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Barkoukis: NYT blasted for ‘insane’ take on terrorist designation of cartels
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Barkoukis: NYT blasted for ‘insane’ take on terrorist designation of cartels

By Leah Barkoukis | Commentary, Townhall.com Social media users did a double take this week on a New York Times headline reacting to President Trump’s recent executive order designating certain cartels as global terrorists and foreign terrorist organizations. “The Cartels have engaged in a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs,” the EO notes.  “The Cartels functionally control, through a campaign of assassination, terror, rape, and brute force nearly all illegal traffic across the southern border of the United States,” the order continues. “In certain portions of M...
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Devotional: Wearing the ‘Armor of Humility’ as a leader
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Devotional: Wearing the ‘Armor of Humility’ as a leader

By Drake Hunter | Devotional, Rocky Mountain Voice Genuine confidence can sometimes feel like a rare gem in a world filled with pride and arrogance. Interestingly, leaders in fields like the military, corporate world, education, politics and faith often struggle to find that solid confidence, especially in an age where neglect, individualism and mediocre leadership are too common. In comparison, factors like DNA, experiences, culture and authority shape our confidence only to a point. Still, the deep-rooted convictions of life establish and sustain humility and produce resilience in the long run. In the previous blog, "The Armor of Belief, Truth, and Trust," we discussed how our life is built on those Godly elements that unlock the most potent secret of leadership — humility. R...
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Browning: Gov. Polis should focus on being governor for all, not just for Front Range special interests
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Browning: Gov. Polis should focus on being governor for all, not just for Front Range special interests

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado Parks and Wildlife senior staff in Denver told the joint Senate and House Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee that their lack of transparency and secrecy is because of their local field staff having been threatened, followed and harassed as they perform the 2025 wolf reintroduction operations. Elected officials from both sides of the political aisle aren’t buying it. It became more than clear at the meeting between CPW senior staff and legislators, held Jan. 15, that not only is CPW senior staff keeping the public on the Western Slope in the dark, but also elected officials.  All of the elected Senate and House members criticized the senior staff for their lack of transparency, not only with ...
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Garbo: Midnight pardons are a calculated betrayal of justice and accountability
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Garbo: Midnight pardons are a calculated betrayal of justice and accountability

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In an act of brazen political maneuvering, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the members of the January 6th Committee were granted presidential pardons under the cover of darkness, effectively shielding them from accountability and raising profound questions about the state of justice in our nation.  This clandestine move — deliberately timed and executed to escape the scrutiny of the press and the American people — demonstrates a calculated effort to subvert full consideration and attention. It’s a stark reminder of the lengths those in power will go to protect their own, even at the expense of the public trust. Presidential pardons are, by nature, tools of extraordinary power, meant to temper justice with mercy in rare and deservi...
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Joondeph: It is time for the storm, bringing liberty, freedom and balance to Washington, D.C.
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Joondeph: It is time for the storm, bringing liberty, freedom and balance to Washington, D.C.

By Dr. Brian C. Joondeph | Commentary, American Thinker In my last column, I wrote about the new Independence Day, Jan. 20. This is when a corrupt and tyrannical administration exits Washington, D.C., for Delaware beaches or unwatchable and dying left-wing cable news shows. Such a housecleaning is long overdue. Thanks to former (that has a nice ring to it) President Joe Biden, America has 10-15 million new illegal aliens, mostly young men of military age, from virtually every country across the globe. Biden upped the national debt to over $36 trillion, with annual interest payments on this debt exceeding $1 trillion, more than we spend on defense. Crime is out of control, as exemplified by a New York City subway rider being set on fire and a flight attendant getting her throat sli...
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Horn: Empowering Republican candidates in order to win elections
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Horn: Empowering Republican candidates in order to win elections

By Brita Horn | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice The main facet of the Colorado Republican Party is to help elect Republican candidates across the entire state. As the next leader of that party, my commitment to help elect Republican candidates is not an empty promise and I wanted to outline our plan, our commitment to candidates, with you. First, we will support our incumbents in vulnerable seats by sending a $20,475 check to our CU regents, district attorneys, state board of education members, and state representatives or $28,375 for state senators, the maximum contributions allowed by law. We will send these checks from closest in the prior election to least vulnerable for any incumbent whose election was within five percentage points in the prior election. We are committ...
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Garbo: Do Colorado conservatives truly understand unity?
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Garbo: Do Colorado conservatives truly understand unity?

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice The word "unity" is often invoked in political discourse, but I fear it is profoundly misunderstood — particularly among conservatives in Colorado. Unity is not merely a buzzword; it is a virtue and an essential principle with deep roots in the Republican Party's history. To unite does not mean to surrender one’s principles, nor does it mean blind allegiance to one faction or individual. Unity means striving for a shared purpose, leveraging our differences to achieve greater goals, and coming together to address the challenges we cannot overcome alone. Sadly, too many Colorado conservatives have misinterpreted unity as uniformity, creating divisions that weaken the very foundation of our movement. The GOP’s Legacy of Unity...
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Letters from readers: Exorbitant fees, a moose on the buffet, and raise a flag for Trump
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Letters from readers: Exorbitant fees, a moose on the buffet, and raise a flag for Trump

Today, I'm having moose bone pudding with curried squash sauce, probably one of only a few hundred thousand humans partaking of such a pleasure on this fine winter afternoon.  If you think about it, there were 7,000 moose killed in Alaska, 21,000 in Canada and 32,000 in Russia, and with a decent body size of 700 pound it's enough poundage for family and friendly experimenting.  Colorado has a total moose population of around 3,000, with a few hundred being taken by hunters each year. With a total human population of about six million, not everyone gets a chance to try my particular piece de resistance.  The Centennial State has more than one head of cattle for every two people, so the hamburgers do make the rounds. Not everyone craves rattlesnake beans or pan-broiled r...
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Hillman: We don’t need lawyers to solve every dispute
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Hillman: We don’t need lawyers to solve every dispute

By Mark Hillman | Guest Commentary, Capitol Review Everywhere we turn, there’s an ad for a lawyer — on television, streaming services, radio, podcasts, public transportation and, of course, billboards. Not so long ago, the legal profession observed a self-imposed ban on advertising by law firms, considering such self-promotion unprofessional. In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled such bans to be an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of speech. What began as a trickle of unremarkable professional services ads is now a deluge. Lawyers in the U.S. spend an estimated $2.4 billion annually on advertising. One survey finds that in 2023 law firms spent more than $40 million on advertising just in Colorado. Billboard lawyers don’t spend that kind of money because they ar...
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Eckman: Dolores Canyon monument designation seeks to solve nonexistent problem
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Eckman: Dolores Canyon monument designation seeks to solve nonexistent problem

By Adam Eckman | Commentary, Colorado Politics The recent proposal to designate lands in the Dolores River region as a national monument is a flawed initiative that directly conflicts with the interests of both Colorado and the nation. It also faces strong opposition from local communities. Though framed as a means to protect the natural beauty and biodiversity of the Dolores Canyons in Western Colorado, this move to invoke expansive federal authority to designate more than 400,000 acres as a national monument would jeopardize national security, undermine our energy independence, hinder technological progress, prevent Colorado from contributing to its carbon-free energy objectives, and — paradoxically — damage the very land it seeks to preserve. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY ...
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