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Coffman: Common sense help for women in the workplace
Imagine an employer providing extra bathroom breaks for a pregnant employee or giving her a stool to sit on. Sound like a good idea? It is, and I absolutely support it. For many reasons, I am proud to be the first House Republican co-sponsor of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It’s good for women. It’s…
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Ladd: LWCF: The best conservation program you’ve never heard of
It doesn’t garner many headlines, but The Land and Water Conservation Fund has been making a difference for Colorado’s public lands and outdoor recreation for 50 years. You may not have heard of the program, but if you’ve spent time in Colorado fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, or even visiting your local community parks – odds…
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Crummy: Colorado oil and natural gas regulations protect the environment
Caitlyn Seeley George’s attempt to capitalize on the tragic Gold King Mine spill to further her group’s extreme agenda to ban fracking is outrageous (“Orange is not the new black when it comes to toxic spills,” in the Sept. 11 Colorado Statesman online edition). Even more disconcerting is that Seeley used misleading and false information…
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Blaha: The leadership abyss
Years of poor leadership, punctuated by the misguided Iranian Nuclear deal, have placed the United States in a precarious situation and on the doorstep of disaster. Our demonstration of weakness in “kicking the can down the road” a decade is shortsighted and deafening to a world looking for courage. So, after a quick recap of…
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Colorado GOP must keep March caucus
The race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination has already shown itself to be a wild one – probably the wildest of our lifetimes. With a field of 16 viable candidates heading into primary season, a “brokered” convention in Cleveland in July 2016 is a very real possibility, where no single candidate has a majority…
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Hamilton: Short-sighted politicians are failing us on the economy
A couple of months ago, the Congressional Budget Office issued a sobering report on the U.S. economy’s long-term prospects. Not to put too fine a point on it, we’re headed for the fiscal rocks. Federal spending accounts for about 20 percent of the nation’s GDP, the budget analysts note; if current trends continue, that will…
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George: Orange is not the new black when it comes to toxic spills
In 2013, Gov. John Hickenlooper bragged to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Energy that he drank fracking fluid with oil and gas industry representatives in his office. Days after the Animas River spill, our enterprising governor, shockingly, drank from the river. But the governor’s well-publicized stunt drinks don’t fool the public: there’s no place for…
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Webb: Being ‘the first’ is not always easy
President Barack Obama and I have something in common. He is America’s first African-American president, and I was Denver’s first African-American mayor. That designation carries extra responsibility, because we know our records will help or hinder others who seek high office. When the first African American runs for office, the first question many voters ask…
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Buchanan: Colorado’s chance to prepare for unprecedented change
In 2015, Colorado is largely unprepared for a huge demographic shift that is coming our way. The largest generation in American history has begun to retire, and its members will live longer in retirement than ever before. In 25 years, almost 20 percent of Colorado’s population will be older than 65, and the number of…
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Bennett: It’s Women’s Equality Day, let’s support family caregivers
August 26th marked Women’s Equality Day, celebrating the 95th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Every year on Women’s Equality Day, 9to5 holds a National Day of Action to fight for family-friendly workplace practices from coast to coast. On Women’s Equality Day, we honor those who have fought for progress, but we must…