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Cure: Turn out this week for a SMART boost to gun safety

Last year on June 2, hundreds of cities and towns across the country turned orange. That’s because June 2 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, a time for Americans to come together and we...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Age is no barrier for man long in love with neighbor

DEAR ABBY: I’m 36, doing very well in business, single and deeply in love with a 58-year-old woman. She has been a neighbor since I was in grade school. She’s petite, pretty, intelligent...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Time running out on blue boxes

When I’m out walking around the neighborhood, I’ve noticed most homes have a corded semi-transparent blue box attached to a post that’s set in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb. Wh...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Grantham: Colorado legislators found creative, bipartisan ways to notch wins

My takeaway, looking back on the first half of the 71st meeting of the Colorado General Assembly, is that a political deadlock doesn’t have to mean gridlock if lawmakers from both sides of t...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Patriotic reminders for our Republican leadership

We certainly don’t want leading Republicans to tumble into hypocrisy, so let’s refresh their memories. Patriots like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have eloquently warned of the importance of...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Family’s disapproval stops woman from opening up

DEAR ABBY: I’m a pansexual female and open about it with my friend and also my brother. The rest of my family is super Christian. I tried to bring up the “gay” word, but they’re all agai...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Distant sisters work to close the gap in their relationship

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my sister mailed me a long letter detailing her resentment for me and our lack of closeness. She said she wanted to have a relationship. After reading it, I r...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Egan: Old-fashioned war is diplomacy by other means

ARRAS, France – In the springtime of 100 years ago, nations that shared a Christian heritage slaughtered one another over a few miles of mud. In just one battle, the great powers of Europe f...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Dedicated walker tripped up by chatty co-workers

DEAR ABBY: I have a step tracker. I am dedicated to getting in at least 10,000 steps every day, most of them walking around inside my office building at lunch. I walk quickly, often with...

DATE: May 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

With eco-travel’s increasing popularity, green claims merit skepticism

Green may not be the most fashionable color this spring, considering the recent policy shift in Washington on climate change. But it’s still the “in” thing for many travelers. A s...

DATE: May 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Southern Ute Veteran’s Memorial Day: An awe-inspiring experience of Memorial Day

Too many men from my family served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, and I’ve been to countless Veteran’s Memorial Day remembrances since childhood. Some of ...

DATE: May 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Originalism: Doctrine may well define the Supreme Court of our times

Colorado native Neal Gorsuch is the newest justice on the United States Supreme Court. Justice Gorsuch is an “originalist.” Originalism is a doctrine, which in the minds of its disciples, i...

DATE: May 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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