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Commemorating a 70-plus-year Colorado ranching legend | GABEL
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Marlin Eisenach is an institution in Colorado 4-H and FFA circles. I assume the Colorado State Fair, National Western Stock Show and Morgan County Fair would, in fact, occur if he weren’t present but I don’t want to risk it. Eisenach, who is the Morgan County Extension Livestock Agent, first entered the show ring when…
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Swing your arm and cover your ears? | BIDLACK
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Through the years when I was teaching American Government and the Constitution at the Air Force Academy, I observed cadets tended to be in one of two mindsets. There were those, a majority in fact, who had what I called “engineering minds,” for whom problems should be defined and the “correct” answer derived from the…
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Scenes from a society off its moorings | SONDERMANN
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It all took place in the immediate aftermath of Thanksgiving, our national day of gratitude. First up was Black Friday, an orgy of shopping punctuated by the random mall brawl, as consumers elbow each other aside, or worse, in search of the best discount on the latest must-have gadget. For a bit of good news,…
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DOGE and America’s finances are no laughing matter | SONDERMANN
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Of course, there is much to parody in the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) to be led by those dynamic hobnobbers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Let’s start with the very notion that it requires two people, both with oversized egos, to lead a downsizing effort. Then there is the creation of a new “department”…
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A clarifying election and a new normal | Sondermann
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For five years, I have written in these pages under the heading of “Down the middle.” Before getting to the meat of today’s column, let me briefly discuss what I take that to mean. “Down the middle” does not mean I take a centrist approach to every question. Nor does it mean that my views…
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Two scenarios: How Trump wins and how Harris wins | SONDERMANN
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The days are drawing short. That is not just a commentary on the declining hours of daylight and the challenge of getting out of bed on dark mornings, but on the withering number of days remaining until Election Day is finally upon us. As of this writing, over 21 million ballots have already been cast…
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should Colorado jails release convicts due to COVID-19?
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Point: Bill Elder Bill Elder As COVID-19 continues to spread in our communities, there is a movement across the nation pushing county jails and prisons to release inmates and convicts in an attempt to lower populations as quickly as possible. I agree that COVID-19 could ravage a jail population and spread like a wildfire, but…
