Colorado clings to an old “monopoly” model for power utilities. Texas, for instance, empowers consumers to choose any power company they like.…
This month provides an inflection point for federal marijuana policy, and this requires an assessment of how legalization has fared here in Co…
Did you know that Vladimir Putin’s rule of Russia is a “miracle from God”? That the split between Ukraine and Russia is based not on Ukraine’s…
I have been blessed in my life. This year my spouse and I celebrate our 50th anniversary. We have three beautiful children, one born with Down…
“‘Smart Growth’ is like buying a first-class ticket on the Titanic” — Al Bartlett
Ongoing supply chain disruptions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and OPEC’s subsequent moves to keep oil prices at record highs are all unfortu…
Some weeks down the road, likely in June, it is quite probable that we will be treated to breaking news of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overt…
As Colorado recovers from the pandemic, the state continues to gain steam toward growing the labor force and filling open positions. Yet, one …
My friend Laura Carno wrote a book titled, “Government Ruins Nearly Everything.” You can guess the theme.
Regardless of the era, technology has always shaped warfare, but as the conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold before us, the use and applica…
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken America back to reality. An act of such blatant aggression has undermined international order and c…
If common sense prevails among voters, Democrats are in for a thrashing in the midterm elections this November. Joe Biden’s presidency has bee…
As our European allies scramble to disentangle themselves from dependence on Russian energy — and as American consumers struggle with soaring …
The Colorado Department of Human Services recently reported that calls to the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline, 844-CO-4-Kids, approac…
Almost three decades after I started my medical education, I had to take yet another test— the board certification for Micrographic Dermatolog…
The need for behavioral health services is growing in Colorado, now more than ever. For all of us in this industry, we know that there is a ne…
Invincible people don’t get sick. So, when they do, it shakes us to the core.
The energy transition is not happening. Or not nearly at the pace that everyone believes or wishes. At current rates the “transition” is set t…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson should be confirmed as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court. Not because she is a Black woman, I aspire…
Colorado is in the midst of an epidemic, and the fight against fentanyl is truly life and death.
How have Ukrainians been able to fight off a militarily superior Russian force that has more tanks, more artillery, and more planes? Much cred…
My grandmother was a stubborn, warm-hearted Ukrainian silk mill operator, and I’m proud of the fierce resistance by ordinary Ukrainian citizen…
People are policy.
Throughout the pandemic and the youth mental health crisis that have unfolded over the past two years, we have been on the “front lines” in se…
The world is facing the prospect of an existential crisis. No, I don’t mean climate change. I mean the worst case scenario of Putin’s war on U…
The past few years have seen the rise of political extremism at home and abroad. Violence is the hallmark of extremism, violence by mobs or by…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine signals the emergence of a potentially troubling new world order. In part, that’s because China is actively aidin…