contributing columnist
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Sifting through the sands of time in southern Colorado is emotional experience
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The weekend before the primary election, the United Methodist Church held its Annual Rocky Mountain Conference at the Pueblo convention center. Colorado Bishop Elaine Stanovsky, host of the event, scheduled a field trip for interested delegates to visit the Sand Creek Massacre site near Eads. Since she arrived in Colorado five years ago Stanovsky has…
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Mental health issues at the state capitol: we’re working together to improve lives
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Two years ago this summer, our public policy team here at Mental Health America of Colorado sent out surveys to about 130 candidates for the state legislature. We asked them 10 questions about reducing the stigma associated with mental health, insurance coverage, the criminal justice system, and improving social determinants of mental health. Responses to…
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Are Tea Party tumbrels rolling for still others — and just whose friends are they?
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There is nothing quite as annoying for a rabid partisan as an obviously bright adversary working in the enemy camp. A considerable slice of partisan doctrine consists of adherence to the premise that the intellectual abilities of one’s opponents are inherently suspect. That’s why Eric Cantor presented such a problem for Congressional Democrats. He coupled…
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Mental health issues at the state capitol: we’re working together to improve lives
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Two years ago this summer, our public policy team here at Mental Health America of Colorado sent out surveys to about 130 candidates for the state legislature. We asked them 10 questions about reducing the stigma associated with mental health, insurance coverage, the criminal justice system, and improving social determinants of mental health. Responses to…
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Are Tea Party tumbrels rolling for still others — and just whose friends are they?
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There is nothing quite as annoying for a rabid partisan as an obviously bright adversary working in the enemy camp. A considerable slice of partisan doctrine consists of adherence to the premise that the intellectual abilities of one’s opponents are inherently suspect. That’s why Eric Cantor presented such a problem for Congressional Democrats. He coupled…
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Ugly assaults on sacred constitutional rights — or a good job by the men in blue?
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Scoot your chairs up next to the campfire, children, and I’ll tell you a scary story. Once upon a time in Aurora, Colorado, there was a gang of neo-Fascist thugs who threw up roadblocks and demanded to examine your driver’s license. They even asked why you were driving through this particular intersection (Iliff and Buckley)…
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Supporting our vets is a commitment for all of us, not just for Veterans Administration
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When former Senator majority leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole says that it’s time for VA Secretary Erik Shinseki to go, we better listen because Dole, a war hero, wounded veteran, great public servant and frequent user of VA services has more credibility on this issue than any American. Having introduced Shinseki at his confirmation…
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Energy pro urges more biomass, renewable and electric generation technologies
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John Hofmeister is a genial, burly man with a mane of silvering hair and superbly tailored suits. The former president of Shell Oil’s American operations, he retired in 2008 following a career that included stops at General Electric, NORTEL and Allied Signal, among others. Somewhere during this journey he became a human resources specialist, joining…
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Hickenlooper lauds bipartisanship session at state of the state to business community
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If you’ve been watching the current reprise of Fargo on FX from the inimitable Coen brothers, you have witnessed several victims tossed into car trunks who later crawled out to find their captors either unconscious, dead or vanished. Governor John Hickenlooper emerged the day after the 2014 legislative session adjourned last week to deliver State…
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More than half of the state’s workforce is now caught up in compression
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Unless you happen to find yourself caught in the squeeze, salary compression is one of those phrases that bewilders far more than it enlightens. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Is it more or less a natural result over time, or a flaw introduced by shortsighted decisions and a disregard for legal…