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What happened to conservatism? It degenerated.

There’s a powerful moment at the start of Anne Applebaum’s recent essay in The Atlantic. She’s recalling a party she threw on Dec. 31, 1999, at her home in Poland. Many of the hun...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Rules lack teeth for defining a ‘healthy snack’

While shopping at Walmart, I saw something weird: One of the aisles had an overhead sign touting “Healthy Snacks,” however, the “healthy” items on the shelves were anything but. We’re talkin...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Before renting the car, get the real cost

When Jeremy Epstein rented a Nissan Altima from Hertz in Albuquerque recently, he couldn’t believe the car rental fees. They made the extras charged by the rest of the travel industry look l...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Politics ruining a friendship

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who constantly talks about all the negative politics going on today. I’m sick of hearing it. It’s not because I don’t care or disagree, but it has become the t...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bigfoot is job qualification for new AG

WASHINGTON – My colleague Ruth Marcus writes: “The acting attorney general of the United States is a crackpot.” As though that’s a bad thing. Which it isn’t. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Election moves energy policy to the forefront

With the midterm elections behind us, it’s worth pondering what the outcome means for the environment next year. One can expect significant action in Colorado and New Mexico in t...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Can we get Al Gore to run for the Dems in 2020?

Time and Donald Trump do interesting things to a man. They make Al Gore glitter. It’s almost impossible not to be thinking of Gore now, with the words “Florida” and “re...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Figure out your financial priorities

A reader recently asked, “How do I figure out my financial priorities?” That got me thinking about 2019. For me, 2019 holds culinary school tuition payments; deciding where to live in Portla...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

4-H partnership brings gardening classes to elementary schools

Community partners are an essential factor in delivering quality programming through your local Colorado State University Extension Office. As educators, we strive to build soli...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Dad’s new love news to daughter

DEAR ABBY: My father began dating four years after my mother passed away from a terrible bout with cancer. He and I have always been close; in fact, I have always considered him to be on...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Liberty School serves students in outstanding way

“We don’t brag about what we can do.” I read this on the classroom wall as I toured the new home of The Liberty School. It is part of a set of ideas labeled, “The Liberty Way,” and it struck...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Are we sincere about second chances and voting?

WASHINGTON – Those of us who participated in the 2000 presidential election are getting political PTSD from the current gubernatorial and senatorial recounts in Florida. Presiden...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

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