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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

Neslin: An energy report card

As a new school year dawns, the U.S. Energy Information Administration has fittingly released an Like academic report cards, the SEDS report indicates how Colorado’s energy production and ...

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

Schultheis: Spirit, not skin color, is a person’s measure

America is not the only nation poisoned by racial bigotry; the sad fact is, we are not even the worst. Violent clashes between castes claims the lives of hundreds, if not thousan...

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

Schultz: What do we make of us?

We were standing in the checkout line at our local grocery, this stranger and I, admiring each other’s necklace. Hers was a ruby embedded in a tiny gold leaf, a gift from her gran...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: From Kabul to Baghdad, my bird’s-eye view

BAGHDAD — I just spent eight days traveling with the Air Force to all of its key forward bases in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. So President Donald Trump’s s...

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Brooks: Why moderates, not warriors, should be leaders

Donald Trump is not the answer to this nation’s problems, so the great questions of the moment are: If not Trump, what? And what does the reaction to Trump look like? ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Krugman: What will Trump do to American workers?

With Steve Bannon out of the White House, it’s clearer than ever that President Donald Trump’s promise to be a populist fighting for ordinary workers was worth about as much as any other Tru...

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

Thoughts on war for profit

Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been more than 15 years since Sept. 11, 2001. Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden are dead. Reckon enough is enough? Ike warned us against the “milita...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Milbank: The Trump administration’s most prominent Jews disgraced themselves

WASHINGTON – What Gary Cohn, Steven Mnuchin and Jared Kushner did last week – or, rather, what they didn’t do – is a shanda. They’ll know what that means, but, for the uninitiated...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bruni: Eclipse reveals the nature of American marketing

Situated on a busy thoroughfare and oh so romantically named, the 1st Interstate Motel in Casper, Wyoming, could stand improvement. Eight of its nine reviewers on Trip Advisor gave it the lo...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The Coloradoan: Panhandlers deserve dignity and respect, too

From the Fort Collins Coloradoan editorial board on Aug. 11.A man waiting at a busy Fort Collins street corner is asking for money. He knows that if he stands there long enoug...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.