Opinion

Our view: American sell out

There is little ‘big and beautiful’ about the Republicans’ budget, especially for public lands The president’s “big, beautiful” tax, defense, energy and immigration bill crashed and burned o...

Our view – Motorcycle safety: Riders wear a helmet, drivers slow down

Motorcycle riding has its risks, and here is the largest risk, with numbers: during 2024, 165 riders were killed in Colorado, which was about 25% of all vehicle-involved fatalities. What per...

Our view: The spirit of service

Since early last month, the Trump administration and DOGE have been quietly dismantling AmeriCorps (Journal, May 3). Successful or not, the negative effects will be felt locally and national...

Our view: 50 years later

Vietnam still lingers At the end of World War II, the fear was that Communism was becoming a worldwide threat shaped and mostly controlled by the Soviet Union, and to some extent by China. ...

Our view: Shorter run-ups, please

They’re off to the races. We wish it were not so soon. For term-limited Jared Polis’ seat, we’re aware of over two dozen candidates. Among the better known, Sen. Mark Baisley and state Rep....

Our view: Exceptional service

A pat on the back always feels good to recipient and deliverer. When warranted, it’s the right thing to do and should happen more often. Congratulations – this is a pat on the back – to the ...

Our view: Hurd, bands, solar and a college presidency

Rep. Jeff Hurd, who represents Western and southern Colorado, is challenging the president by being one of two Republicans in the House so far to sign onto a bill that asserts Congress’ righ...

Our view: Bluegrass Rules!

The initiated will know the headline refers to a 1997 Grammy award winning album of the same name by Ricky Skaggs, an American new traditional country and bluegrass musician, singer, compose...

Our view: ‘Then they came for me’

By now, most have heard of the Mar. 25 “taking” of the Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, in Somerville, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb. The term, along with “disappeared” is...

Our view: Reasonable gun legislation making progress

In February, we wrote about the Colorado General Assembly’s progress to encourage reasonable gun use (Journal, Feb. 19). Of the four bills being considered at the beginning of the legislativ...

Our view: Roberts’ Youth Council for next gen. leaders continues

Former State Sen. Ellen Roberts, a former Republican from Durango, was thinking of the next generation when she floated the idea of creating a group of junior and high school age students wh...

Our view: Dept. of Education too critical to crush

Donald Trump’s targets are many in his effort to transform the United States into a country of single thought and action where there are no nuances, no grays, and no empathy. All transaction...
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