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Unaffiliated numbers continue to rise as major figures in both parties repel Colorado voters. As of Aug. 1, unaffiliated voters accounted for 49.5 percent (2,029,337) of the electorate with Democrats at 25.3 percent (1,036,115) and Republicans at 22.8 percent (936,002). But the real story is that unaffiliated voters have increased by 61,019 since January while…

Sometimes the simple solution is the best. For most livestock producers in the state, fall is weaning time for calves, which is a stressful but necessary event for livestock. Now, the only essential oils I’m into are the ones that run out of a taco, and I’m no proponent of the many fluffy stress reduction…

The 23-year-old shooter of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was born male. He identified as a woman and legally changed his name before he killed two and injured 18. The shooter of the Nashville Covenant School in March 2023 was born female. She identified as a man and killed six. So was the shooter at…

It is a season of drought for our children’s education, from which Trump’s cleavers lop off limbs and branches. And yet, in the arid season, visible are glimmers of good news for Colorado’s elementary and middle school students: CMAS test results show improvement to their pre-pandemic performance in mathematics and literacy. Mathematics results are a…

On Aug. 26, The Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety Center released alarming news: Young people are the top users of psychedelics, and most use the drugs simply for fun. The center also reported that the most widely used psychedelic was psilocybin — the slang term is “magic mushrooms” — and that it was perceived…

President Trump’s decision to uproot Space Command from Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs and move it to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama rocked Colorado. Trump had a legitimate basis, but by dragging in mail ballots, he muddied the waters and made a defensible case seem political. With escalating threats from China, Russia and…

Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old who won the Democrat primary (endorsed by fellow socialists Bernie Sanders and AOC) is now the party’s wholly unqualified candidate for mayor of New York City. He’s a Muslim antisemite and Israel hater. In college, he co-founded the school’s chapter of the pro-Hamas “Students for Justice in Palestine,” and graduated with…

It starts with a whistle, a bouncing ball or the crunch of cleats on grass. For kids across Colorado, sports are often their first taste of teamwork, discipline and joy. But for far too many families, those sounds are out of reach — not because of a lack of talent or desire but because of…

For the past year, Aurora City Council meetings have been hijacked by activists whose message shifted as often as the headlines. What began as outrage over the SWAT-involved death of Kylin Lewis quickly mutated into protests over Palestine, the hiring of a new police chief, and a disjointed collection of progressive causes. The goal wasn’t…

As you likely know, the President announced this week that U.S. Space Command Headquarters will be moved out of El Paso County. I am opposed to this decision and determined to continue to fight to minimize the impacts on our community. While such a move will take years to implement, I am confident that this…