As Colorado lawmakers return to the statehouse, small business owners are asking one question: Will Main Street be treated as a partner, or a target? Nationally, small business optimism is improving. In fact, a recent NFIB survey found that as optimism is rising, uncertainty has declined to its lowest level since June 2024. That’s thanks […]
And believe me when I say it, that’s not a good thing. One of the hardest things I do isn’t writing this column on a Friday morning for deadline. After 25 years of writing with no formal training, I’ve found I can handle 900 words in about an hour or so pretty handily – although […]
And there’s a reason why everyone uses them. From preachers to movie stars to the boss you dislike to your parents all the way to the lowest form of life on the planet, that politician you despise so much. The problem with eternal truths is that while many folks use them to promote their schemes […]
That is, if I truly believe why I’m here is why I’m here. But if I write why I think I’m here, many of you won’t want to hear it. Then again, many will, but then eventually they won’t. That’s something I found out – albeit several weeks after I wrote what I wrote – […]
Over the past several weeks, many Mesa County residents have engaged deeply with questions surrounding the Mesa County Public Library Board appointments. That level of interest reflects something important: People care about their community institutions, and they care about how local government works. That engagement deserves acknowledgement, respect, and clarity. After all, engagement strengthens democracy […]
But let’s start this column with what’s most important. The fact that every week for the past 52 weeks, you’ve had a copy of The Business Times available to pick up and read. And folks, that was goal Numero Uno back on Jan. 8, 2025. One could say, “Mission Accomplished.” To me, it’s more like […]
The Business Times, in case you were wondering. Yup, just when you think writing on politics and government has given all it has to give, the local hubbub over the two new Mesa County Library Board members gave me some darned good low-hanging fruitcake to mash up, but I’m not gonna re-gift the insanity of […]
Or … maybe it is. And no, it isn’t deserving of a laughing emoji on Facebook either, as so many Tina sycophants are wont to do as a first reaction. Because it isn’t funny. It’s arguably the greatest distraction in the recent history of politics. Raise your hand if you thought a criminal from the […]
Well, I do. I really do. I probably care too much. I can even prove it, because people ask me all the time, “Why do you care so much about that, Craig?” or “What’s it to you, Hall?” The biggest problem is the people asking are usually either in government, forcing its lust for power […]
Colorado was built by pioneers. That pioneering spirit still defines the rural communities that grow our food, produce our energy, protect our water and carry the transportation and natural resource backbone of this state. These communities have never asked for special treatment. They have always done the hard work without complaint and have carried Colorado […]