Val McCullough: How can we shelter the vulnerable from life’s storms?
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Earlier this month, I'd said to...
Opinion Columnists
Will: It’s graduation time for future legions of disappointed little Lenins
’Tis commencement season. Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” wafts over many college graduates commencing a...
Pat McVey: Listen to what children are trying to tell us (guest opinion)
My work designing school-based programs has always been grounded in one core understanding: Children’s behavior...
Don Overcash: What are we going to do? (guest opinion)
What are we going to do? A friend of mine — a longtime church leader...
Will: Trump’s allies float a specious theory about treaties
Withdrawal from NATO has become topical because of the current president’s long-standing animosity toward the...
Lloyd Benes: Kill or drastically amend HB26-1335 (guest opinion)
I testified at a Colorado legislative committee hearing on April 16, 2026 regarding House Bill...
Leo Grassens: The war between Lilliput and Blefuscu offers lessons for Americans today (guest opinion)
In "Gulliver’s Travels," Jonathan Swift used the absurd war between Lilliput and Blefuscu — fought...
Val McCullough: Glow from the ‘Golden Age’ did not lighten all lives
How do you feel when you flip through your high school yearbook? Do you look...
Will: America is losing its most valuable resource: People
The shrinking of America’s population — perhaps probable, certainly regrettable — is not inevitable. It...
Jeff Swanty: Fiscal responsibility and fairness factor into fire department decisions (guest opinion)
Recently, there has been discussion regarding the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority’s Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). To...
Gene Stout: It’s clear who loses when gerrymandering occurs (guest opinion)
Gerrymandering should not be confused with redistricting. Redistricting occurs after a federal census determines that...
Ed Woofter: How to gain spiritual maturity (guest opinion)
A lot of you have asked me to post a discussion on how to become...
Will: A ingenious way to sidestep the dismal Senate filibuster
Mature minds understand that if you desire a particular result, you should embrace the means...
