Author: By Cory Gaines
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Bypassing voters’ will via unelected boards isn’t democracy | PODIUM
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Cory Gaines Last November, Denver voters rejected Ordinance 308 by a full 15%. The ordinance would have prevented the sale, distribution, display and trade of new fur products in Denver. It also included prohibitions on the manufacture of new fur products within the city, as well as the raising or slaughtering of animals for their…
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Colorado Capitol flouts fairness, polices public’s speech | PODIUM
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Cory Gaines Back in 2023, Jeff Hunt, talk-radio host, wore a sweatshirt to the public gallery above the Colorado Senate. The sweatshirt had the phrase “Pro-Life U” on the front, a reference to Colorado Christian University, Hunt’s former employer. Hunt was asked to leave the gallery, which he peaceably did. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Why? The…
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CPW cut my mic, silenced and ignored me — so I threatened to sue | OPINION
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Cory Gaines I signed up to testify at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) commissioners because I felt strongly CPW mishandled the release of wolves into Grand County. I wasn’t there to argue against releasing wolves. I was there to call out what I saw as basic unfairness by CPW:…
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How much does it cost to go electric?
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Cory Gaines I recently read an article about a gentleman from Golden who electrified his house, replacing all his natural gas (NG) appliances with electric. Though I have no issue with energy efficiency, renewables, or electrification per se — I put solar panels on my roof and installed the highest efficiency AC I could — as I…