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My guess is that by the time this column runs, wolves from British Columbia will be on the landscape in Colorado. Eric O’Dell was conspicuously absent at the January 8 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, attending virtually. CPW Dir. Jeff Davis, in a press conference following the vote rejecting the petition of 26 organizations…

It’s a new year, new Congress, and soon, a new term for former president Donald Trump. Will Trump’s second term turn a new page for our economy? If what’s past is prologue, yes. In Trump’s first term, his pro-growth economic policies set the stage for a booming economy. Just before the COVID pandemic, Americans experienced…

As I head into my last few days as Denver’s district attorney, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on my eight years in office and offer some thoughts on public safety and the criminal justice system in our great city. As we all know, it’s been an eventful eight years filled with…

In a previous life I was on the Regional Transportation District (RTD) board of directors. This elected position paid a whopping $250 a month but it did include a free bus pass. And let me tell you, the ladies dig a man with a bus pass. In 1997, RTD (actually, the bond dealers and contractors…

As of Jan. 1, every egg sold in Colorado must now come from “cage-free” hens. While the state’s agricultural department insists producers can meet demand, consumers are already feeling the pinch — and it’s scrambling budgets. But here’s the truth: Colorado’s crackdown on how chickens lay eggs is less about bird comfort than it is…

As we approach the retirement of Rep. Doug Lamborn, it is essential to reflect on his remarkable three-decade journey of public service. Since his first election to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1994, followed by his tenure in the Colorado State Senate starting in 1998, and culminating in his election to the U.S. House…

What should be the focus of the 2025 legislative session? Lisa LaBriola As the Colorado General Assembly convenes for its 2025 legislative session, residents across the state are watching with a mix of hope and urgency. Colorado is at an economic crossroads, facing a ballooning budget deficit, rising living costs and economic uncertainties. Lawmakers must…

Work is a verb. As the Colorado Legislature reconvenes for another 120-day session, there is a chance for bipartisan cooperation if members focus on the current trend lines showing a growing culture of dependence and embrace a strong, sustained economic opportunity agenda. This requires an intense and sustained focus on measures that open the door…

You know someone’s lived a wonderful life when at its end they consider their polio diagnosis near its beginning to be one of the best things to have ever happened to them. Colorado Springs resident Brigadier General Orwyn “O” Sampson, who passed away just after Christmas at the age of 87, was 11 when doctors…

In late November 2024, Mayor Mike Johnston asked me for permission to use an extended-stay Quality Inn hotel in Aurora to help temporarily house some of the busloads of migrants that were overwhelming Denver. I initially said yes, but it soon became apparent that beyond giving the newly arrived migrants a 30-day hotel voucher, he…