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The primary political reform and precondition for all others | SONDERMANN

Updated 13 minutes ago

In its current state, the American political system has no end of ailments. Far too many factors accelerate polarization and work against moderation and narrowing...

Pueblo mayor, council concoct Trumpian Texas Two-Step | Dennis Maes

Updated 1 day ago

Several weeks ago, an article was published positing Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham is a disciple of the calamitous Donald Trump school of governance — specifically...

As education conflicts abound across Colorado, who puts the kids first? | Paula Noonan

Updated 2 days ago

Elected school boards and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) have hit the headlines with fired superintendents, superintendent resignations, failures of oversight, and misdirected dollars....

The outrages mount | Hal Bidlack

Updated 4 days ago

My kindly and forgiving editors understand that, from time to time, I can’t help myself from leaping atop my rickety soapbox to vent. And, like...

Weiser’s leadership crucial for rural win-win | Rachel Gabel

Updated 5 days ago

A Colorado history lesson for Victor Marx | Dick Wadhams

Updated 5 days ago

‘Be prepared to march in the streets’ | Miller Hudson

Updated 5 days ago

‘CoCo’ would take taxpayers for a ride | Jon Caldara

Updated 6 days ago

The through line from Donald Trump to Victor Marx | SONDERMANN

Updated 1 week ago

Primary voters rejected big money in politics | Paula Noonan

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado’s primary proved in this political climate money doesn’t buy electoral happiness | Paula Noonan

Updated 1 week ago

Could an independent win CD-1?

Updated 1 week ago

Affronts to our children’s children | Hal Bidlack

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans will have to live with the consequences of their candidate of choice | Miller Hudson

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Commission prioritizes feelings over science | Rachel Gabel

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday and prioritized feelings over science-based management. Meanwhile, Rancher X is the beneficiary of those feelings-driven decisions. Well...

One Republican can save the First Congressional | Jon Caldara

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans once again nominated a statewide candidate who has no chance of winning but has a lock on being a national laughingstock. But though...

What the regionality of Marx’s Republican primary win reveals about Colorado conservatives | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 2 weeks ago

Running for governor of Colorado, controversial outsider Victor Marx, 61, a self-proclaimed exorcist and a friendly ally to the late Charlie Kirk, pulled out a...

Democrats and the siren call of socialism | SONDERMANN

Updated 2 weeks ago

The political pendulum continues to swing, though its arc these days seems far more volatile and exaggerated. While there have always been outliers and more...

Too many stories, too little space | Hal Bidlack

Updated 3 weeks ago

Agriculture’s workforce act addresses H-2A program issues | Rachel Gabel

Updated 3 weeks ago

Another of Marx’s claims — his primary lead — was fake news | Dick Wadhams

Updated 3 weeks ago

What makes a ‘real American’ after all? | Miller Hudson

Updated 3 weeks ago

The Weiser-Bennet primary election political geography | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 3 weeks ago

What Colorado could look like in a year under a Gov. Phil Weiser | Jon Caldara

Updated 3 weeks ago

Half of Americans don’t know what the 250th anniversary celebrates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 3 weeks ago

Phil Weiser’s sudden need to find the brake pedal | SONDERMANN

Updated 3 weeks ago

How Colorado progressives prevailed in the primary over the machine | Paula Noonan

Updated 3 weeks ago

A few thoughts on returning home | Hal Bidlack

Updated 4 weeks ago

Digesting all the consequences of a weighty Colorado primary election | Miller Hudson

Updated 4 weeks ago

I arrived home on election night just in time to catch the 10 p.m. news. Flipping to Channel 9 and Kyle Clark, I found him...

Patchwork laws challenge nationwide hog production | Rachel Gabel

Updated 4 weeks ago

The newest iteration of the long-overdue Farm Bill leaves intact California’s Prop 12. There’s an obscene amount of information within the bill, but animal welfare...

Colorado needs an Independence Day | Jon Caldara

Updated 4 weeks ago

Happy 250th Birthday, America! You look fabulous. As all the cool countries are saying, “250 is the new 230.” The Declaration of Independence wasn’t merely...

Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 4 weeks ago

Every election has its surprises, but last Tuesday’s Colorado primary election results gave us several unexpected outcomes. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett lost his bid to...