Columns
Analogies run amok foreclose debate
Jonathan TobinAug 15, 2019
In the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, the debate about the Trump administration’s immigration policies has become more divisive than ever. The fact that...
Imagining the past
Shana GoldbergAug 15, 2019
I bet there’s crossover between people who like both mysteries and genealogy. Tracing one’s past contains an element of suspense: Whom did he marry? Where did she...
Peach-y keen
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 15, 2019
Usually, what’s most associated with Colorado are features or activities such as powdery snow (pow-pow), skiing, gracefully elegant aspen trees, beautiful, strong...
Judge not
Amy LedermanAug 08, 2019
She walked over to the swimming pool with the baby held lovingly in her arms. She was laughing and making silly faces; the baby clearly delighted and entranced with her...
Listen to these pictures
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 08, 2019
When words fail, there are photos. Hence the famous adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Sometimes, if the emotional content is so sensitive or complex, a...
Negro Leagues
Shana GoldbergAug 08, 2019
I’ve always liked the turn of phrase: “I’ve forgotten more about ]fill-in-the-blank] than you’ll ever know.” That can certainly be said about me, my father and...
Homeless problem
Shana GoldbergAug 01, 2019
We need to talk about Denver’s homeless problem. Last week, I visited the central branch of the Denver Public Library for the first time in a while. I’d heard what...
The Nine Days: eat healthier while mourning
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 01, 2019
August 1-10 is known in the Jewish calendar as The Nine Days. These are the final days of a unit of time known as The Three Weeks, which culminates in the saddest day of...
Is there a single ethical ideal?
Hillel GoldbergJul 25, 2019
What is the ethical ideal? Is it always altruism? Pirkei Avot states in the name of Antigonus: “Be not like servants who serve their master with the expectation of...
Preventing a fatal distraction
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 25, 2019
It’s summer, and it’s scorching hot outside. This is my third time deciding to dedicate my column to this horrendously painful modern death called hyperthermia,...
