Corporate (and political and scientific) social responsibility By Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby PHIL: Oh, God, Lem. You’re using science for no good. We took an oath we would try to do that less (Better Off Ted 2009a, “Bioshuffle,” episode 109). The American sitcom Better Off Ted (whose second and final season was […]
05.05.2010
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 […]
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 […]
11.12.2004
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 […]
11.05.2004
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There really were no sacred cows at annual satire By Leigh E. Rich It said so right on the poster. The 2004 Gridiron crew promised this year’s political satire produced by the Denver Press Club and KBDI Channel 12 would offer “no sacred cows.” And any unfortunate enough to have wandered into the event at […]
10.29.2004
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Boldly going where no politician has gone before By Leigh E. Rich Reporter’s Log No. 1: Sleepless with a would-be senator Election Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 11:13 a.m. Imagine our surprise in The Colorado Statesman office as the call from headquarters came in. Do what with Ken Salazar all night long? Over the racket of […]
10.08.2004
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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 […]
09.10.2004
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2004 RNC portrays Bush, Cheney as pillars of the nation By Leigh E. Rich Two weeks ago, two pillars stood tall in New York City. Though they did not dwarf the venerated memory of the Twin Towers, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney paid homage to the heroes and the victims of […]
07.30.2004
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Noteworthy 2004 DNC wedded to happily every after By Leigh E. Rich Now that the biodegradable balloons have been dropped and the recycled confetti has been tossed like rice at the happy couple, there is no doubt the Democrats hope for a happy honeymoon. And they just might get it. With the seats all empty […]
07.09.2004
L.E. Rich joins ‘The Colorado Statesman’s’ staff By Alan Smithee “Playwright Oscar Wilde wrote in The Critic as Artist, ‘Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.’ I really wish someone would have told me that before I spent […]
08.03.2003
Advice from the womb By Leigh E. Rich Sophie asked me to read this for her … My family and friends, Thank you for joining me on this special day. I am proud to be the newest member of the Rich-Strear family (and FYI for all of you Riches and Strears out there, I arrived […]
08.20.2002
Apparently, it is whether you win or lose By Leigh E. Rich Apparently, it is whether you win or lose and not how you play the game. True, I usually am a cynic—an optimistic gloomy Gus, as it were—but what should have been a nondescript 2002 has proven my pessimism with a capital “P.” And […]
