guest columnist
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Courage and leadership vital when political passing of the buck is commonplace
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During the past decade, the assault on our liberties in Colorado – fueled by liberal Democrats pouring millions into our state elections – was made possible by a lack of leadership. Many weak, so-called Republicans who have retreated from battle time and time again due to self-preservation have maintained their positions at the expense of…
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Clinton’s proven middle class vision
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I served as Mayor of Denver from 1991 to 2003 and was the only mayor in U.S. history to serve as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Conference of Democratic Mayors and the National Conference of Black Mayors. Through my experiences, I have seen Americans go through hard times, but I have…
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Reasons Colo. should join lawsuit to hault Pres. Obama’s unconstitutional ‘executive amnesty’
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Twenty-six states including 22 state Attorneys General and three governors have joined the Governor of Texas — that’s 26 states in total — in suing the United States government to halt the Obama administration’s 2014 “DAPA” amnesty program, which aims to award legal status and work permits to an estimated 4.4 million illegal immigrants. Colorado…
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Agritourism: A promising economic success story for Colorado
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Growing up in Southern Colorado, I was fortunate to experience many of the activities that make Colorado wonderful. From farmer’s markets to dude ranches, whether it’s the Colorado State Fair or picking fruit at an orchard, agritourism is critical to Colorado’s agrarian lifestyle and economy. While the term “agritourism” is a recently contrived term, it…
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Read all the bills and vote with your gut
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Apparently this legislator has a “reputation” for a few things around the Capitol (some we can’t mention), that apparently has made me unapproachable in some Capitol circles. One of the reputations I allegedly have is for voting “NO” for no apparent reason (not true). Another is that I follow marching orders from outside groups or…
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With recreational marijuana already legal, what’s so wrong with powdered alcohol?
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Editor’s Note: On Jan. 29, the House passed House Bill 1031, sponsored by Rep. JoAnn Windholz, R-Commerce City, on second reading. The bill delays the sale of powdered alcohol in Colorado until the state can implement an adequate regulatory framework. While powdered alcohol is not currently legal for sale here, it can be purchased online.…
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End of Cuban embargo is good policy for U.S.
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Congratulations to President Obama for being the first president to stand up and reject the counterproductive and long outdated Cuban embargo. And to heck with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and others for their attacks on him. How can they justify an embargo that was first imposed on October 19, 1960, extended on February 7, 1962…
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Shared problems: taxes, corruption, the economy, lack of confidence in our leaders
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“After I vote, I look up into the sky and say a prayer that it will turn out alright,” says a Spaniard named Francisco Noviola. Despite the agony of our November 4 elections, it’s November 9 and here we are in Barcelona, Spain to observe another election — the referendum on independence from Spain that…
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Prediction: Special interest groups will lobby to stop TABOR refunds
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Your TABOR refund check isn’t in the mail, at least not yet. Some groups would like to stop next year’s refunds, in spite of the benefits they would mean for the state. Rapid growth in the Colorado economy will increase state revenue in excess of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights limit. Colorado’s TABOR constitutional amendment…
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Question of TABOR’s constitutionality could cause major reverberations
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Who is in charge of the American republic? A case out of the federal district court of Colorado could answer that question, if the Supreme Court takes the matter up next spring. In 1992, Coloradans voted to amend their state constitution in order to impose restraints on their government’s power to tax and spend. The…
