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

Updated 11 hours ago

Do you want the good news or the bad news, America? Let’s start with the bad: Nearly half of all Americans don’t know what America’s...

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

Updated 13 hours ago

Indulge me with a personal story at the outset. Trust me, it relates. Years ago, when our kids were young, we briefly had a small...

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

Updated 3 days ago

Dick Wadhams, well known GOP strategist who put Bill Owens in the governor’s mansion, will turn over in his political grave if Victor Marx wins...

A few thoughts on returning home | Hal Bidlack

Updated 5 days ago

Did you miss me? (Editor: might be best not to ask…) I’ve been on the road for much of the last month or so, visiting...

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

Updated 6 days ago

Patchwork laws challenge nationwide hog production | Rachel Gabel

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado needs an Independence Day | Jon Caldara

Updated 7 days ago

Colorado primary election voters shake things up | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 7 days ago

25 lessons and wishes to celebrate America’s 250th | SONDERMANN

Updated 1 week ago

Our legislature’s mission — absolve criminal conduct | George Brauchler

Updated 1 week ago

Telling themes to take away from Tuesday’s primary elections | Paula Noonan

Updated 1 week ago

Landlocked Colorado’s sea-change primary | ANALYSIS

Updated 1 week ago

Add Lynn Bartels to Colorado’s roll call of legends | Dick Wadhams

Updated 2 weeks ago

Conservation efforts emphasize the lesser prairie chicken | Rachel Gabel

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s regulations should address policy challenges only as truly needed | Miller Hudson

Updated 2 weeks ago

As Colorado approaches its 150th birthday, we should remember its first 100 years were characterized by repeated boom-and-bust economic cycles. Dependence on mineral extraction and...

The last, best hope for the Colorado GOP | Kelly Sloan

Updated 2 weeks ago

If the Colorado Republican Party desires to retain any relevancy, let alone wrest back any of the levers of political control in the state, it...

Understanding Trump’s remarkable political comeback in 2024 | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 2 weeks ago

President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He inspired a riot at the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of that election....

Read Michener’s ‘Centennial’ | Jon Caldara

Updated 2 weeks ago

If you’ve been reading my columns, you’ve noticed I’m basically illiterate. I blame my dyslexia and public education, but my Olympic-level laziness could be the...

Giving credit to Polis where credit is due | SONDERMANN

Updated 2 weeks ago

Will one unqualified AG replace another? | George Brauchler

Updated 2 weeks ago

Pueblo’s mayor keeps stirring the pot | Dennis Maes

Updated 2 weeks ago

Sans seniors, what does Colorado’s uninterested early turnout say about our disengaged electorate? | Paula Noonan

Updated 2 weeks ago

Pigs engineered to fight alpha-gal syndrome | Rachel Gabel

Updated 3 weeks ago

Registered voters on the eve of the 2026 primaries | Cronin & Loevy

Updated 3 weeks ago

A room for Sundance, a reality check for big-government Boulder | Jon Caldara

Updated 3 weeks ago

Rep. Jeff Crank thinks Democrats are too focused on Trump, not enough on Colorado Springs | Vince Bzdek

Updated 3 weeks ago

Does character matter anymore? | SONDERMANN

Updated 3 weeks ago

Some pointed questions for the gubernatorial hopefuls | George Brauchler

Updated 3 weeks ago

Chaotic funding throws monkey wrench into governor’s-race money madness | Paula Noonan

Updated 3 weeks ago

Chaos Monkey, Inc., gave a trifle $20,000 donation to Rocky Mountain Way (RMW), the independent expenditure committee (IEC) supporting U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet for Colorado...

Candidate’s disturbing anti-animal agriculture history | Rachel Gabel

Updated 4 weeks ago

Rep. Manny Rutinel has busted out a cowboy hat for campaign photos and has thrown it into the ring to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in D.C. He is...

Marx, Bottoms, a primary death wish for Colorado GOP | Dick Wadhams

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans stand on the brink of total irrelevance and embarrassment if they nominate one of the two nonsensical, buffoonish candidates running for governor, Victor...

Remember the grassroots reason for DEI | Miller Hudson

Updated 4 weeks ago

The Trump administration’s jihad against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs has metastasized into the most unexpected corners of American life. Yet, before examining this...