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WASHINGTON – The big news in health care last week was the disclosure that CVS Health Corp., owner of a vast network of drug stores, is considering buying Aetna Inc., one of the nation’s largest...
DATE: Nov. 2, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
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...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
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 students’ lives. The...
DATE: Oct. 26, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – It’s that time of year again when Congress debates the federal budget. For most Americans, it’s a turnoff. The dollar amounts are monstrous – trillions, not billions. The vocabulary...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – It turns out that North Korea isn’t just a nuclear threat. It’s also a cyberthreat, and in some ways, this may be more frightening. Launched largely anonymously, cyberattacks can...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – Hypocrisy, one of the most damnable sins, has been rendered obsolete. When everybody’s a skunk, nobody smells the stench. Today, hypocrisy is the smirk on Harvey Weinstein’s face as...
DATE: Oct. 16, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
It’s fall! There’s a crispness in the air, the trees and oak brush have assumed the spectacular colors of the season. Another harbinger of fall is that we now begin the review and approval...
DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
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 United States. After...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
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 and happy, chances are...
DATE: Oct. 5, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
When President Obama designated Bears Ears in Southeastern Utah a national monument last year, it represented a major breakthrough for Native American tribes. A movement and vision conceived by a...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
WASHINGTON – Maybe we’re not “’Shark Tank’ nation” after all. The incredibly popular cable business program, which features budding entrepreneurs pleading for backing from wealthy investors (the...
DATE: Sept. 28, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
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 test that is...
DATE: Sept. 25, 2017 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.
