Author: Heidi Ganahl
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GUEST COLUMN: We must address the drug epidemic
Colorado has reached a crisis point concerning fentanyl. Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrat-led Legislature passed up a chance to do something meaningful about it, and that means more Coloradans will needlessly die. We need to treat this poison like the weapon of mass destruction it is. We need to restore law and order and…
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GUEST COLUMN: We must address the drug epidemic
Colorado has reached a crisis point concerning fentanyl. Governor Jared Polis and the Democrat led legislature passed up a chance to do something meaningful about it, and that means more Coloradans will needlessly die. We need to treat this poison like the weapon of mass destruction it is. We need to restore law and order…
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Colorado’s small businesses need a break
Any small business owner can tell you, it’s been a rough couple of years. Just as we started to recover from COVID, we caught a horrible case of the worst inflation in 40 years. But believe me, the most resilient people around are small business owners. Small businesses are more than just the backbone of…
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COLUMN: Beware Jared Polis’ about-face
As a mother of four, I strive to teach my kids the importance of truth and honesty— something I wish our current governor would learn, too. Jared Polis’ 2022 State of the State address is the height of hypocrisy. During his first three years in office, he told us that more regulation, higher taxes (under…
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Let us be the voice for Afghanistan’s women
I’ve felt deep, deep sadness this week for the 19 million women and girls across the earth in Afghanistan. Eleven million women in America head back to college in the coming weeks and 144 women sit in our U.S. Capitol leading our country. Sadly, the women now ruled by the Taliban face a sudden and…
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COLUMN: Crime, chaos are overtaking Colorado
The NextDoor dings on my phone have been more frequent this year. The swoosh of my Ring app joins the occasion. These high-tech versions of the old “neighborhood watch” can raise our awareness, but also our blood pressure. Don’t get me wrong, it’s pretty cool to know what’s going on where you live, and where…
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State government and its CEO are failing us
I get it, it’s hard to keep up with the news these days. But some stories are too important to let slide. And this is one. In late June, Ben Markus at Colorado Public Radio reported a nursing home scandal — not in New York but right here in Colorado. According to the story, “Gov.…
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‘Rescue’ puppy mills betray dog-loving public
After the pandemic puppy rush of 2020, our shelters and rescues are full again. And there is a dirty little secret that’s not so secret in the animal-rescue community about why it’s happening. It’s nicknamed “retail rescue.” “Retail rescues” present themselves as honorable players in the animal welfare space in our state but are covers…
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Colorado’s leading indicators point to challenges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Earlier this week, in a listing of top states for business, CNBC ranked Colorado eighth. Colorado received accolades for our tech-savvy workforce. In fact, our second-highest-rated workforce weighted our score high enough to catapult us…
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Colorado’s leading indicators point to challenges
Earlier this week, in a listing of top states for business, CNBC ranked Colorado eighth. Colorado received accolades for our tech-savvy workforce. In fact, our second-highest-rated workforce weighted our score high enough to catapult us into the top two. That’s the good news. Now the bad news, or the rest of the story as they…