Columnists - The Journal

Separate the people from the problem

A key to productive conflict management

DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Lessons from the Sandbox

A better deal for students, employers and communities

For too long, we’ve treated “going to college” as if it were the same thing as “getting an education.” But that’s like saying “putting food in your mouth” is the same as “good nutrition.” It...

DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Principled negotiation

How to reach agreements that last without damaging relationships

DATE: Sep 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Lessons from the Sandbox

The tortoise and hare

In 1915, Lord Dunsany published the little-known “The True History of the Tortoise and the Hare.” According to the tale, the origin of the famous race was a chess game in which the Hare lost...

DATE: Sep 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Chess Corner

Thirty-one years of experience proves to be no help

Even in a drought, fly fishing can be fun with the right steps

DATE: Sep 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

The push is on to strip big trees from our national forests

It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that be...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Medicare or Medicare Advantage? It’s complicated, make an informed choice with Montezuma LWV’s help

Traditional Medicare is a public insurance trust that pays private health care providers, using money collected through payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Each mont...

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Peace is not all bad

DIAG 1 The year is 1274 BC. The Egyptian Empire is at its peak and its Pharaoh is Ramesses II. Even so, the Hittite Empire from modern-day Turkey is Egypt’s rival in the Middle-East. ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Chess Corner

Think win-win, Part 2

Moving from theory to practice with the ‘Win-Win Waltz’

DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Lessons from the Sandbox

Government growth got us into this mess, it won’t get us out

Like sunburns and mosquito swarms, the Special Legislative Session has become an unpleasant seasonal tradition in Colorado, courtesy of Gov. Jared Polis’ restless pen. For the third year in ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

HR1’s $1.2 billion impact on Colorado’s budget shifts costs to state, increases health care costs 30% to 40%

As we head into the last weeks of summer break, my family has been preparing for back-to-school, and now I’m prepping for back-to-the-Capitol for Special Session. Before I head back to Denve...

DATE: Aug 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Tuck in your elbows

What is white’s best move? DIAG 1 Boxers hold their arms and hands close to their body so as to shield themselves from attack. Tucked-in elbows, for example, protect the ribs and vital ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Chess Corner