Stew's Views
Failure was never an option
In the spring of 1993, a recent California transplant set about the task of launching a new weekly paper in Boulder, Colorado, called Boulder...
Bikes and ‘boarders
Editor’s note: This letter was e-mailed to each individual member of Boulder City Council...
Referring to Kobe Bryant as a “rapist” is a technical foul
My immediate response to the tragic death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was almost as shocking to me as the incident itself....
Boulder Weekly Staff Hall of Fame
As the company’s founder and publisher, my passion for and commitment to the success of Boulder Weekly has been a double-edged sword that has...
Why the ‘Weekly’ makes political endorsements
“It is only in our decisions that we are important...
Some folks look for answers
When promoter Peter Shapiro became aware of the article I wrote last month, “Ladies and Gentlemen, Not the Grateful Dead,” taking him to task for the way ticket sales were handled for the Grateful Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” shows, scheduled for July 3-5 at Chicago’s ...
Bitten by the cobra effect
On March 23, during one of his daily reelection campaign rallies, aka Coronavirus Task Force press briefings, Donald Trump stated, “We can’t have the...
Dead & Company’s cancellation of Florida shows demonstrates the true spirit...
While in the midst of a critically acclaimed, 31-show tour, supergroup Dead & Company suddenly announced on September 28 the cancellations of its sold-out...
There’s a dragon with matches that’s loose on the town
The current crisis is not the first time I have been tested in my life, nor will it be the last. For all of...
He moved me brightly
%uFFFD Reflections on the 15th anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death...
The Grateful Dead “Fare Thee Well” Report Card
John Lennon died on Dec. 8, 1980, breaking the hearts of millions of fans and laying to rest any hope of a Beatles reunion. During the ensuing years, the remaining members of the band carried on by continuing to perform individually and sometimes collectively, ...
Protecting the most vulnerable among us
The abject failure of our leadership in Washington has become increasingly clear as we struggle through the current crisis. While Trump and his co-conspirators...
