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Controversy surrounding Medicare today mostly centers on questions of funding the program going forward. The basic idea, however, has not only become accepted, it has become an integral part of...
DATE: July 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is one of the United States’ bedrock programs that articulates a commitment to and investment in “outdoor-recreation resources” that strengthen the “health and...
DATE: July 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
An often-noted example of Congress’ failure to pass meaningful legislation is its inability to provide any predictability to badly needed highway-construction funding across the country. The...
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Colorado Legislature’s work for the 2015 session wrapped up in May, but some of the lawmakers’ decisions did not go into effect until July 1. This year’s crop of late-blooming laws include key...
DATE: July 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Though the U.S. Supreme Court was split in its decision finding that state laws forbidding same-sex marriage do not pass constitutional muster, the court’s majority did not stutter when ruling that...
DATE: July 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
On the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court sent a case about Colorado’s TABOR amendment back to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for further consideration. It is a problematic situation...
DATE: July 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The 2015 term of the U.S. Supreme Court delivered landmark decisions that will surely mark turning points in the country’s history. By legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the 50 states – and,...
DATE: July 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Douglas County, a growing Front Range suburban community, is an established conservative enclave south of Denver with a relatively high median income. Situated as it is in a well-heeled and...
DATE: July 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage Friday largely overshadowed its ruling the day before that upheld a key part of the Affordable Care Act. In the long run, though, that should...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
When then-President Bill Clinton used the Antiquities Act to designate the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in 2000, there was a small but vocal opposition concerned that the designation...
DATE: June 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
While most of the political debate is tied to how much government is the right amount of government, the role government plays in shaping the playing field ought to receive more attention than it...
DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Dolores River is one of western Colorado’s unique geological, scenic, recreational and environmental features, carving a path south and west out of the San Juan Mountains through Rico and into...
DATE: June 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials
