One of my jobs as editor of a business journal is to follow and report on economic indicators. And I do. A lot. Everything from unemployment rates to real estate sales to tax collections. That’s not to mention the various confidence indexes based on the results of surveys of business owners and leaders. As something […]
Isn’t that what elections are all about? We vote every time for some candidate, some law or some tax giving the government the power or money to do the things we want done. And we do it in the worst way — mob rule by votes. Even with this year’s mostly mundane ballot I just […]
And just who might “they” be? As history proves time and again, the usual suspects: The Democrat party, teachers unions and all those “unaffiliated,” leftist candidates. For those of you who don’t know this fact, I can hazard a pretty accurate guess which subjects you didn’t pay attention to in your education — the sub-topic […]
Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the many contributions, diverse cultures and extensive histories of the Latino community in the United States. The celebration reminds us of the American fabric of diverse traditions and stories woven together. The U.S. Small Business Administration remains committed to the success of Hispanic communities. More Hispanics than […]
One definition of affordability is linked to the idea households shouldn’t be cost-burdened by housing. A cost-burdened household is one in which housing costs — rent or mortgage payments plus taxes and utilities — consume more than 30 percent of monthly income. Spending more than 50 percent of income on housing is considered a severe […]
To receive the Champion of Freedom Award from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy is noteworthy. To deliver at least 75 speeches on economics and freedom annually since 1985 in virtually every state and dozens of countries is staggering. But Lawrence Reed also has written nearly 2,000 articles for journals, magazines and newspapers in the […]
Even after nearly 25 years in the business of writing about business, I’m amazed anew by the resources and opportunities available in the Grand Valley. My latest realizations occurred as I interviewed the new director of the Small Business Development Center in Grand Junction and attended a news conference at Colorado Mesa University announcing an […]
That’s because it would be impossible to make a theater joke without it being offensive or sexual in some way. Imagine just how difficult it’s gonna be for an entire column. Yes, this column is about U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her self-inflicted wound earlier this month at the theater. See? Even while I tried […]
The media and assorted experts are notorious for running with the topline numbers from the monthly employment report. But more often than not, the jobs report requires at least a little bit of digging. That’s definitely the case with the August employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The topline information that will […]
Gasoline prices continue to rise across the United States. Travelers to Denver have reported prices approaching $5 a gallon, while California residents have reported paying between $7 a gallon and $9 a gallon. Consumers are understandably concerned. Statistica, a leading provider for market and consumer data, reported U.S. gas prices were at the lowest annual […]