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In case you missed it, in the closing days of this year’s Colorado legislative session a long overdue bill was passed and signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Titled the “Protecting Homeowners and Deployed Military Act,” Senate Bill 18-015 finally got around to dealing with squatters who illegally trespass, break into, occupy and routinely…

I paid more for a book this week than I needed to, and that choice matters a lot to the local economy. Small-business owners live and die on the outcome of such consumer decisions. Here’s the story: I would like to read Robert Kagan’s new book, “The Jungle Grows Back,” which became available in print…

Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, commemorates the presence and contributions of 60 million Hispanic people in the U.S. There is no doubt that we have contributed mightily to the success and prosperity of the U.S. But there is more to this than meets the eye. We owe the huge Hispanic population to the Spanish…

The empty chair representing Google at last week’s Congressional testimony in Washington spoke volumes. The nation called, and Google opted out. This might otherwise be excused as an oversight. But it came on the heels of Google’s decision to step away from work with the Department of Defense by backing out of a Pentagon contract…

Americans hired President Trump as a disruptor, not as their priest, rabbi or shaman. It is time for him to disrupt the dark state by filling government positions with those who share his visions and goals. As of midsummer 2018, a year and a half into his presidency, Trump has failed to nominate candidates for…

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, 5779, starts at sundown tonight, Sept. 9. It begins the Ten Days of Repentance, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of the past year. The tenth day is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Atoning requires that we remember things that are unpleasant to remember.…