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Early in December, David, a reader who lives in the foothills west of Denver, sent me an email. “It’s scary when you go into any health-care facility and don’t know whether to bring your check...
DATE: Jan. 19, 2016 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The main objective of the Veterans Service Office is to provide prevention, protection, advocacy and support services to veterans and their families so they can maximize their quality of life,...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Ben Carson said: “The fact that the government owns 2.4 billion acres of land is ridiculous. What do they need with all that land?” “I would advocate returning land to the states. It’s not like...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
A collaborative new plan to conserve water isn’t really about conservation; it’s about hydropower.The plan is called the “Colorado River Conservation Partnership,” and it was launched by the...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
What I say will not make me a popular person, but here it is: For excellent reasons, dogs should not be – and usually aren’t – allowed in the backcountry of national parks.Dogs, being predators,...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
What a difference six years makes! In 2009 at the height of the debate on the Affordable Care Act, New York’s former lieutenant government Betsy McCaughey appeared on television and made this...
DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Carly Fiorina “The vast majority of (Syrian) refugees are young, able-bodied men looking for work.” According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, males are 49.7 percent and women are 50.3...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Gov. John Hickenlooper (Democrat) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (Republican) are at odds over a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “We do not support this lawsuit,”...
DATE: Oct. 29, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Although the smoke in the air this summer has mostly been from distant fires, residents of southwest Colorado are urged to prepare their properties for wildfires. Here are a few simple steps that...
DATE: Sept. 1, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
By Rebecca Samulski Although the smoke in the air this summer has mostly been from distant fires, residents of southwest Colorado are urged to prepare their properties for wildfires that will...
DATE: Aug. 27, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Greetings, stargazers. The late afternoon monsoon clouds finally parted and made for a few good observing evenings recently. Unfortunately for me, a couple of those nights were interrupted by...
DATE: Aug. 20, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Sometimes I assume that, given our dry and cool environment, I have seen the vast majority of pest and disease issues in the area. I seem to know when the questions about aspens will arrive: Early...
DATE: July 2, 2015 | COLUMN: Guest Columns