Hillman: This ain’t your father’s Colorado
If you’re 40 or older, today’s Colorado is very different politically than the state where you grew up – assuming you grew up here.
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Hillman: National debt is silent threat to America’s security
With the election mercifully behind us, Americans should expect those we’ve elected to get to the less-pleasant task of governing responsibly. While hot-button issues such as immigration, inflation and foreign affairs will garner most headlines, a more pressing concern is too often overlooked: America’s staggering national debt.
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Hillman: For Trump to win, he must be disciplined
In a close election, everything matters. Just ask Hillary Clinton about taking Wisconsin and Michigan for granted in 2016.
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Hillman: ‘The Colorado Song’ recalls a better time and place
On this Colorado Day, I remember the 1970s when our local radio station would open its morning show by playing The Colorado Song: “If I had a wagon, I would go to Colorado,” praising a state known for “Rocky Mountain peaks, climbing up to the sky” and inhabited by “folks who are rugged and bold!”
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Hillman: Jokes about our legislature used to be funny
We used to joke that “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” That’s no laughing matter in today’s Colorado.
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Hillman: Progressive gun control bills defy common sense
Although I am less optimistic, I still hold out hope that Colorado isn’t irretrievably doomed to follow California, Oregon and Washington into the hopeless abyss of Progressivism.
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Hillman: Colorado Democrats are no longer the party of free speech
Remember when Democrats fiercely defended freedom of speech and freedom of expression with few limitations? That was when Colorado Democrats still had to compete with Republicans for statewide elected offices and legislative majorities.
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In a different time, ‘The Great Communicator’ unified America
The last presidential candidate to largely unite the country, Reagan defeated Carter 489-49 in the Electoral College and 51%-41% in the popular vote. Four years later, he won 49 states and 59% of the popular vote.
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