2012

Voters must study candidates, issues Letter writer Jim Leonard makes an excellent point when he states more emphasis needs to be put on local county issues by Courant columnists.  Admittedly, it’s…

Ryan is face of new Republicanism Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate tells us considerably more than Romney’s need to reach out to, connect with, or throw…

Like Reverend Hale and others on this stage, we conceive the Devil as a necessary part of a respectable cosmology. Ours is a divided empire in which certain ideas and emotions…

Ryan can’t have it both ways The arrival of Congressman Paul Ryan on the national scene as Mitt Romney prospective running mate has elicited a range of reactions, from bewilderment to…

It’s getting hotter — faster If you’re feeling the heat, the reason is that it’s hot, way too hot. June and July were the two hottest months in Denver history.  July’s…

Limits needed on gun ownership What would cause one to go berserk and randomly shoot people in a public way?  This is a relatively recent American phenomenon—the last few decades—that seems…

Have we seen enough mass shootings? “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.” – Justice Oliver…

Wealth plays a large role in elections If you have a gut feeling about this election being bought and paid for, go with it.  You’d be right. To that effect Senate…

Health Insurance a basic necessity Citizens!  Throw off your shackles and cast off the jackboot of Big Government crushing your neck, stealing your money, and stifling your ability to conduct business…

Government job creation spurs the economy One of the tenets of orthodox Republicanism is government doesn’t create jobs.  The notion takes form of a mantra, the utterance of which is curious…

Prepare before wildfire disaster strikes How quickly perspectives can change: Tinder-dry, tightly packed pine trees loaded with tar once a source of Clear Creek beauty and serenity are being looked at…

Education equates to a better life Let’s just say I’m biased.  I believe earning a post-secondary degree is noble, and an educated, cultured citizenry capable of critical thinking is a definite…

Politics is all about compromise “Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, as would my dad — they would have a…

Ed Quillen was master of his craft Long-time Denver Post columnist Ed Quillen died last week.  Ed was as irreverent as they come, that is when it comes to establishment hypocrites. …

Veterans need support, acceptance “There were other ways of making people into ghosts.” (To Kill a Mockingbird) That quote from the classic novel by Harper Lee came to mind as I…