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‘America first’ crusade will backfire big time on Colorado agriculture
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I live in western Colorado, which is “Trump Country.” My community-which overwhelmingly voted for Trump by a 3:1 ratio – strongly resembles many of the other rural, working-class, predominantly-white communities that carried President Donald Trump to Pennsylvania Avenue in 2016. The message of “America First”, which strongly resonates with this exuberant base of voters, serves…
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Colorado police must serve and protect, not fine and collect
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Failure to display your dog’s vaccination tags will cost you $50 in Aspen. Excessive growth of weeds in your yard? $100 in Boulder. Failure to wear a seatbelt? $200 in Pueblo. If taxes are the price we pay for civilization, then what are fines and citations indicative of? I would argue that they are price…


