Opinion

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...

As the Colorado budget has shrunk over recent years — thanks to the perfect storm of the economic downturn as well as conflicting constitutional amendments that ratchet down state spending while...

A trial program may be showing the way toward better airport security and less hassle for passengers. For anyone even passably familiar with the current system it can only be welcome news.The new...

In a participatory democracy, participation is, by definition, a good thing. Government should do nothing to hinder eligible voters from casting their ballots.But Coloradans who have not voted...