Author: Eric Sondermann

As legislators gather in the coming days for the special session called by Gov. Jared Polis to address a worsening budget shortfall, Coloradans can be assured of one thing. That being said, the shots will be called — or already have been — by our Democratic governor and his party’s legislative leadership. Republican input will…

Avalanche superstar Cale Makar, not one to pass up a strategic advantage, would never be so bold as to suggest that the other team be required to play with broken sticks. Caitlin Clark, her polished exterior barely concealing the fierce competitor within, would not think of proposing that the basket at the opponent’s end of…

A dozen or more years ago, a media colleague paid me the compliment of calling me, “Colorado’s most radical moderate.” Thank you for those words, David Kopel. As both parties have moved toward their extremities and the political noise machine exists on constant overdrive, moderation or centrism often seem endangered qualities. Any Republican not fully,…

Those of vintage will recall “A Bridge Too Far,” “The Bridge at Remagen” and “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” Somewhat more recently, we have had “The Bridges of Madison County,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Girl on the Bridge” and “The Lovers on the Bridge.” Thank you, AI, for that list. I have personally seen a…

Amidst the dismay and recrimination that currently occupy Democrats, an active discussion is taking place around a new theory of governance that has become known by a single word, “abundance.” True, this dialogue is mainly limited to wonky types and policymakers. But it holds the potential to redefine the party around an agenda of opportunity…

Excellent books abound. But it is a rarity to find one that almost perfectly captures the current moment. Upon recent reading, that was my reaction to Evan Osnos’ “Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury.” The title derives from a catastrophic California wildfire a few years back. In trying to determine the blaze’s origin, experts were…

A guy ought to be able to leave town, even the country, with the expectation that sanity will prevail, that the inmates will not be given the keys to the place and that he’ll return a couple of weeks later to find things largely the same as when he departed. Well, as we have learned…

Dear readers: Meet Suhani, Mattison, Mickael, Tensae, Noah, Valeria and Teklemariam. These seven rockstars, all high school seniors, are among this year’s finalists for a coveted Daniels Scholarship. It was my privilege to be part of a panel that interviewed them a week ago. Amidst the chaos, conflict and cacophony of our times, depression can…

Somewhere, someplace, perhaps in a cave or faculty lounge or Boulder dinner party, a smattering of folks might assert that our federal government is right-sized or should grow still more expansive. Though for most of us occupying this plot of Planet Earth, the federal government is seen as a behemoth of staggering size and scope.…