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My takeaway, looking back on the first half of the 71st meeting of the Colorado General Assembly, is that a political deadlock doesn’t have to mean gridlock if lawmakers from both sides of the...
DATE: June 2, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – The quixotic American pursuit of Middle East peace is a perennial. It invariably fails, yet every administration feels compelled to give it a try. The Trump administration is no...
DATE: May 29, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 133 graduates from Montezuma Cortez High School and Southwest Open School. I am incredibly proud of all of the hard work that our students...
DATE: May 24, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
The beautiful, red rock Dolores River Canyon is seeing the big spring runoff of which river-runners have long dreamt, thanks to unusually high seasonal snowpack. This spring’s melt is expected to...
DATE: May 22, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – Globalization has gotten a bad rap. The Trump White House associates it with all manner of economic evil, especially job loss. The administration has made undoing the damage a central...
DATE: May 22, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
While Colorado firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel often face tremendous obstacles and circumstances, the pledge we make as first responders is that we will always give our...
DATE: May 18, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
“Retaining the distinctively rural characteristics of Colorado’s gateway communities, and expanding visitation and recreation on surrounding public lands, are not mutually exclusive goals,” noted...
DATE: May 18, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
This week will end the 2017 legislative session. While legislators are looking forward to the end of the session, the board of education is busy with decisions regarding our lowest performing...
DATE: May 15, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Board of Education
WASHINGTON – We have yet another study that debunks the widespread notion that robots – and other forms of automation, including “artificial intelligence” – will destroy our jobs and lead to a...
DATE: May 15, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
KSJD and the Sunflower Theatre will soon join past historical landmarks, such as Denver’s Union Station, when it receives a Colorado “2017 State Honor Award” for the preservation and restoration of...
DATE: May 15, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Mayor
WASHINGTON – It was implausible that FBI Director James Comey was fired in May 2017 for actions committed in July 2016 – the rationale contained in the memo by Deputy Attorney General Rod...
DATE: May 15, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – With near unanimity, my never-Trump friends confess a sense of relief. It could have been worse. They thought it would be worse. A deep apprehension still endures but the...
DATE: May 8, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
