Author: Greg Fulton
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Perspective: End I-70’s winter wipeouts
By Greg Fulton and Grier Bailey It’s October, and while fall has just begun, we have already seen the first snow in the mountains. Typically, we will experience a major snowfall in the high country during this month and with it, we are likely to see delays, closures and possible gridlock on I-70 in the…
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Can Denver’s 16th Street be saved?
On a recent weekend, I ventured down to the new and improved 16th Street — not to be confused with the old 16th Street Mall — to see the revamped area. With various parts of the pedestrian mall being closed for construction and repairs over the past few years, I was excited to see the…
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Perspective: Surviving our next recession
Very few people might remember what a recession is like. While some consider COVID a recession, it was more of an economic downturn. While that period was bad, the economy returned much quicker than anticipated. The last actual recession was 2008-2010. Colorado’s saving grace back then was its energy sector—particularly the oil and gas industry—which…
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Perspective: Overregulated
A small-business owner confessed to me he woke up every morning concerned that, despite his diligent efforts to comply with all laws and rules, he was probably violating at least one every day; he just didn’t know which one. Many business people have expressed a similar anxiety with the growing and complex regulatory environment in…
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Remembering Colorado’s boldest governor this Fourth
Many of us think of the 4th of July as the official beginning of our country. It’s recognized as such because that is the date when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. On these days we should reserve some time to remember not only our forefathers who risked their lives in the cause…
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COLUMN: Trucking industry needs help to enhance safety
We read with interest your recent editorial in the Gazette titled “Trucking Industry Must Reform Itself” (June 24, 2024). Our association appreciates the concerns expressed in the piece and can relate well to the frustration of the Editorial Board. Our members and other responsible trucking companies are exasperated over these crashes. The trucking industry is…
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PERSPECTIVE: EPA truck rules — unrealistic, unworkable
At the end of March, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, such as freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032. In its release, EPA noted that the new rule would avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gases and provide $13 billion annually in benefits…
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COLUMN: If crime is down, why don’t Denverites feel safer?
Mark Twain once wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Many may believe Mark Twain was right after seeing a recent report by the FBI on crime statistics for 2023. In that report the FBI noted that 2023 saw one of the largest drops in crime in history. Crime data…
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GUEST COLUMN: Bitter lesson for CU’s exiting football players
Several years from now, we may wistfully be speaking about when college football was an amateur sport rather than a minor league for professional football. We may reminisce when players chose to play for the love of the game and the pride of representing that school while obtaining a full-paid college education rather than weighing…
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A Veterans Day tribute to Colorado’s ‘Home of Heroes’
They call Pueblo, the Home of Heroes, and for good reason. This city in southern Colorado is tied with Holland, Michigan for having the most Congressional Medal of Honor winners (four) in the country since the turn of the 20th Century. The four recipients of the Medal of Honor from Pueblo include: Pvt. William J.…