Tag: columnists
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Lawyers bullied to enforce Colorado’s sanctuary | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Friday, attorneys trying to access Colorado’s court filing system were ambushed — by the state’s sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. Without warning, a popup “Disclaimer User Agreement” demanded lawyers pledge “under penalty of perjury”…
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GUEST OPINION: Happy 70th birthday, Artificial Intelligence!
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This year marks the platinum jubilee for artificial intelligence. On August 31, 1955, John McCarthy and his colleagues proposed a summer workshop at Dartmouth College, coining the term “Artificial Intelligence” to distinguish their idea from…
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GUEST OPINION: Legislators bleed us again, promise more to come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I miss John Hickenlooper — and I really miss Roy Romer. While I often disagreed with their policies, at least we lived on the same planet because they understood that Colorado businesses must prosper to sustain the functions of government. The recent “extraordinary” session of…
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COLUMN: Recognizing the dignity of hard work
I’m currently researching and writing a history of the National Western Stock Show’s Catch a Calf program to mark its 90th year. The program began in 1935 with a group of boys who had entered the fat steer show that year. Among them were Joe Beauprez of Boulder, Harry Bostrom of Sterling, Harold DeBacker of…
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Bare thighs and double standards under the Gold Dome | CALDARA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fashion sense? Oh, I got it. After all, 98% of my wardrobe was proudly purchased at Costco. And the ladies dig a man who’s dripping in Kirkland-labeled couture. They sense the money, the power. Another man who knows fashion is former state Rep. Ryan Armagost.…
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Perspective: Unsafe schools, absent kids
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s K-12 schools have a behavioral problem. More than just student safety and general decorum are at stake if schools cannot address it. Colorado needs not only to refresh its population growth but make the…
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GUEST OPINION: Secure storage of a firearm can save a life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This September, as we recognize Suicide Prevention Month, we’re sharing one simple truth: secure storage of a firearm can save a life. In 2022, nearly 72% of veteran suicides involved firearms. The firearm suicide rate…
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It’s up to voters to fix Colorado’s crumbling roads | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Well, another day, another dollar / After I’ve sang and hollered,” begins Blackfoot’s “Highway Song.” In Colorado, it’s more like another day, another TABOR-dodging transportation fee collected — after politicians have sung and hollered about…
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COLUMN: Recognizing the dignity of hard work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I’m currently researching and writing a history of the National Western Stock Show’s Catch a Calf program to mark its 90th year. The program began in 1935 with a group of boys who had entered the fat steer show that year. Among them were Joe…
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GUEST OPINION: What kind of community are we building in Colorado Springs?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs is full of people and organizations working every day to make our community stronger, more inclusive, and more resilient. This August, I had the chance to take part in three milestones that stand…