Tag: Columnists
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Perspective: It’s time to grow our grid
Colorado needs more energy, literally and figuratively. The Public Utilities Commission has a chance to make both happen. Colorado’s economy is facing a mounting series of challenges. Its migration rate has slowed, meaning fewer workers for business growth, hinting at waning popularity as a destination for movers from other states. Locally, businesses face ever higher…
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Dual tragedies — and the coarsening for our culture | Jimmy Sengenberger
Next Thursday, conservative activist and national radio host Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak at Colorado State University in Fort Collins as part of his “American Comeback Tour.” Tragically, he won’t be making it. On Wednesday, the 31-year-old political influencer was assassinated by a single gunshot to the carotid artery while speaking outdoors at Utah…
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Gender ideology’s attack on Colorado’s free speech
In my youth, the greatest culture war issues were abortion and same-sex marriage. While these are two very distinct issues, the left made great progress on both by convincing many Americans, especially in my millennial generation, that theirs was the “live-and-let-live” position. Today, questions about gender identity and ideology are often thrown in with these…
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DPS’ celebration doesn’t match the data | Jimmy Sengenberger
Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the district’s website’s color scheme to match. But there are lies, damned lies and statistics. And nobody has this down better…
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On boulders and bollards – and a “vibrant” Denver
St. Louis has its signature Arch. San Francisco is known for its iconic bridge. Think of Seattle and picture the Space Needle. New York imagery centers on the Statue of Liberty, at least until our President sends it back as no longer applicable. Now bring it home and ask yourself what defines Denver these days.…
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No wonder Colorado voters reject both parties | Dick Wadhams
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…
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COLUMN: Pheromones and their effect on stress and anxiety
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…
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Threatening transgender gun rights is discrimination | CALDARA
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…
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A season of drought for education | Pius Kamau
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…
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Perspective: From marijuana to mushrooms
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…