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Brooks: The precious and potent power of human touch

In 1945, Austrian physician René Spitz investigated an orphanage that took extra care to make sure its infants were not infected with disease. The children received first-class n...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Polis: Keeping Colorado wild requires a bold plan and vision

Like many Coloradans, some of my best and earliest memories involve exploring Colorado’s wild places with my family. Forging a connection with our outdoors is part of our way of life, and sh...

DATE: Jan 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Givon and Helmin-Schmid: Revising our land-use code; let reason prevail over passion

Let reason prevail over passion

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Schultz: A second wave of reflection

For decades, an old metal sign used to hang over the toolshed at the coal-fired plant where my father worked. Now it sits on top of the bookcase in my campus office. It is about 2...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Goad: Public lands inspire entrepreneurism, attract Outdoor Retailer

One day we packed up our FJ Cruiser and headed to Alaska. It was a road trip of epic proportions — camping and exploring all across the open lands of the West. (No, we didn’t have an Instagr...

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Brooks: Democrats go for the jugular! (Their own)

The Republicans are led by a bigoted, incompetent president whose approval ratings are near historic lows. The Republicans in Congress embrace one unpopular policy option after another, so t...

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Property taxes: The big picture and fine print

Do you know everything that your computer operating system can do? Do you care? Or do you only care that you can share your photos on the device of your choosing, and that your b...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Zalneraitis: The dangers of acquisition: Industry consolidation is undermining rural economies

In the last two weeks, we have seen news about both Freenotes and Zuke’s relocating substantial portions of their business to other states. This is unfortunate, but also part of ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Schultz: Quote the president and skip the asterisks

This week marked the beginning of the spring semester at Kent State, where I teach journalism as a professional in residence. One of the rituals of the first day of class is to go over the s...

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mueller: Congress must ensure healthy forests and secure watersheds

It’s not fire season right now – or at least it shouldn’t be – but continuing drought and seemingly constant shifts in “normal” weather patterns set the stage for record-setting, winter wild...

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Will: In Oregon, progressivism spills over at the pump

WASHINGTON – Frank Lloyd Wright purportedly said, “Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” Today, however, Oregon is the state with the strangest state...

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Brooks: Conflicting views on how democracies perish

Everybody agrees society is in a bad way, but what exactly is the main cause of the badness? Some people emphasize economic issues: The simultaneous concentration of wealth at t...

DATE: Jan 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman