I’ll ask for grace as this column is being written with no notes, outline or even a topic on my mind. Sadly ironic, I just wrote my last column all about how I write columns with what’s on my mind the night before, morning of deadline. Also noted how my thinking would now change as […]
And in my world of overthinking even the most trivial of thoughts, that can be a very good thing, or a very bad thing. It’s kind of like the old proverb about the two wolves; it depends on which one I feed. In other words, this brain was made for rabbit holes and common sense. […]
Yeah, a bit of a corny title. And let’s be honest, we’re not living life as intended unless we have hundreds of days that can be described this way. But I don’t know how else to describe this past Wednesday in particular. Especially given the range of emotions leading up to the day, the day […]
And here you thought I would be writing something about our out-of-control government agencies once again. If you hang around to the end, you’ll see that is exactly what I am doing. Well, about quasi-government agencies as an analogy, that is. Of which technically, there really are none. See folks, with government, it’s like the […]
Colorado’s fiscal mess isn’t the result of bad luck. It’s the result of bad decisions. And now, Gov. Jared Polis has called a special legislative session to clean it up, hoping Coloradans won’t notice who created the mess in the first place. The recent federal legislation, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” or HR1, triggered […]
As a conservative, I often get accused of wanting to live in the past. And no matter who the accusation comes from, as I hear it from ALL sides, I have to admit my answer will always tend to be yes. And I’d have to say, and maybe it’s all because while I know the […]
Once again, some of the masses are offended. Well, I say, “Welcome to life in the 21st Century,” where someone will always be offended about something for some reason at some time. But don’t include me in your “Sweeney” Todd moment of revenge for some offense or trauma you convinced yourself you’ve suffered at the […]
Mesa County is proud of how we’ve managed our local budget. We’ve kept spending in check, rebuilt our reserves since the Great Recession and honored the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) by refunding tens of millions of dollars back to the people who earned it. Just last December, we returned $11.5 million to Mesa County […]
Contracts. Impasse. Mediation. Oh my! We’ve all seen the headlines, the crowd of red shirts and the talking points about “fighting for teachers and students.” But as a teacher – and a former union member – I’m here to tell you: What’s happening with the Mesa Valley Education Association isn’t about students. It’s political theater, […]
Yes, our story last week about the failed zip line across the Colorado River, landing folks at Los Colonias Park and built by Bonsai, sure has caused a flood of conversation. And just like a flood that our fair city is praying against on its multi-million-dollar boondoggle “down by the river,” avoiding this waterboarding had […]