Author: Greg Fulton
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GUEST COLUMN: July 4 highlights the American dream
We celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day because that is the date credited for when the Declaration of Independence was approved by delegates of the 13 colonies. The declaration also represented the beginning of an experiment that the world had not witnessed before. It was the initial step in the creation of the…
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COLUMN: July 4 highlights the American dream
We celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day because that is the date credited for when the Declaration of Independence was approved by delegates of the 13 colonies. The declaration also represented the beginning of an experiment that the world had not witnessed before. It was the initial step in the creation of the…
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GUEST COLUMN: How about performance reviews for Congress?
The latest polls for the public’s view of Congress reflect an approval rating hovering around 20%. This is some of the lowest in our country’s history. To put this in perspective, Richard Nixon had a higher rating (24%) upon leaving office after Watergate. When the public is asked why they view Congress so poorly many…
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PODIUM | Broken political promises, pledges
It’s an election year and we are already hearing a lot of promises from candidates seeking our vote. The fact is that very few of those promises will come to fruition. The politicians know this and many of the voters do too, but candidates still make them and we still want to believe them. This…
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Remember essential workers even as pandemic ebbs
One of the positive things that did occur during the COVID pandemic was a long overdue appreciation and recognition of the many workers behind the scenes that make our country run everyday. During the pandemic truck drivers, grocery workers, delivery drivers, nurses, sanitation workers, warehouse and distribution employees, construction and others were heralded as essential…
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Mom touched, uplifted the lives of many
Unconditional love. We often hear this phrase in today’s society but few of us have witnessed it and even fewer have practiced it. My mother epitomized this concept in the love she showed my brother and me as well as others. In my mother’s eyes my brother and I could do no wrong. We apparently…
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COLUMN: John Parvensky is Denver’s ‘Mr. Smith’
“And you know you fight for the lost causes harder than any others.” This is a famous line from an old film, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” spoken by Sen. Jeb Smith (played by Jimmy Stewart), a young and relatively naive new Senator from a western state. The phrase is part of a speech by…
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GUEST COLUMN: Next mayor must reimagine a great Denver
Next year will mark 40 years since Federico Peña launched his campaign for mayor with a catchy campaign slogan that inspired and captured the imagination of Denver voters. That catchphrase was “Imagine a Great City.” It was a bold vision to reshape the city with increased attention and investment in parks and parkways; revitalization of…
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COLUMN: Have we lost the ability to forgive?
Phil Mickelson, one of the most successful professional golfers in our generation, is the latest celebrity to have a fall from grace and be forced to make a public mea culpa. In his case it is associated with some quotes in an upcoming unauthorized biography from an interview with the book’s author last year. In…
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Lincoln helped heal a divided country
Saturday is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, and it may be appropriate to reflect upon a speech by him during the darkest days of the Civil War where he sought to inspire hope and faith while also setting forward a vision of our country and its people united again. At the time of his speech our nation…