Tag: columnists
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GUEST OPINION: Losing Space Command stings — but new opportunities exist
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala. For our community, the decision is disappointing and difficult. Aerospace and defense aren’t just part…
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GUEST OPINION: Betrayal of everything we were taught America stood for
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We know that the rhetoric of our elected officials that broadly and repeatedly characterizes immigrants as violent and lawless is inaccurate and dehumanizing. Left unchecked, that rhetoric has led to policies weaponized against entire categories…
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Gender ideology’s attack on Colorado’s free speech
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In my youth, the greatest culture war issues were abortion and same-sex marriage. While these are two very distinct issues, the left made great progress on both by convincing many Americans, especially in my millennial…
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COLUMN: Watching for the miracles and angels all around us
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Do you believe in miracles?” It’s been 45 years since Al Michaels asked that question in the final seconds of Team USA’s dramatic ice hockey win over the Soviet Union. Paris has the Louvre and…
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On boulders and bollards – and a “vibrant” Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save St. Louis has its signature Arch. San Francisco is known for its iconic bridge. Think of Seattle and picture the Space Needle. New York imagery centers on the Statue of Liberty, at least until our…
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DPS’ celebration doesn’t match the data | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the…
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No wonder Colorado voters reject both parties | Dick Wadhams
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Unaffiliated numbers continue to rise as major figures in both parties repel Colorado voters. As of Aug. 1, unaffiliated voters accounted for 49.5 percent (2,029,337) of the electorate with Democrats at 25.3 percent (1,036,115) and Republicans at 22.8 percent (936,002). But the real story is…
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COLUMN: Pheromones and their effect on stress and anxiety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sometimes the simple solution is the best. For most livestock producers in the state, fall is weaning time for calves, which is a stressful but necessary event for livestock. Now, the only essential oils I’m into are the ones that run out of a taco,…
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Threatening transgender gun rights is discrimination | CALDARA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 23-year-old shooter of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was born male. He identified as a woman and legally changed his name before he killed two and injured 18. The shooter of the Nashville Covenant School in March 2023 was born female. She identified as…
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A season of drought for education | Pius Kamau
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It is a season of drought for our children’s education, from which Trump’s cleavers lop off limbs and branches. And yet, in the arid season, visible are glimmers of good news for Colorado’s elementary and…