29 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
While in town for USAFA graduation, Secretary Meink should rethink Air Force Academy cuts (Letters)
Air Force Academy graduation chance to rethink cuts Re: “Bauernfeind wants warriors from the Air Force Academy, so he’s cutting ‘education,‘” May 25 guest commentary The academic heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy is under threat. On Thursday, we honor the USAFA graduating class of 2025. U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink […]
28 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Reduced royalties and environmental review among Republicans’ proposed gifts to the oil and gas industry (Opinion)
I live in Jackson County, in northern Colorado, where hundreds of inactive and abandoned oil wells litter the landscape. Not only are they an ugly sight, they are also just a few of the estimated 2.6 million unplugged wells across the country that leak methane, benzene and other toxic substances. The reality is that long […]
28 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
King Soopers grocery prices aren’t to be trusted — caveat emptor (Letters)
Track your grocery prices at checkout Re: “‘Secret shoppers’ challenge pricing,” May 16 news story Even in ancient Rome, the advice to shoppers was caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). It does not matter whether the overcharging of customers at King Soopers is the result of understaffing — which does not allow the store to […]
27 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Toxic nature of competition — not just sports — in Colorado schools must be fixed (Letters)
Beware the all-or-nothing mentality in our schools Re: “Valor Christian isn’t the only Colorado high school lost to ‘gladiator culture’,” May 15 editorial I do not follow high school athletics, but I did teach adolescents, so I read the editorial about school sports with interest. If we want to understand the toxic nature of competition […]
27 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Denver’s NWSL stadium trap is a shell game where taxpayers will lose (Opinion)
On May 12th, Denver’s city council overwhelmingly approved $70 million towards the nascent National Women’s Soccer League team’s new soccer stadium and surrounding entertainment complex. Inspiring news. I wanted a first-hand look at the site. But where? For even the most enthusiastic supporters do not name the neighborhood where the complex will reside. Official statements […]
26 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
This Memorial Day, commit to not becoming the “Worst Generation” (Opinion)
With Memorial Day upon us, known until 1967 as Decoration Day, now is the time to not only thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice, but also to commit to triumph over these turbulent times to maintain American greatness. The moment has come for all Americans to re-create the selfless spirit of those that won […]
26 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Secretary Burgum’s cuts to national parks would be “the worst idea we ever had” (Letters)
Cuts to national parks would be “the worst idea we ever had” In 1983, author and historian Wallace Stegner wrote, “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Efforts are currently underway in our government to destroy our system of […]
25 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Bauernfeind wants warriors from the Air Force Academy, so he’s cutting “education” (Opinion)
Watching recent events unfold at the U.S. Air Force Academy is like having front row seats to a slow-motion train wreck. The Air Force Academy’s new superintendent, Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, arrived in August of 2024 and immediately embarked on his own personal shock and awe campaign. According to reports from The Colorado Springs […]
25 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
With funding cuts looming, the pros and cons of PBS content is debated (Letters)
The pros and cons of PBS content Re: “Make public broadcasting great again by shaking it up,” May 18 commentary I agree with Adam Clayton Powell III, quoted by Llewellyn King, that “some of the old rigor about [PBS and NPR] being even-handed may have ‘fallen away,’” Full disclosure: I raised my kids on Mr. […]
24 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Ditch your lawn this year (with state-provided incentives) and start saving money and water (Opinion)
Apparently, it’s “No Mow May.” Keeping up with these new “official” additions to the yearly calendar is hard. I struggle to remember the usual holidays. Fortunately, No Mow May is a no-brainer for me. Every month is a holiday away from mowing because several years ago, I removed my lawn and replaced it with plants […]