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Pohl: Wildfire lessons from Hurricane Harvey

For many Coloradans, the scenes of destruction from Texas floods and northwest wildfires over the past weeks are tragic and overwhelming, but also far away. Colorado may have been largely sp...

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

Bowen: A summer camp primer on health insurance

These days, summer camp is not just for kids. We adults can spend a few days in some forest glen learning to play the dulcimer, or even join an “intentional community” and try for two weeks ...

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

Rubin: Trump didn’t have the nerve to announce DACA repeal

President Donald Trump never manages to take responsibility for any political failure or controversy. We saw this vividly in his handling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. He co...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Keillor: Federal relief for Minnesota winters? Count me in

The Republic of Texas believes in self-reliance and is suspicious of Washington sticking its big nose in your business. “Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by cre...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Golombek: Building the workforce of tomorrow begins today

In 1887, Colorado became one of the first states to pass a law officially creating Labor Day. The holiday was established to recognize the contributions of workers and the critical role they...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

James: My reading addiction

Have you ever had any licks to the head? I’m not talking about the ones where you bump your head in a doorway or on the underside of the coffee table. I’m talking abo...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Sullivan: Muzzling hate speech is not the way to fight it

“One of the problems with defending free speech,” the celebrated author Salman Rushdie said, “is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting....

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Pray: Bi-partisan health plan deserves consideration

On Thursday, Govs. John Hickenlooper, John Kasich and six other governors released a plan to stabilize the private insurance market, to reinforce requirements under the Affordable Care Act ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Williams: Sportsmen can thank themselves for the attack on public lands

“I’m a Teddy Roosevelt conservationist,” declares Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Really? Roosevelt pushed and ultimately signed the Antiquities Act of 1906 that gave presidents the authority...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bruni: America’s worst (and best) places to be gay

All my life I’ve loved Texas: those big skies, big steaks and big attitudes. I’m there several times a year. But Texas doesn’t love me back. Certainly its lawmakers don’t, and lat...

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

Collins: Time is right for bipartisan bail system reform

One of my fond childhood memories is going to the amusement park in Cincinnati on Republican Day. My grandfather, who was a bail bondsman, organized the outings so I could ride on the rides ...

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

Keillor: Never been here before

Anxious times in America. There was a news story a few weeks back, “Interrupted Sleep May Lead To Alzheimer’s,” and next to it, a wine review with the line “vivacious and well balanced, with...

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