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Position: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
We're heading into a Brave New World of changes in America. I mentioned jobs and "draining the swamp" last week, the big changes that Himself's voters want. But there's lots more. One big change...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Carole McWilliams Americans opted for "change" in the presidential election, although I can't resist mentioning again that as in 2000, the "loser" actually won the NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE, in this...
DATE: March 6, 2017 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Carole McWilliams We are entering a long dark time, and I don't mean winter. I'm guessing that many of the MAJORITY of American voters who voted for Hillary Clinton (or anyone else other than...
DATE: Nov. 25, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
After Tuesday's bitterly divisive election, I hope we can all turn as a country to a subject I think most of us agree on: thanking and respecting our veterans. Both of our small towns have a rich...
DATE: Nov. 10, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
The newly created American Politics Research Lab, housed in the Department of Political Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, on Wednesday released its first pre-election study of...
DATE: Nov. 3, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
I have a horrible confession to make. I secretly like to watch Undercover Boss. I know, it's reality TV, the scourge of our time, but there's kind of a comforting sameness to it. For those of you...
DATE: Oct. 27, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
One of my life observations has been that people who are trusting (until given reason not to trust) can usually be trusted. People who are not trusting should not be trusted. In both cases, they...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
Back in the spring, we got an e-mail at the Times that said, "With the poor choices we have for either party, I've been told that if I don't vote for one of them, my NO vote goes to one of them!!...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
While living in a 100-year-old home can be charming, it's usually not the best when it comes to energy efficiency, safety, and modern conveniences. The same can be said for our kids in Bayfield...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Carole McWilliams "A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln I've anguished over that for a long time, given the toxic divisions in our politics, which unfortunately...
DATE: Oct. 6, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Jacqueline Juliana Above the copy machine in the work room at Bayfield Primary School, there are several inspirational signs posted. One of these signs assigns a numerical percent value to...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
By Carole McWilliams Times columnist The Sand Creek Massacre of a peaceful Indian village, mainly women, children and old people, is now considered one of the darkest days in Colorado's pioneer...
DATE: Sept. 22, 2016 | COLUMN: Talk of the Times
