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DATE: Oct 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons
2026 legislative preview: Affordable homes, rural health care and community education
With the 2026 legislative session a little over three months away, my work preparing new bills for next session is ramping up. I’d like to give an overview of what I’m building right now, bu...
DATE: Oct 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
Energy security starts at home: Why Colorado families should invest in tech now
When natural gas prices doubled after Russia invaded Ukraine, Colorado families saw their heating bills spike by hundreds of dollars. But not everyone felt the pain equally.
Families who had...
DATE: Oct 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
Our civic duty: Don’t let journalism’s light go out
I was eight years old in the mid-20th century when a family friend asked me, “Billy – What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Without a moment’s hesitation, I responded, “I want to be a ne...
DATE: Oct 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
The apocalypse is nigh, but not how you might think
I have previously written a column on stone skipping and one on sport ethics. It is a sad day indeed to now have to combine the two. This is further evidence that the apocalypse is near.
Sca...
DATE: Oct 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
An Orwellian time: When fiction becomes our reality
During a sleepless night, fretting about the destruction of our country, I had a series of recollections.
My memories include living images of John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Ke...
DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
Defending free speech means standing firm – even when it’s politically unpopular
The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it as the foundation of self-government. Without the freedom to speak and publis...
DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
The Trump administration is waging a systematic assault on First Amendment
The First Amendment is not merely ink on parchment – it is America’s covenant with itself. It ensures no leader can dictate what we say, publish, teach or worship. Yet, in 2025, Donald Trump...
DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not
When 15-year-old Alex picked up a welding torch at our Behind the Drywall summer institute, he wasn’t just learning a trade; he was discovering a career he had never imagined for himself. As...
DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
H. Jackson Clark II: A kind heart with open hands wove the best of us together
As we get older, we naturally consider our life’s impact on the world we live in. What is our lasting legacy in the eyes of the people around us?
This is an easy question to answer for H. J...
DATE: Oct 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Voluntary family planning: the most effective, humane and least expensive way to address ecological overshoot
I was driving up Main Avenue, listening to a book and looking for the eye doctor’s office where I had an appointment. I glanced at the clock and realized that I was almost late – then I real...
DATE: Oct 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns
Exploring the world differently: My experience traveling with dementia
Before I dive into my thoughts on traveling with dementia, I wanted to give you an update on how my condition is going.
I’m definitely feeling a bit weaker, and my balance and coordination h...
DATE: Sep 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
