Opinion

On Tuesday, voters mostly said “no” to tax increases for education. Locally, the Southwest Open School bond question garnered not quite 44 percent of the vote — a disappointing result but a very...

One of the persistent weaknesses of the Democratic Party has been its inability to influence effectively the tone of political discourse. Republicans have been much more successful at directing...

Right now, just about everybody claims to be disgusted with “the government” — Congress, the president, state legislatures and governors, perhaps “activist judges.” That part of the government...

If a newly released poll is to be believed, the next year could be a wild ride for the American people. The only unifying beliefs seems to be that things are messed up and no one is doing anything...

Today’s elderly are at risk for many reasons. Most don’t live with or near their children. If they no longer drive, and if they live in places where public transportation is limited, their...

Re-1 taxpayers can’t afford to build schools with all the bells and whistles available to students in Cherry Creek or Telluride. That’s a given, and it’s a good lesson for students.It’s also...

When the Environmental Protection Agency announced, in August, its final rule for cleaning up the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, it came as no surprise that the plant’s parent...

The way talk show hosts tell the story, in Kansas a man is now allowed to beat his wife.The truth is considerably more nuanced. For example, domestic battery is still illegal everywhere except...

Southwest Open School is asking local voters for $3.4 million to match a $7.4 million state grant to provide new facilities for the alternative high school.That’s a reasonable request, and voters...

The United States Air Force has a responsibility to ensure its personnel are adequately trained for any conditions they might encounter and, in pursuit of that standard, should avail itself of as...

Are unemployed Americans lazy because they won’t come to the West Slope to cut corn?Last week, the New York Times published a story about the difficulties of an Olathe, Colo., farmer who tried to...