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WASHINGTON – I have been writing for some time – not years, but decades – that we are slowly turning the federal government into an old-age and health care agency. The relentless rise in the costs...
DATE: May 4, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The last two weeks of the 71st General Assembly is underway. I don’t think it can come fast enough. Patience is wearing thin on the members. With days left in the session and over 100 bills still...
DATE: May 4, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
WASHINGTON – Let’s be clear: America is an undertaxed society. Our wants and needs from government – the two blur – exceed our willingness to be taxed. This has been true for decades, but it is...
DATE: May 1, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
In the Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1, our talented and dedicated teachers educate 2,900 students every day. They open new worlds for students, from helping the youngest ones learn to read...
DATE: April 27, 2017 | COLUMN: Education Update
It’s spring and with it comes the time for testing. For many this is a dreaded time of year. For all, it is a time to take sample online practice tests and put on one’s thinking cap. Here’s a...
DATE: April 27, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Board of Education
WASHINGTON – The crisis with North Korea may appear trumped up. It’s not. Given that Pyongyang has had nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for more than a decade, why the panic now? Because...
DATE: April 24, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
There are only three weeks left in the 71st Colorado General Assembly, but the pace will certainly change. It is always a lot of hurry up and wait, but from now on, it will be hectic. I have had...
DATE: April 24, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
The months following the 2008 financial crisis were devastating for many Americans. Hardworking men and women lost their jobs, their savings, their pensions, and their homes. But instead of taking...
DATE: April 20, 2017 | COLUMN: From our Congressman
As farmers in the Mancos Valley who spend an inordinate amount of time outside, we are extremely concerned about the potential roll-back of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Methane and Waste...
DATE: April 17, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
If the saying, “April showers bring May flowers” is true, Cortez should be bursting with color soon after all the recent rain. I, for one, am ready for sunny days and warmer temperatures! In...
DATE: April 13, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Mayor
It has been a hectic couple weeks at the Capitol, as it has also been budget week, which is long with many debates. It is too bad that some amendments to the budget can be so contentious that some...
DATE: April 10, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
WASHINGTON – It isn’t often that economics raises the most profound questions of human existence, but recent work of economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton (husband and wife, both of Princeton...
DATE: April 6, 2017 | COLUMN: From the State Senate
