Author: Heidi Ganahl
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Keep those mountaintops top of mind
A lot of new folks are moving to our beautiful state, for good reason. The gorgeous landscape, the aerospace, tech and outdoor industries, the skiing, the biking, hiking, the can-do attitude of the people here. But as I talk to more and more of our new residents, I find myself yearning to tell them about…
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Shore up Colorado’s shaky unemployment fund
Leadership isn’t easy in times of prosperity; leading through an unprecedented pandemic is arguably tough. I get it, things don’t always go as planned in challenging times like this. But it’s irresponsible to hardworking Coloradans to not deal with our skyrocketing unemployment crisis. Things are not going as planned here in Colorado. We are having…
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Our current policy makers crave control
First, Colorado got steamrolled by the COVID-19 pandemic, then the COVID-19 recession. But now, as we all try to get back on our feet, we’re about to get steamrolled again — this time politically, by arrogant politicians who control all the levers of power right now at the state Capitol. On issue after issue, the…
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Healing by looking outward, giving back
I spend a lot of time with young people in my role as a regent at CU, and as the head of SheFactor, a company I founded with my oldest daughter to help young women launch a life they love. Young people are hurting right now; 63% of young people are suffering significant symptoms of…
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‘Stories matter — they make policy personal’
The stories of the great books, the stories of the founding of our country, the stories of the Bible. Storytelling is the string that ties our society together, that ties us together. It’s how we keep connected to loved ones lost, and the lessons learned in previous generations. It’s how we share our experiences. Think…
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Unlike government, Moms keep their promises
This coming Sunday, kids across the county will make handmade cards, cook up a breakfast in bed, and try to tiptoe around the house to let our precious mommas get a bit more sleep. It’s the day of the year we celebrate the hard-working, loving, ever-giving matriarch of the family, Mother’s Day! Moms have been…
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Lauding true leadership in our schools
The closure of schools has been a moral travesty. However, not all schools and school leaders have kowtowed to school employee union pressure and failed to properly serve our kids for most of the last year. In Colorado, there are some standout leaders who deserve recognition for doing what’s right, for doing what our kids…
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Doctors will leave, hospitals close and patients suffer
Five years ago, Colorado voters soundly defeated a government-run health-care plan, Amendment 69, voting NO by a margin of four to one. Reps. Dylan Roberts of Avon, Iman Jodeh of Aurora, and Sen. Kerry Donovan of Vail have decided they know better than the voters, so they’ve introduced House Bill 21-1232, the “public option” bill.…
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Pols play politics with our kids’ lives
Last week in this column, I urged Colorado parents to pay attention to a terrible proposed bill that would make schools more dangerous for children. Thank goodness the bill was withdrawn after the uproar by community leaders, law enforcement and parents. One parent that spoke out about it is a friend of mine, now a…
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Why strip penalties — and protections — from our schools?
A bill is going through our legislature right now, in the midst of grief from another shooting in Colorado, to let sex crimes slide, drug crimes go, property crimes pass, and auto theft happen for almost a million students in Colorado schools. The legislation is touted as the handcuff bill, to stop the practice of…