Tag: Opinion
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How to get America’s kids to the ag table | GABEL
When Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences invites people to come to the table, they’re not just blowing smoke. Manny Deleon has pulled up a chair at the table, and he is adding agricultural research important to producers. He isn’t the typical ag guy and that is a nod to the draw of the…
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PERSPECTIVE: Off target on ozone
Our state’s air-quality agencies have posted our ozone results for 2025, and once again, the official ozone levels for Front Range Colorado exceed allowable federal levels. But this time there is a difference. It turns out wildfires are responsible for some of our highest ozone days. Federal regulators will allow Colorado to exclude those readings…
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Colorado’s commie election | CALDARA
If you’re a fan of limited government, personal liberty, or educational choice, Tuesday night’s election results were a downer, just another one in a long line of depressing elections that has made Colorado more California than California. However, if you prefer a controlling elite deciding your fate, debt, class envy and teacher unions, it was…
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Colorado’s commie election | CALDARA
If you’re a fan of limited government, personal liberty, or educational choice, Tuesday night’s election results were a downer, just another one in a long line of depressing elections that has made Colorado more California than California. However, if you prefer a controlling elite deciding your fate, debt, class envy and teacher unions, it was…
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Behind Friendly Lines: Saying goodbye, but are we really parting ways?
It began on Feb. 20, 2022. It ended on Nov. 9, 2025. It lasted 1,359 days. When this column began more than 3 1/2 years ago, I pledged to provide content relevant to our military veteran community. Hopefully, I have done just that. The goal of Behind Friendly Lines was to take veterans, spouses, family…
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Super PAC propels Bennet without his fingerprints | WADHAMS
To listen to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, he is the Ivory soap of Colorado politics — 99.44% pure, when it comes to corporate campaign contributions. Actually, Bennet would insist he is 100% pure. Bennet claims he does not seek or accept corporate contributions for his campaign for governor. He made the same claim during his…
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While senators stall, Colorado farmers continue to sweat federal shutdowns | GABEL
As the piles grow at the sugar beet processing plants around the region, growers are facing looming deadlines complicated by federal shutdowns. Colorado Sen. Byron Pelton said a number of growers — as well as other commodity producers who face the same issues — have reached out unable to meet their loan deadlines due to…
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Democrats don’t look for answers in Colorado | CALDARA
Outside of Colorado, Democrats are still panicked about President Donald Trump’s victory, trying to figure out how Americans can be so stupid as to reject their elitist-driven, woke socialism. But inside Colorado, Democrats see no need to worry. Unchecked power tends to do that. A new report from a centrist Democratic group called Welcome confirms…
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Importing beef is not the solution | GABEL
Last week, I wrote, “As usual, cattle producers are waiting on the other shoe drop and trying to read the tea leaves and make the right moves.” The shoe dropped. President Donald Trump made comments on social media and in the news about bringing in Argentine beef to lower beef prices for consumers. That comment…
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PERSPECTIVE: Spending more on fewer students
Many Colorado voters will vote on school board candidates this fall. As voters look for resources to understand better the health and wellness of their school district, new data on spending, enrollment and proficiency trends could be a helpful resource. For years, the Common Sense Institute has conducted a comprehensive analysis of district-level spending, revenue, pay and…