Opinion

Council’s report shows a new theory of inequality

WASHINGTON – Thumbing through the annual report of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers is always an education. This…

March 1, 2016

Obama fiddles while the post-Cold War order is being systematically destroyed

WASHINGTON – State of the world, year eight of Barack Obama: In the South China Sea, on a speck of…

February 25, 2016

Editorials

Open records

Colorado Legislature missed opportunity to reinforce transparency

February 25, 2016

Toilets in Forest Service crosshairs

The San Juan National Forest has asked for public comments on a draft plan called a Recreation Site Analysis. It…

February 25, 2016

Currency

Out with old to make room for new

Quest for unending prosperity is doomed to fail

WASHINGTON — At her most recent press conference in December, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen had this (abbreviated) exchange…

Dismissing potential tourists pointless

I’m disturbed by Planning & Zoning Commissioner Kelly Belt’s comment at the latest Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, characterizing bicyclists…

Potholes and trash collection neglected

Other than living in the city, and on North Edith, which is now nearly one big pothole, I am wondering.…

Editorials

Gardner office

Senator boosts regional presence with new hire, office plans

Hold firm, and then in November win one for Nino

WASHINGTON – Let’s understand something about the fight to fill the Supreme Court seat of Antonin (“Nino”) Scalia. This is…

Sensible biomass bill draws opposition

With the adrenaline rush of the Super Bowl victory by the Denver Broncos fading but certainly not gone, legislative activity…

Heads up on the highway appreciated

To our neighbor in uniform: Thank you for alerting traffic on Highway 145 to the family of deer crossing the…

City crew demonstrates can-do attitude

Recently workers from the Cortez Public Works Department came to my house at the intersection of Aldridge and Cochita in…

Hold city accountable for the potholes

It would be advisable for the voters in Cortez to reflect on the inability of the current City Council and…

Gold King bill a disappointment, but the fight goes on to hold the EPA accountable

Coram With a late start to the General Assembly this year, always the second Wednesday of January, it started out…

February 15, 2016

Lacking candor and clarity, budgetary fairy tales

WASHINGTON – We have a candor deficit. President Obama last week submitted his $4 trillion 2017 budget, using the occasion…

February 15, 2016

Editorials

Master leasing plan

BLM should use tool to determine, buffer gas and oil drilling impacts

February 12, 2016

Congress not protecting our public lands

While standoffs by the Bundy bunch in Oregon and Nevada are more dramatic, almost daily I hike Bureau of Land…

February 11, 2016

Sanders, Trump both selling magical solutions

WASHINGTON – The New Hampshire results have solidified the reigning cliche that the 2016 campaign is an anti-establishment revolt of…

February 11, 2016

Hold local hearing on methane rules

I would like to applaud the new federal rules limit on gas flaring and venting. Several times recently I have…

February 11, 2016

One way or the other, it is still the economy, stupid

WASHINGTON – In 1992, James Carville popularized the adage “It’s the economy, stupid.” If the economy is ailing, people tend…

February 9, 2016