The stereotype persists of the journalist as curmudgeon. You know, the grumpy old man endlessly ranting about all the things that annoy him — mostly changes ruining what were in comparison good old days, but also misspellings and subject-verb disagreement. Until his death in 2011, Andy Rooney personified the journalist as curmudgeon with his popular […]
Most people in Colorado don’t know the government can take up to 90 percent of the value of your property without compensating you for your loss. Right now, there isn’t even a method by which an individual property owner can attempt to be made whole when adversely affected by government action. When confronted with these […]
I recently debated the Moffat School District superintendent on Amendment 73 at an event sponsored by the League of Women Voters. I’m an education advocate. I have three master’s degrees from three separate institutions. I’m also the Colorado Assessors Association education chairman. When elected in 2014, my first question to my deputy was, “What’s our […]
I was shopping at our local store recently and was amazed holiday merchandise was already on the shelves. What happened to the tradition of launching the Christmas selling season right after turkey time at the end of November? Little did I know, the holiday shopping season now starts with Halloween and runs straight through until […]
Small businesses are only small in the sense they each don’t employ huge staffs. Collectively, though, small business remains big business in Colorado. According to the latest small business profile for Colorado compiled by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, the more than 611,000 small businesses that operate in the state account for […]
It’s that time of year again — because we seem to have elections EVERY year now — when “we the people” are given the illusion we select our “leaders” and have a voice in government. Hint: We don’t. We get to vote yes or no on someone else’s proposals that garnered enough signatures to get […]
The Business Times extends its congratulations to Robert Bray for his selection as one of the latest recipients of the Bill Daniels Being a Difference Award. The honor couldn’t be more prestigious — or well-deserved. Bray, chief executive officer of Bray Real Estate in Grand Junction, personifies the goal of the awards program in recognizing […]
There’s one straightforward way to find out what candidates running for elected office think about various issues: ask them. While the Q&A exchanges that frequently occur during candidate forums can be enlightening, it’s even better to have candidates commit their responses to writing. That way they can express their opinions in their own words, and […]
At least I hope not. I mean, if you ask some on the left, we’re once again past the point of no return. But that’s just a talking point in the left’s playbook when it comes to global warming, abortion and specific groups’ rights. Truth be told, if you asked some on the right after […]
Are kids who operate lemonade stands and other businesses more likely to grow up to become entrepreneurs? Fast forward and ponder another question: Is earning a humanities or liberal arts degree in college tantamount to professional suicide? Clearly, parents have a lot to contemplate as they steer their offspring toward success. I have my own […]