Tag: guest column
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Asking too much of state’s unaffiliated voters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On June 26, for the first time in history, Colorado’s 1.2 million unaffiliated voters will be able to cast a ballot in a Republican or Democrat primary. In fact, ballots were mailed to all voters,…
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Asking too much of state’s unaffiliated voters
On June 26, for the first time in history, Colorado’s 1.2 million unaffiliated voters will be able to cast a ballot in a Republican or Democrat primary. In fact, ballots were mailed to all voters, affiliated and unaffiliated alike, on June 4. Those 1.2 million “active unaffiliated voters” are receiving Republican and Democrat ballots, and…
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COLUMN: Is the baker ruling enough?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the Supreme Court announced on Monday its ruling in favor of Jack Phillips, the reactions were quick to come pouring in. Many came from supporters of Phillips, and many from his opponents. The decision…
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COLUMN: A teachable moment about respect and civility
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Everybody is talking about Roseanne. Comedienne and television actress Roseanne Barr headed a cast of the popular television show that bears her name. Last week she tweeted: ‘Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had…
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GUEST COLUMN: Rail re-regulation would hurt Colorado
Leaders from the diverse chemical sector, a critical industry to the United States economy, convened in Colorado Springs beginning June 4. On the agenda are several public policy matters that common-sense Coloradans likely support. From ensuring that infrastructure projects can be openly bid to deserving companies – not bound by bureaucratic mandates that favor politically…
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COLUMN: A teachable moment about respect and civility
Everybody is talking about Roseanne. Comedienne and television actress Roseanne Barr headed a cast of the popular television show that bears her name. Last week she tweeted: ‘Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj’ referring to Valerie Jarrett. Barr was responding to a comment about Valerie Jarrett, a top former aide to…
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COLUMN: Is the baker ruling enough?
When the Supreme Court announced on Monday its ruling in favor of Jack Phillips, the reactions were quick to come pouring in. Many came from supporters of Phillips, and many from his opponents. The decision has some people satisfied and others disappointed, and it has also left many wondering; what next? The majority opinion by…
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COLUMN: Why we need libraries, even in the digital age
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I often looked up at the enormous World War I-era “doughboy” statute in Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, and wondered about who was immortalized with so much bronze atop so much granite. But there was no…
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COLUMN: Why we need libraries, even in the digital age
I often looked up at the enormous World War I-era “doughboy” statute in Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, and wondered about who was immortalized with so much bronze atop so much granite. But there was no sign nearby. Nothing to explain who he was. And so I did what we all do: I turned to the…
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GUEST COLUMN: Support the Land and Water Conservation Fund
When I left the Marine Corps, I jumped at my chance to fulfill a dream to live in Colorado. All my life I’ve been an outdoorsman and was drawn to the outdoor recreation mecca that is Colorado. I’ve settled in Littleton on the Front Range and when I’m not working, I’m backpacking, fly-fishing, and mountain…