The Mesa County Workforce Center and Downtown Development Authority play important roles in the Grand Valley singularly in the resources they provide as well as collectively as part of collaborative local efforts to promote economic development. That makes the leadership of the workforce center and DDA just as important. Fortunately, the workforce center and DDA […]
To paraphrase Groucho Marx, I just don’t want to be part of a club that tells me I need to be a member. That doesn’t mean I won’t join a club or organization voluntarily. Doing that tends to be a good thing for most people, including me. I’ll pick my church, my service club, my […]
The tragedy of another mass murder is upon us — and with it the search for an answer to the motivations of the shooter. Such events provoke tendentious reactions on both sides of the political spectrum, and President Barack Obama’s response to the horror was typical of those offered by the political left, a reflexive […]
For those of you who read my column often know, sadly, I consider Facebook the true conscience of the people of America. The school shooting in Oregon obviously has been at the forefront of the Facebook conversation recently. And yes, I got suckered into a few back and forths about the super secret “common sense […]
A fresh take on the outlook for the local, state and national economies offers some encouragement, but also raises concerns about the effects of slowing in the energy sector as well as diminishing confidence among Colorado business leaders. Two economists with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City detailed their outlooks during an economic forum […]
The Congressional Budget Office recently released its latest monthly budget review. Coupled with the CBO’s long-term budget outlook and historical numbers, let’s take a look at where the U.S. is on federal spending. Here are some key points to keep in mind: Spending up in 2015. Through the first 10 months of the 2015 fiscal […]
I flogged my way through the second, and seemingly interminable, GOP presidential debate. As a side note, I find it exceedingly generous to call these episodes “debates.” Maybe I’m a purist, but a debate features two sides offering structured arguments in support or opposition of a question. The latest event had 11 sides, a barrel […]
Do you experience separation anxiety? I know I do. But it’s not the kind one normally thinks of when discussing this topic. This isn’t about my youngest and school (she couldn’t wait to go) or even our adult versions of the disorder regarding cell phones, favorite coffee house fixes or workouts (for the record, mine […]
It’s not often groups representing energy companies, ranchers and environmentalists agree about much of anything. So it’s significant those groups praised the announcement a listing of the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act isn’t warranted because of efforts already under way across the West to protect the bird and its habitat. Concerns remain […]
Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk, has made quite a name for herself, first by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — or anyone else, for that matter — and then going to jail for disobeying a court order demanding she do so. The reaction to these events has demonstrated remarkable inconsistency […]