Tired and frustrated with a system he believes has hampered rather than helped health care delivery, a Grand Junction physician has taken matters into his own hands. Starting in October, Dr. Craig Gustafson will offer unlimited primary care from Appleton Clinics for a single monthly fee of $79. In switching to what’s known as the […]
If implemented, a federal plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants could have a perverse effect on the Colorado coal industry. Mines likely would produce far less coal to fuel power plants in this state and elsewhere in the United States. But there could be opportunities for mines to export more coal to […]
I got my Republican primary ballot in the mail the other day and all I can think of is, “Holy retro, Batman!” But I’m supposed to vote, and here’s a column to show you just how seriously I take most of these folks. But how serious can you be when the candidates don’t seem that […]
What would happen if one chamber of the Colorado Legislature was selected principally by geography rather than population — the same way the U.S. Senate includes two representatives from each state? One result could be more even representation from across Colorado — and with it a stronger voice for rural areas of the state, including […]
You’d have to live in another dimension to not have been sucked into the dialogue/argument/debate regarding the Colorado National Monument and the folks trying to force it into becoming a national park. I say forcing because that’s the only thing government can do regardless of how politicians spin their stories. Let me see if I […]
The eminent historian Paul Johnson begins his acclaimed book “Modern Times” by describing Albert Einstein’s quest at the beginning of the last century for an all-encompassing general theory of relativity and the three specific tests he determined were required to empirically validate his equations. In a bold testament to his intellectual honesty and scientific discipline, […]
For the record, I’m in favor of the First Amendment guarantee of free speech, with the usual and, I should think, reasonable exceptions (the clichéd but relevant prohibition against yelling “fire” in a school or crowded theater or showing pornography in either venue, for example). I think it’s accurate to say no one in America, […]
It’s a common, albeit imprecise, complaint: Government regulations hurt the economy. However, the latest version of an annual report assigns a specific number to the collective cost of federal regulations, and it’s a whopper: nearly $1.9 trillion. According to an analysis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the compliance costs and economic effects of federal regulations […]
I read that President Barack Obama is going to meet with meteorologists to talk about climate change. While Mr. Fixit could have met with some folks who are serious in their study of climate from all sides of the spectrum, our Commandeer in Thief decided to go to the source of all one needs to […]
So, how does your state stack up when it comes to imposing tax burdens relating to entrepreneurship, small business and investment? The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council just published the Small Business Tax Index 2014, which ranks the 50 states based on 21 different tax measures, including income-based tax rates, property and consumption-based tax burdens, […]