Grijalva: Ryan Zinke is destroying the Interior Department

During his confirmation hearing and throughout his time in office, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has presented himself as an admirer of Teddy Roosevelt and a believer in conservation. But le...

Harrop: Let’s skip the war against baby boomers, okay?

When things get dull, enterprising rousers of rabble promote a war against something or other to gain attention. The war against the baby boom generation is already in full swing. ...

Berry and Palmer: Tragic circumstance in a difficult time

We send our condolences to the family of Thomas Petit. Apparently politically motivated, Mr. Petit left a particularly abusive anonymous note on our windshield at the Community R...

A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

It was just a first step, but it was significant, especially for a small Southwest Colorado town well known for its traditional attitudes. And for its view on the sale of pot. At ...

Scarborough: Perfecting the art of the self-deal

The political system is rigged for the richest insiders in America. When we talk about the insider, who are we talking about? It’s the comfortable politician only looking out for ...

Funt: Rural America’s struggle

There are 14,321 Dollar General stores in America. It’s chain that many shoppers have never heard of, yet it has more stores than Starbucks. According to the Wall Street Journal, ...

Joffe: Tax plan is false, deceptive and benefits few

I have upper-middle income, yet far from the one percent. The loss of Federal tax credit for state and local taxes hurts me. My taxes will go up. I don’t mind paying taxes for gov...

Marcus: Thank you, Mr. President, for unleashing my patriotism

WASHINGTON – Here, for me at least, is the comforting paradox of the age of Trump: I have never respected a president less, nor loved my country more. This sentiment may startle. ...

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

Tax legislation passed by the Republicans last week does not significantly simplify tax filing, nor does it provide tax reductions for everyone. Lower- and moderate-income payers will have a...

Katz: Bears Ears debate and limits of rhetoric

The Bears Ears National Monument rollback, although upsetting, has reinforced a belief I hold about this ongoing land debate: While the issue stems from how stakeholders value and conceptual...

Olen: As lawmakers rush home, a lot of vulnerable people are in limbo

Last week, President Donald Trump left Washington D.C. for Mar-a-Lago, and members of Congress scattered around the country headed home for the holiday break. But let’s not forget that there...

Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

We journalists like to boast about how many clicks our stories get, or how our columns go viral. Fair enough, but today let me show off my clunkers. These are pieces I wrote that ...