Tag: columnists
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GUEST OPINION: State must handle AI regulation with care
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The dust is just starting to settle after a high-stakes Colorado’s legislative session, but a path forward on AI regulation is still an open question. Colorado has worked for decades to achieve its position as…
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COLUMN: Tired of the stereotypical Black fatigue trend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Have you heard the term Black fatigue? Yes, it’s going to be that kind of column. Buckle up! The term Black fatigue is used to express a sense of exhaustion among people (of all races) who have to live with Black people behaving badly. The…
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COLUMN: The impact of losing Space Command
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Today’s anniversary of the liftoff of Apollo 11 back on July 16, 1969, seems like an appropriate occasion to ponder the implications of the unresolved permanent location of U.S. Space Command. It’s long been suggested…
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Weiser defends discredited regent – lets down CU | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Sunday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser picked a fight he shouldn’t have. In a thread on X, Weiser — a Democrat running for governor — defended CU Regent Wanda James by blasting her colleagues…
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GUEST OPINION: It may be time for rodeos to be put out to pasture
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mountains, plains, and mesas of my home state of Colorado exemplify the great American West. But in 2025, when most people object to the idea of hurting animals for “fun,” events like Pikes Peak…
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COLUMN: An abundance of delay and paralysis | Sondermann
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amidst the dismay and recrimination that currently occupy Democrats, an active discussion is taking place around a new theory of governance that has become known by a single word, “abundance.” True, this dialogue is mainly…
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Court should abolish spending limits on political parties | Dick Wadhams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to restore free speech and accountability in campaigns and elections by rejuvenating political parties when it begins its new term in October. The court announced it will consider a case initiated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)…
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OPINION: Former Agriculture Secretary recalls ’80s farm crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save My favorite interview last week was 90-year-old Illinois farmboy John “Jack” Block. Block was former President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Agriculture from 1981 until 1986, the worst of the domestic farm crisis. He recently published a memoir, Pigs, Politics, and Persistence: The Life and Legacy…
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Perspective: The fentanyl fight goes on
Colorado has seen signs of progress in the fight against fentanyl, but we are nowhere near declaring victory. To craft a path forward, Colorado will have to bolster its successes with new ideas and new energy. New data make it clear that the overdose crisis responds to policy at both the state and federal levels.…
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‘Home rule’ bid backfires on DougCo’s GOP | Dick Wadhams
Douglas County voters overwhelmingly rejected the “home rule” proposal by the Republican Board of Douglas County Commissioners by a vote of 71% to 29%. Normally, this would be the latest example of elected officials who pay the political price for horribly misjudging public sentiment. In the aftermath of the drubbing, the commissioners seem to have…