I complain a lot — at least to anyone willing to put up with my incessant whining — about the stress I endure as editor of a business journal. My stress varies in intensity from merely bothersome to full-blown apocalyptic depending on how much work I have to complete and how close the next deadline […]
Yes, I know it goes, “John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave …” from the top 10 hit from the 1860s. But for you progressives reading this, it’s a play on words. I also know someone wrote a neat book back in the day about how Democrats and Bill Clinton treated his old Commerce […]
If you followed my columns the past few editions, you probably noticed my steadfast opposition to JJ Fletcher challenging Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland in the primary based on the principle the Republican Party supports incumbents in elections. After all, the Republican Party supports incumbent presidents, senators, congresspeople — even someone undeserving, like Lauren Boebert […]
It’s not exactly rocket science. If you want to know what business leaders and owners think about the economy, just ask them. Based on what they’re seeing in running their operations, their opinions could contradict some of the other indicators tracking business conditions. To a degree, that’s the situation with the latest results of the […]
The law of unintended consequences is defined as the actions of people and especially governments leading to unanticipated or unintended effects. These unintended consequences fall into one of three categories: unexpected benefits, unexpected drawbacks and perverse results in which intended solutions make things worse. Regulations enacted to solve a perceived problem often create more problems. […]
Yeah. I thought my last column was my last column on the personal conundrum I have with the Mesa County Republican leadership and JJ Fletcher. But as I stated in my headline for the last column, these folks are the gift that keeps on giving. This time with a little help from their friends. It’s […]
President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda delivers generational investments to grow America’s economy, restore competitiveness, tackle climate change and reshore manufacturing. All while strengthening small businesses, the backbone of our economy. The Investing in America agenda has fueled a historic nationwide small business boom, with the first, second and third strongest years of new […]
Ivan Pavlov, the Russian neurologist and physiologist most famous for his experiments with dogs, said: “If you want a new idea, read an old book.” The quote remains as appropriate today as it was in the early 20th century. Bill Fawcett, author of “Doomed to Repeat,” cites numerous examples of history repeating itself, among them […]
I really thought my last column would be the last column on the silliness of the Colorado Republican party and the candidates they continue to foist upon us. But just like believing I could write a whole column with no sarcasm, it’s simply foolish to think that in the world of politics. Frankly, I liked […]
I’ve started columns many times in the past by writing, “I don’t know what to write about.” This time I know what to write about, I just don’t want to. But I have to. And Mesa County Republicans made me do it. First up, let me explain to Mesa County Republicans — and JJ Fletcher, […]