Author: Douglas Sharp
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GUEST COLUMN: Can our politics ever be honorable and moral?
It seems such an odd question. Nowadays, when we think of “moral,” we think of “ought,” as in “we ought to do this and not that.” Folks who think or do this are moral, while folks who don’t are immoral. That’s conventional wisdom, though for many it is more conventional than wisdom. Politics, on the…
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GUEST COLUMN: Taking a closer look at payday loans
The conventional payday loan borrower will take out multiple loans during a year’s time. With limits of $500 per loan, the typical borrower could be borrowing amounts totaling $1,000 or more. But there is absolutely nothing conventional about these loans. Nor does the repayment of these loans follow an economically conventional pattern. The payday loan…
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Election season is a time to reflect on loyalty and the common good
We’ve recently learned that U.S. News & World Report has given a number one ranking to our state’s economy, and a number two ranking to Colorado Springs as a “best place to live.” This must be received as terrific news, no matter how one qualifies the criteria for such rankings. It’s hard not to notice…