Make sure history doesn’t repeat itself Recently, I wrote about how statements made by leaders can lead to violence, even when not intended. Then I specifically correlated false claims about baby…
2015
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Time of the year to live fully December 23rd. Americans scurrying around, anxious they missed someone on their list. And probably have, though he/she is someone not on their list. But…
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Terrorism knows no race, ethnicity, religion With our national overheated debate on mass murders and terrorism raging, it would be wise to take a detached, more cerebral analysis of the problem.…
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Loose rhetoric can encourage violence The goal of terrorists is to strike fear not only into those they are immediately targeting but also into a group of people, population or nation…
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GOP presidential candidates are fact-challenged Faith (or religion) and science comprise the two essential strains of western thought. Science is fact-based, and grounded in reality. It deals with observable data, and…
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Reform movement in tatters after the Jeffco BOE recall The results from the Jefferson County School District Board of Education recall were beyond lopsided; they were off the charts. Nearly two-thirds…
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Henderson Mine closing & honoring Joe Hill, RIP The impending Henderson Mine closing is not surprising in the sense it is part of every extraction industry’s boom-bust cycle. Minerals and other…
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Ideas to help public keep tabs on boards More than likely if you are reading this column, you are an American citizen. And as such, given ours is a participatory democracy,…
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Keeping our public boards public It has been interesting for me to observe the unfolding of the drama being played out in the library district, not only as a concerned citizen…
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Library district exhibits dysfunction Succinctly put, the library district is on the hot seat. As controversy swirls in the wake of Sue Lathrop’s termination of long-time John Tomay Library director John…
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Support BB and 1A for a better Colorado and Clear Creek Understandably our attention is becoming focused if not riveted on the 2016 campaign. Interest is soaring, wonderfully so given the…
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County in desparate need of affordable housing The article in last week’s Courant about a conference to discuss the “challenge” we face with mobile homes helped bring attention to one of…
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Pope to Earth: Take care of our home! Pope Francis has shaken the world and taken the United States by storm. His shifting of moral emphasis from personal, micro behavior—same-sex marriage,…
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Workers should be treated fairly One of my many life blessings is that of employment and regular income. I have gone through only one stretch in which I endured the ordeal…
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Library board should find a better way “Pass the time?” said the Queen. “Books are not about passing the time. They’re about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to…