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Think the major issues related to marijuana use and sales in Colorado were decided over the past year or so, as communities voted on whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries within their...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
National park enthusiasts usually think of these spectacular natural places as pleasant throwbacks in time quiet, isolated, far from the dangers of urban America.The first killing of a ranger at...
DATE: Jan. 7, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
We thought wed heard everything when it comes to attack ads, but hows this for a jab at Mitt Romney?A liberal group named American LP wants to remind primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire that...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2012 | COLUMN: Others Say
For many years it was rare for the National Guard to be called to active duty. When that happened, they more often than not were used in their home states, to deal with natural disasters.But the...
DATE: Dec. 31, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
Job creation needs stable environmentWhat is governments role in creating jobs?Based on recent discussions with 11 leaders of Minnesota nonprofit organizations and coupled with similar talks in...
DATE: Dec. 27, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
Kansas utilities are sticking to their irresponsible but all-too-familiar claim that they can’t act quickly to meet federal rules aimed at reducing harmful emissions from coal-fired power...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
The recent kerfuffle over Christmas trees shows that our national discourse has devolved to an abysmal level.Christmas tree growers like Don Spilker of Lincoln (Neb.) thought they were on the way...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
If young people deem the American Dream to be as relevant as Lawrence Welk, its a problem for a social contract built on the idea that each new generation will be more prosperous than the last....
DATE: Nov. 19, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
It seems the United States is approaching an urgent crossroads not unlike the Revolutionary War era or the Civil War years, or the period of the Great Depression. By now, most Americans have the...
DATE: Oct. 18, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
It would be understandable if the powers-that-be in Washington regarded the initial protests that broke out on Wall Street two weeks ago as little more than a nuisance.Why worry, after all, about a...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
Colorado Republicans have a plan to become players in the 2012 presidential nomination game.They wouldnt be big players. They would be just slightly bigger players than before. Its not a bold...
DATE: Oct. 8, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say
Proposed new federal rules, if implemented, will put restrictions on young farm laborers more in line with child labor laws long in place in industry and commerce. The public comment period ends...
DATE: Oct. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Others Say