Tag: Opinion
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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…
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How to build faith in Colorado’s mail-in ballots | CALDARA
Here’s a little news story that deserves a ton more attention. Elizabeth Ann Davis, 61, of Castle Rock was convicted of voter fraud. She illegally voted ballots for her son and dead ex-husband. She could face up to three years in the pokey. This is a big deal because voter fraud is a very difficult…
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World Series watch: Talent, money, ‘stat-geeks’ and coaches’ intuition
Coloradans mostly gave up watching baseball this year because the Colorado Rockies were not worth watching — and that’s being polite about it. But now sports fans have a World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays that will be widely watched. And it will be exciting, even if the wealthy,…
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Colorado’s changing role as policy lab | CALDARA
For decades, Colorado has served as the nation’s favorite guinea pig — a testing ground for policies so bold, so idealistic and so occasionally boneheaded other states quietly thanked us for jumping in the pool first. What Silicon Valley is for apps, Colorado is for policy experiments. Sadly, when our “beta test” crashes, there’s no…
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Gov. Polis chooses electric vehicles over the handicapped | CALDARA
Colorado’s governor just made this statement “The market has made it clear, EVs (electric vehicles) are here to stay.” I agree with him. Electric cars, unlike 8-track tapes and rotary-dial phones, will continue to be available to consumers for a long, long time. Cool. But why he made the statement puzzles me. He did so…
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Colorado state GOP strives for irrelevance | WADHAMS
To get an intimate and terribly disturbing look at the decline of the Colorado Republican Party, one should watch the YouTube video from Saturday, Sept. 27. The Colorado Republican State Central Committee met to decide whether to “opt-out” of the 2026 Republican primary election and to nominate candidates solely through the exclusionary caucus-assembly process. Yes,…