Tag: Washington Examiner
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘no’ on high-stakes gambling
Colorado’s historic mountain mining towns aren’t supposed to be microcosmic versions of Las Vegas. Yet, once again, gambling profiteers think they should have no limits in making Colorado another mega gambling hub. Amendment 77 on November’s ballot asks voters to change Colorado statutes and the state Constitution to authorize voters in Cripple Creek, Central City…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 116 tax relief
Seldom do voters get a chance to vote themselves a raise. That’s exactly what Proposition 116 does for them. The ballot question is simple: “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%?” Of course, there should be such a change. Working Coloradans remain…
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ENDORSEMENT: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop EE and reduce addiction
A price works just like a valve. Raise the price of any good, service or commodity and less of it will flow. This is an absolute cause-and-effect backed by math. A person with $50 until the next paycheck can buy 25 gallons of gasoline at $2 a gallon. Raise the price to $4 a gallon…
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EDITORIAL: Swiftly confirm a new court justice
The U.S. Supreme Court must preserve the union and all it was founded to stand for. That means the party in power has an obligation to appoint and confirm justices without delay. Voters elected President Donald Trump and a majority of senators in large part out of concern for the court. The United States is…
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EDTORIAL: Hickenlooper was jet-set as rural Colorado burned
John Hickenlooper snubs rural Colorado because “backwards thinking” voters don’t matter all that much. They don’t matter in terms of getting him elected. That was his attitude as governor, so it comes as no surprise he has almost nothing to do with rural Coloradans while running for the United States Senate. Hickenlooper blew off Saturday’s…
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EDITORIAL: Ginsburg’s death is a loss to the country
One of the country’s most respected intellects left the mortal world Friday when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died of metastatic pancreatic cancer in the presence of loved ones at her Washington home. Ginsburg’s death leaves a hole in the soul of our country. At 87 years old, she had risen to the level…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado teachers unions’ plan a merger to protect the establishment
Colorado’s two main teachers unions want to merge and create a monopolized megaunion to fight for common goals. Leaders of the Colorado Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers Colorado told Chalkbeat what matters to them. “Improving school funding, addressing racial disparities, ensuring workers are protected during the return to school, elevating educator voices,…
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Biden spells radicalism, not a return to normalcy
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After last month’s strange virtual party conventions, the question on everyone’s minds is, who came out ahead? The polling has been mixed, but the candidates’ reactions make it obvious. You can tell just by looking…