking a not-nearly-drunk-enough crowd “What is with the” dot dot dot. There is enough in this world to give one […]
08.27.2008
Categories: Editorials, Elections, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on The ‘LoDo’ on Scott Gration
Chance meeting leads to political connection By Leigh E. Rich DENVER—Whoever said nice guys finish last certainly wasn’t from Savannah. I might not be a native of Savannah, but three years in the “Hostess City of the South” has rubbed off on me—so much so that I can’t help but lend a hand to lost […]
04.08.2005
Categories: Editorials, Feminism, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on Owens and the Church lack compassion
Boyd and Veiga stand by rape survivors By Leigh E. Rich We’re not a theocracy. We’re not an autocracy. American government, and thus Colorado’s, is representative. So just who, then, does Gov. Bill Owens represent? I’m guessing it must be the Catholic Church, given his veto this week of Rep. Betty Boyd and Sen. Jennifer […]
01.21.2005
Categories: Editorials, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on It’s dangerous to run in Colorado
2006 governor’s race already heating up By Leigh E. Rich The election judges have barely put their away badges and Coloradans are already stretching for the next race, sure to be as exciting and exhausting as the run for Colorado’s open Senate seat in 2004. Though we’ve barely rung in the New Year and the […]
01.14.2005
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Legislators, don’t hate us because we’re critical By Leigh E. Rich Word to the wise: If you’re not a public official, the middle aisle in the House and Senate chambers is politics’ version of the third rail. I’m not sure what happens when a regular Joe off the street or, if they dare, any one […]
11.19.2004
Categories: Editorials, Feminism, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on Too many lasts for a first-world nation
American won’t be one until we are finished with ‘firsts’ By Leigh E. Rich In January, Democratic Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald will become Colorado’s first female Senate president. An elated Fitz-Gerald told well-wishers on election night—referring to her husband, John—that “for the first time in Colorado, we’re going to have a first lady who’s a man.” […]
11.12.2004
Sen. Ken Salazar serves up peanut buster politics By Leigh E. Rich The election’s barely two weeks old and Colorado has already made news in Washington. Was it the defeat of electoral reform proposal Amendment 36? Was it Amendment 37’s overwhelming push by Colorado voters to demand increases in renewable energy? Was it the red-to-blue […]
10.29.2004
New York’s centenary subway still takes us in new directions By Leigh E. Rich The New York subway turned 100 this week. That’s a lot of years and, some here in Colorado might argue, a lot of miles away. Not so anymore. New York City has been its own character in this bitter-but-not-sweet political farce […]
10.08.2004
Categories: Editorials, Elections, Humor, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on Fun and games at Electoral College
Presidential debates could trigger gag reflex By Leigh E. Rich In the Sept. 29 issue of the Chicago Tribune, David Martin of Ottawa (that’s in Canada, for those of you geographically challenged) offered Americans a little something to make the U.S. presidential debates all the more spirited. And we truly mean spirited. (Not mean-spirited—let’s leave […]
09.04.2004
Categories: Editorials, Elections, Politics, Utrinque Paratus | Comments Off on The storm of the century?
Political forecasters seek a break in the clouds By Leigh E. Rich The bitter wind blowing through the nation these days isn’t a sign of an early fall. And the frost covering Colorado can’t be blamed on our state’s fickle weather. It’s not global warming. It ain’t the hole in the ozone. And it has […]
