Joyce Rankin “It’s just common sense.” How many times have you heard this phrase and thought “If only more people would just use common sense?” I was thinking that during…
Marc Thiessen In his first year in office, President Donald Trump has done many positive things, but his record of conservative achievement has been overshadowed by a whole series of…
WASHINGTON – For President Trump, a lot is riding on the economy in 2018. If it continues to do well, it should bolster his popularity and his claim that he…
Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON – If karma is a b—h, then justice is a beauty queen. After recent revelations that the CEO of the Miss America Organization and its pageant scriptwriter…
As we approach the end of President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the list of extraordinary things he has done – for both good and ill – is nothing…
Joyce Rankin I attended the Summit on Education Reform in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeb Bush opened the conference and repeated a quote from the first conference in 2008: “The country’s school…
Robert Samuelson – The Washington Post WASHINGTON – What I most dislike about the Trump/Republican tax plan is the shameless cynicism with which it has been peddled. Recall how it…
The sun is just up here in Western Colorado, another brilliant blue sky day, which makes me think of you in Washington, far from the canyons, mesas and mountains where…
Karen Sheek If you believe the old Christmas carol, this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” I believe that it is. I love all things Christmas – the…
du1-i-syn WASHINGTON – We don’t necessarily need an economic boom, but that’s what we may be getting. Since the 2016 election, the stock market is up roughly 24 percent, reports…
Robert Samuelsondu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – Most Americans likely think that our trade policies have been largely the same since the Republic’s earliest days. The assumptions are that we’re free traders now…
Ann Browndu1-i-syn Our community has always helped support something that would benefit us all. The Montezuma County Historical Society has been offered the use of the social services building south…
Mayor Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn Recently Colby Earley, the city’s Recycling Coordinator, made a presentation to Cortez City Council on changes in the city’s recycling program. Why the changes? In August, China…
Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Teacher shortage, continuing education, parent participation, technology and students unqualified to satisfy workforce needs. These are just some of the challenges our public schools face. In September, I…
As I reflect on another year’s homecoming festivities with the parade, football game and dance, I can’t help but think about the important role that high school plays in our…
du1-i-syn WASHINGTON – The “spoils society” advances. The spoils society is a phrase I coined some years ago to illustrate a basic problem of wealthy societies, including, of course, the…
Robert Samuelsondu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – The American consumer is the great engine of growth for the $19 trillion U.S. economy, representing nearly 70 percent of spending. If the consumer is confident…
Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn During the August board meeting of the State Board of Education, the Colorado Department of Education released the Scholastic Aptitude Scores for 2016-17. The SAT is a standardized…
As you read this, tens of thousands of acres are going up in flames across the West. Decades of misguided forest management strategies and decisions are coming home to roost.…
Tom James When I was a kid, there was a guy named Mao Zedong who was the “big cheese” in China. He ruled with a pretty hard hand, and demanded…
