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Gaines: Journalists conflate all ‘immigrants’ in deportation reporting
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Gaines: Journalists conflate all ‘immigrants’ in deportation reporting

By Cory Gaines | Complete Colorado As an undergrad, I worked many a job, often alongside people who were not born here in the United States.  Some were here legally, some not.  They comprised a variety of ages, life experiences, dreams, fears,  etc.–just as you’d expect with any other group of humans. They were not a uniform mass of humanity.  Why then, do some Colorado journalists seem so eager to make them one? Immigration has been a big story here in Colorado.  All the more so lately as President Trump has ramped up enforcement of federal immigration laws.  Many in Colorado’s left-leaning press have risen to the challenge of reporting on it.  Breathless, dramatic stories abound, with an extra special focus on those who might garner the most sympathy.  Not pr...
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Lowry: Teslas aren’t fascist vehicles

By Rich Lowry | National Review, Commentary It is darkly amusing to see people who view electric cars as vital to the planet’s future attack the most successful electric brand in the country. It’s a trope to say that Donald Trump’s opposition has been shell-shocked and rudderless in the wake of his election victory and his fast start out of the gate. Not to fear, though. The Left has hit on its next big project — an intifada against the country’s largest maker of electric cars. The progressive fear and loathing of Elon Musk now may be greater than that directed at Donald Trump. Since protesters don’t have ready access to SpaceX’s rockets or to Starlink’s satellites — absent finding a way to launch their own rival satellite network into space — they’re waging war. READ T...
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Never forget what the lockdowners did to us
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Never forget what the lockdowners did to us

By M.D. Kittle | The Federalist, Commentary In March 2020, my aunt collapsed with a painful headache and was rushed to the hospital. We would soon learn that the headache was symptomatic of an aggressive form of brain cancer that no surgery or treatment could cure. Within six weeks we buried my beloved aunt and godmother.  Her death was swift and devastating, made all the more painful by the draconian “stay at home” orders that the state of Illinois issued. The blue state, led by the far-left Gov. J.B. Pritzker, was not alone. Lockdown madness was sweeping the nation. Among its first victims were people like my uncle, my cousins, my family — all locked out from seeing our dying loved one in the opening days of her hospitalization. My aunt’s husband of 60 years couldn’t even be a...
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Ruehmann: NGOs and PACs took Colorado—here’s how we take it back
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Ruehmann: NGOs and PACs took Colorado—here’s how we take it back

By James Ruehmann | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In the early 2000s, Colorado was a bastion of conservative governance, with a Republican majority steering state politics. But by 2012, Democrats had orchestrated a dramatic resurgence.  Since then, Republicans failed to begin chipping away at their supermajority, until the 2024 elections. This left many conservatives wondering: “What happened?”  The answer lies in a calculated strategy that leveraged non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and political action committees (PACs) to systematically dismantle the conservative majority.  Radical far-left organizations like ProgressNow and Fair Share Action became the vanguard of this transformation, utilizing aggressive grassroots mobilization, strategic fundin...
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Anderson: SB25-003 faces Constitutional hurdles under the Bruen standard
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Anderson: SB25-003 faces Constitutional hurdles under the Bruen standard

By Phillip Anderson | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Many conservatives and Second Amendment advocates have raised concerns about the constitutionality of SB25-003, a bill that seeks to make it significantly more difficult for Coloradans to exercise their Second Amendment rights. These advocates argue that if the bill becomes law, it will not withstand a constitutional challenge under the Bruen standard established by the Supreme Court of the United States. If you do not closely follow Supreme Court cases or have never heard of the Bruen standard, you may be unsure what to make of these claims. The Bruen standard of review in Second Amendment cases originates from New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. In this case, two New York residents challenged a s...
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Walcher: Zombies That Can Never Be Killed
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Walcher: Zombies That Can Never Be Killed

By Greg Walcher | GregWalcher.com In Haitian folklore a zombie is a dead body reanimated through Vodou magic. The modern concept of zombies as flesh-eating creatures from the cemetery evolved more recently, from the 1968 comedy/horror film, “Night of the Living Dead,” and sequels like “Dawn of the Dead,” “Day of the Dead,” and “Return of the Living Dead.” Some call them cult classics now, staples of the horror genre. Such films all have one thing in common: no matter how many times the bad guys are killed, they keep coming back. The same is true in politics, where the term “zombie” is often used to describe federal agencies and programs whose legal authority has expired but nevertheless continue to operate as if nothing changed. Coloradans are justifiably proud that their...
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Ross: Democrats have turned Women’s History month into a joke
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Ross: Democrats have turned Women’s History month into a joke

By Kimberly Ross | Washington Examiner, Commentary Since President Ronald Reagan, every president, Republican and Democrat, has recognized March as Women’s History Month. The purpose of this observance is purportedly to honor women, their role in our nation’s history, and their continued influence. But in recent years, the leftist obsession with expanding the definition of “woman” has made a mockery of everything truly feminine in favor of appeasing the few. The idea that transgender women, who are biological males, should literally be treated and counted as women is increasing in popularity. After President Donald Trump signed executive orders declaring the government would not fund programs that support gender ideology or so-called gender transition for chi...
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Devotional: Suit up for the battle of your mind with Justification
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Devotional: Suit up for the battle of your mind with Justification

By Drake Hunter | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice After serving more than two decades in the U.S. military, I’ve learned that the fiercest battles aren’t fought with swords or shields, they’re fought in the mind. Every day, we wrestle with doubt, anxiety, guilt and the rackety voices of culture telling us who we are (or should be). The enemy, who isn’t flesh and blood, knows that if he can get us to question our standing before God, he can shake our confidence, weaken our faith and make us ineffective in every area: intellectually, physically, morally and spiritually. That’s why the Helmet of Salvation, a crucial part of our spiritual armor, isn’t just a theological concept, it’s the bedrock of thinking and living. The Bible’s familiar warrior, the Apostle Paul, says plainly: ...
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Duffy: Colorado could use a DOGE of its own
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Duffy: Colorado could use a DOGE of its own

By Sean Duffy | Commentary, The Gazette What did you accomplish this week? This basic question from Elon Musk to the federal workforce — a question routinely asked and answered in the private sector — set off waves of sputtering outrage as the effort to reduce a bloated, unaccountable government rolls on. Disruption always strikes hair-raising fear in the complacent. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the constitutional right of the author to express those opinions.
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Sengenberger: CU regent & pot purveyor Wanda James — under scrutiny
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Sengenberger: CU regent & pot purveyor Wanda James — under scrutiny

By Jimmy Sengenberger | Commentary, The Gazette Did CU Regent and marijuana retailer Wanda James break Board of Regents policies and state law to advance her own business interests — at the expense of the institution she’s sworn to serve? That’s the question at the heart of a legal memorandum to the board’s leadership. It regards James’ crusade to terminate a public health education program mandated by the Legislature and funded with $4 million in marijuana tax revenue. In 2021, lawmakers directed CU’s School of Public Health to research high-potency THC and educate the public about its impact on the developing brain and mental health. CU’s researchers systematically reviewed over 60,000 scientific articles showing how today’s high-potency marijuana can affect youth under 25 and p...
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