morgan smith
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Smith: Money and fear: El Chapo escapes again
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“El Chapo for President of México,” Pastor Galván says. “He’s like Pancho Villa or Emilio Zapata. They had money, but they helped the poor, something the government doesn’t do.” This was one of the many reactions I heard during a trip to Juárez, Mexico, two days after Joaquín “El Chapo “ Guzmán’s extraordinary escape from…
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Smith: ISIS training camps at border? Puras mentiras
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“Puras mentiras,” Cecilia Vazquez says to me. Nothing but lies. The other Mixteca Indians nod in agreement. We’re at the Santa Teresa border crossing just west of El Paso, Texas, and I’ve asked them about the Judicial Watch report claiming that ISIS had set up terrorist training camps in Anapra and Palomas, Mexico. Anapra is…
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Gaon ‘always looking out for the little guy’
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“Governor Love is a dumb bell.” It was a Sunday afternoon and David Gaon was listening to the Herrick Roth show, when suddenly a man named J.D. MacFarlane made this comment about Gov. John Love. Gaon immediately called MacFarlane, offered to work on his campaign for attorney general, went to Pueblo to meet with Wally…
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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Congratulations to President Obama for being the first president to stand up and reject the counterproductive and long outdated Cuban embargo.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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Reforms in Mexico could mean more business for local telecom, energy industries
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To the great surprise of most observers, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto has pushed forward three major reforms that could lead to dramatic political and social improvements for Mexico as well as new business opportunities for Colorado companies. He has broken the telecommunications monopoly, meaning that Mexicans should soon have better and cheaper phone…
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Serving with Regis Groff was uplifting
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Regis Groff not only brought great class and dignity to the Colorado General Assembly but he was able to lift us from what often seemed like the day-to-day grind of our work and enable us to see that being an elected official was both a special opportunity and a unique responsibility. I served in the…
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Steak, biscuits and now lemon pie with former Rep. Bob Shoemaker
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It’s August 26, and I’ve driven to the ranch of Helen Shoemaker and her husband, former State Representative Bob Shoemaker in a beautiful valley north of Cañon City to visit. Sunday, August 31 was Helen’s 90th birthday and Bob, her husband of 67 years, will be 90 next June. Bob and I served together in…
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Immigration crisis can be an opportunity, but only if leaders really come forward
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Governor Rick Perry orders 1,000 National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border. President Obama urges the presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to focus on their “shared responsibility” for the influx of migrant children from their countries. But where are Governor Perry’s troops going to go and what are they going to do? And…
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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…