Author: HUGH JOHNSON
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CU Regent Chance Hill resigns post, will seek opportunities out of state
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Chance Hill, who represents the 5th Congressional District, resigned his seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents effective immediately, the board and President Todd Saliman announced Friday. Hill resigned to “pursue new professional opportunities outside the state,” the board and president said in a release. Hill, a Republican, was in the middle of…
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Tempers flare at Cheyenne Mountain School District board meeting following mask mandate
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“You’re doing irreparable harm to our children.” “What do you fear?” “This madness needs to stop.” “Masks don’t work.” “Do your own research and be brave.” “Support the rights of families.” Members of Cheyenne Mountain School District 12’s Board of Education heard these and other comments Monday evening from a crowd largely opposed to the…
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BOULDER DAILY CAMERA: Eagles fly high above Trump’s move to stifle free speech
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The Eagles organization has never flown higher than it did in deciding not to force its players to accommodate President Trump’s plan to use them as a prop in his campaign to stifle freedom of speech. Trump late Monday disinvited Philly’s NFL team from a planned visit Tuesday to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl championship…
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BOULDER DAILY CAMERA: Fitting tribute to workers at Ground Zero
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Worn, but not beaten. That’s the fitting description the National September 11 Memorial & Museum provided for the large stones that will point toward the sky and mark a new pathway at the World Trade Center: a tribute to survivors and first responders who are sick or have died from 9/11-related illnesses. The new section…
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Boulder DailyCamera: In awe of ordinary heroes
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This spring, feats of heroism aren’t confined to superhero movies. Witness the stirring exploits of three ordinary – or should we say extraordinary – heroes: Saturday evening in Paris, Mamoudou Gassama scaled four balconies, hand over hand, to rescue a 4-year-old boy dangling from a railing. The child had been left home alone. “I saw…
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Pueblo Chieftain: The low-hanging fruit
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If we’re being honest, it’s going to be difficult for Congress to get much of anything substantive done this year. The United States Senate is sharply divided along partisan lines. And with midterm elections coming up in the fall, neither Republicans nor Democrats may be motivated to push too hard for another major legislative initiative.…
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The Denver Post: Jeff Sessions is wrong to fight progress of legal marijuana
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Unable to slow the tide of marijuana legalization that is sweeping the nation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has instead decided to stoke fear and uncertainty in the burgeoning industry in a reckless effort to quell progress. Sessions decided this week to rescind the limited guidance federal prosecutors had with regard to enforcing a federal prohibition on growing,…
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The Boulder Daily Camera: How big a tax cut for Trump?
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At President Donald Trump’s insistence, congressional Republicans are proposing something unprecedented: a special, lower tax bracket for partnerships, contractors and other “pass-through” businesses. And they’re doing so with only the vaguest of ideas how the proposal will affect the country’s most famous pass-through business owner: Donald Trump. That’s because Trump has disclosed his holdings but…
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We asked six Colorado school board members what they want from the state’s next governor. Here’s what they said
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Late last week, nine candidates for Colorado governor came together to talk education, addressing an annual fall conference of school board members. Now, we’re giving some of those audience members a chance to speak up. Before the gubernatorial hopefuls took the stage, Chalkbeat recorded interviews with a half-dozen school board members who represent districts across…
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Steve Bannon talks to former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo about running for governor
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Former top White House strategist Steve Bannon recently met with former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, to discuss a potential run for governor in 2018 by Tancredo. Since leaving the White House and returning to run Breitbart.com, Bannon has made it clear he intends to recruit a deeply conservative class of candidates who would likely be…
