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Rankin: Teacher to class: “Can you hear me now?”

“It’s just common sense.” How many times have you heard this phrase and thought “If only more people would just use common sense?” I was thinking that during a conversation with ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thiessen: The 10 worst things Trump did in his first year

In his first year in office, President Donald Trump has done many positive things, but his record of conservative achievement has been overshadowed by a whole series of self-inflicted wounds...

DATE: Jan 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Samuelson: The curious disconnect between politis and the economy

WASHINGTON – For President Trump, a lot is riding on the economy in 2018. If it continues to do well, it should bolster his popularity and his claim that he understands it better than his cr...

DATE: Jan 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Parker: With her new role, Gretchen Carlson wins again

WASHINGTON – If karma is a b---h, then justice is a beauty queen. After recent revelations that the CEO of the Miss America Organization and its pageant scriptwriter were talking ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The 10 best things Trump has done in his first year

As we approach the end of President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the list of extraordinary things he has done - for both good and ill - is nothing short of remarkable. Tr...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Rankin: Preparing Colorado’s students for an unforeseen future

I attended the Summit on Education Reform in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeb Bush opened the conference and repeated a quote from the first conference in 2008: “The country’s school system is an 8...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Samuelson: GOP tax cut erodes budget discipline even further

WASHINGTON – What I most dislike about the Trump/Republican tax plan is the shameless cynicism with which it has been peddled. Recall how it works: The government borrows $1.5 tr...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Childs: Rep. Tipton, do you remember home?

The sun is just up here in Western Colorado, another brilliant blue sky day, which makes me think of you in Washington, far from the canyons, mesas and mountains where you grew up. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sheek: Christmas spirit is found year ‘round in Cortez

If you believe the old Christmas carol, this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” I believe that it is. I love all things Christmas – the lights, the music, the food, the h...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Pair arrives in the West like fact-free ‘Bad Santas’

President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came to the West last week like “Bad Santas” bearing a sack of coal for residents of Utah and Colorado. They came to anno...

DATE: Dec 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Another swing of the boom-bust cycle is underway

WASHINGTON – We don’t necessarily need an economic boom, but that’s what we may be getting. Since the 2016 election, the stock market is up roughly 24 percent, reports Wilshire Associates. ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tipton: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will help Colorado

This past week the House of Representatives took a historical step forward and passed a comprehensive tax reform package. The last time the tax code was reformed was 1986, and si...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns