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In service to Colorado

2,581 Americorps members currently serve in 392 locations statewide More than 130 veterans have served in Southwest Colorado and completed: 13,735 hours tutoring K-12 students 1...

DATE: Mar 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Americorps exemplifies American values

Exemplifying American values

DATE: Mar 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Seven years later, still no real alternative from GOP

According to Politico, a Trump confidante says that the man in the Oval Office – or more often at Mar-a-Lago – is “tired of everyone thinking his presidency is screwed up.” Pro ti...

DATE: Mar 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Commissioners deliver annual State of the County address

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

More money does not always mean more strength

NEW YORK – The first time I met Gen. David Petraeus, he said something that surprised me. It was the early days of the Iraq War and, while things were not going well, he had dire...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Plans to end methane waste rule threaten U.S. security

For the past decade, I have worked as a technical recruiter, specializing in recruiting software engineers who are employed within the Department of Defense, law enforcement and intelligence...

DATE: Mar 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Who will defend Enlightenment this time around?

Being around a college classroom can really expand your perspective. For example, last week we were finishing off a seminar in grand strategy when one of my colleagues, Charles Hill, drew a ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Border wall could be catastrophic to wildlife

The Santa Rita Mountains, a chain of forested peaks that rise from the desert southeast of Tucson, Arizona, rank among the Southwest’s premier biodiversity hotspots. The region’s most notabl...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Water, special needs, private property on the docket

The first half of the 71st General Assembly is one-third of the way through. I have been successful on several bills so far. Three of my bills in one day has been the most. The on...

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Slow economic growth points to a broken century

Most of us came of age in the last half of the 20th century and had our perceptions of “normal” formed in that era. It was, all things considered, an unusually happy period. No world wars, n...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

So what exactly is the big deal about Montessori?

Of all the non-traditional school environments available to choose from, Montessori is consistently the most popular choice and has been for many years. For people looking for something diff...

DATE: Feb 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

What is the point of editorials when ideology outweighs fact?

When the Enid News & Eagle’s editorial board endorsed Republican Marco Rubio instead of Donald Trump last March, we received virtually no reaction. More editorials criticizing Trump’s remark...