When do you suppose the last time the word “enthusiasm” was used to describe the economic outlook? No doubt well before the onset of the Great Recession and the painfully slow recovery that’s ensued. Nonetheless, Richard Wobbekind was practically gushing about the latest results of a quarterly index tracking confidence among business leaders in Colorado. […]
Since the Broncos went into overtime to finish the latest chapter in the saga that is Tim Tebow, I figured I might as well go into Tebow overtime in the next chapter that is the saga of my writing columns. While I don’t have much of an opinion as it relates to the Broncos’ victory […]
I know the headline doesn’t make sense. But much like the namesake in the title, it really doesn’t matter. And that’s just the way all of us Tebow wannabes should desire things to be. Go ahead. Explain the Denver Broncos. I dare you. The loss to Tom Terrific by Touchdown Tim this past Sunday aside, […]
While creeping along in holiday traffic on the way to grandma’s house for the holidays, take comfort that despite detours and fender benders, you’ll eventually get there. For millions of American small business owners, arrival at their final destination — success — is not assured. The way is often blocked by complex federal regulations and […]
I’m convinced that needs to be Facebook’s new tagline. Although other insulting little ditties might work as well, such as: Call the person a racist. Call the person stupid. Call the person a bigot. Project onto the person things you’re doing at that very moment. Or, like I said, just make up something out of […]
Craig Hall, The Business Times I mean, after the abject failure that is the Super Committee, why the hell not? It’s not like it’s gonna work or accomplish anything. And folks, it’s time we faced the music: This is just how our elected officials Washington, D.C., want it. I’m sorry. But I’ve had it. And […]
Kinda has a snappy beat to it when you put it to the old Christmas carol, doesn’t it? I used to sing this tune to my nieces and nephews — bringing tears at times — when I was the cool (or donkey-backside according to my brothers), single uncle who didn’t have to worry about the […]
It’s clear the Barack Obama White House ranks as one of the most activist regulatory administrations in history. Consequently, it’s not surprising the administration argues that regulatory costs and uncertainty aren’t hurting the economy. Jan Eberly, assistant treasury secretary on economic policy, recently tried to make the case for an-all-is-well position on regulation in a […]
I must have hit on a good topic last week as it relates to how the State of Colorado underfunds schools in District 51. I still find myself in conversations with folks who feel strongly about Proposition 3B in Mesa County. The overwhelming sentiment in those communications is that we can’t afford to leave our […]
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law has arrived at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. This terrible, costly law is not only bad policy — utterly failing to deliver on its promises of reducing health-care costs — it adds insult to injury by overstepping its boundaries and entirely […]