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November 13, 2022
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Julie McCluskie elected state house speaker
The Colorado House Democrats held a leadership election Friday at the state capitol and elected Rep. Julie McCluskie ...
November 12, 2022
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There’s No Good Reason To Expand Government-Funded School Lunches
Earlier this week, Colorado voters opted to make the state's school-lunch program free for all public school students. ...
October 30, 2022
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Setting the Record Straight on Douglas County School District 5A and 5B Property Tax Increases
Now is not the time to raise taxes on the everyday, hardworking citizens and businesses of Douglas County, ...
October 27, 2022
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In Defense of Hobbits
A response to Patrick Deneen. Usually when people call me a hobbit it’s because I’m short and fat and ...
October 27, 2022
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A very costly ‘Colorado Option’
It was only a matter of time before the state government’s intervention in Colorado’s health insurance market would ...
October 24, 2022
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Denver’s homeless population count hits 14-year record
The homeless population in the Denver metro has increased over the past 14 years. According to the U.S. ...
October 23, 2022
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The wind turbines on his Colorado farm are 20 years old. Who’s going to take them down?
As wind farms flood the Eastern Plains, the renewable energy alternative is now running into the same concerns ...
October 20, 2022
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Reinventing history at Colorado schools
Given the most recent round of dismal student achievement scores for math and English in public school districts ...
October 20, 2022
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The case against Colorado’s Proposition 123
Thanks to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, commonly known as “TABOR,” Coloradans will receive nearly $4 billion in ...
October 19, 2022
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Court of Appeals reverses judge’s CORA rulings that allowed a ‘person in interest’ to see privileged emails
The Colorado Court of Appeals last week reversed a judge’s findings that emails protected from disclosure by the ...
October 19, 2022
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The curious double-standard on zero income tax plans
There are two major party candidates running for governor. Both want to gradually eliminate Colorado’s income tax. They ...
October 13, 2022
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Two Cities: How Catholics ought to approach politics
Due its divisiveness, it can be tempting to avoid the topic of politics altogether within the Church and ...
October 13, 2022
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Rethinking the West’s approach to water
What if we started putting more water into the Colorado River basin instead of ratcheting down ever further ...
October 13, 2022
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Reject higher taxes, more debt for Douglas County schools
Hardworking, everyday Coloradans are hurting. Out of control inflation plus high taxes and fees are forcing difficult choices ...
October 12, 2022
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Small Business Owners oppose City Ballot Measures
The City of Grand Junction believes increasing lodging tax and short-term rental taxes will increase affordable housing in ...
October 9, 2022
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Divided government needed to check influence of extremists
I have known a few hardcore activists in my life, the kind of people who would step over ...
October 7, 2022
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Free public school meals goes to Colorado voters in November
Proposition FF looks to give all students free meals using funds from top 5% of taxpayers. Voters will ...
October 7, 2022
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COUNTERPOINT | Don’t invest further in flawed education system
When Ford made the startling discovery of a gas tank defect in their soon-to-be-released Pinto in the 1970s, ...
October 7, 2022
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A Holy War for Peace
By now you’ve all heard President Biden’s warning that the world is closer to Armageddon than at any point ...
October 4, 2022
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Building Energy Code Board Members Announced
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has released the names of the final members of the state’s new Energy ...

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