Tariffs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Tariffs are the subject of discussion in 2025. Tariffs are not new, but are they good or are they bad? A tariff is defined as a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. Tariffs are a tool to regulate foreign trade and protect domestic industries. Countries throughout the […]

In case you thought elections cure tone deafness, I present the Grand Junction City Council

Oops, they did it again. That’s right, after being rejected outright in the latest, ill-timed, usually-low-voter-turnout-to-benefit-progressives, springtime elections, our city council once again generously served up another slice of cake while completely ignoring the voice of the people who screamed loudly on April 8, “We don’t want your ideas, follies or leadership anymore!” I’d say […]

The moment you fear your rights will be taken, the Colorado thought police are seconds away to do it

Sure, it’s a poor paraphrasing of the adage saying when seconds count, the police are minutes away. And please note, this isn’t a column about the policing of our communities, although given the evil intent of the legislation I’m going to address, the police in your community are about to become willing or unwilling accomplices […]

Will enough ever be enough for the government?

We’ll open this column with a general statement about the federal government, which is easy picking. Obviously, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is proving that there will never be enough when it comes to confiscating our money for its purposes and follies. Frankly, the last thing we want is for the government to be […]

All this over a lousy couple of hundred million?

At least when it comes to the federal government, it’s over $7 TRILLION (OK, some $2 trillion of that is made up out of thin air) or so, we can see why all the dirty pool is going on. But in Grand Junction, we’re not even talking about real money at our budget levels. The […]

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