Rocky Mountain Voice

Ashbaugh: How a Latino Democrat and a Black Republican opened a white, middle-aged woman’s eyes 

The Republican friend of mine who I so quickly judged, as we reconnected after years of not seeing each other, was Lavelle Lewis, a football and basketball player who I’d cheered for during our years at IHS in Rochester, N. Y. After a couple of cups of coffee, I realized that as liberal as I was, Lavelle and I weren’t so different.

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Tooker: Why am I opposed to the 400,000-acre proposed Dolores River National Monument?

The proposed Dolores River National Monument will stonewall all economic processes that our community has worked toward. We deserve the opportunity to see those locally-led and locally-developed processes through. We do not want to be force-fed a single recreation industry, nor do we want to be wiped off the map like other national monument communities.

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Wood: Gov. Polis’ ‘Roadmap 2.0’ is not economically sustainable, equitable, environmentally balanced or fact-based

This past February, Gov. Jared Polis introduced his “Roadmap 2.0” that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions in Colorado by 2050.

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Independence Day: Some cite Reagan, Trump, but Gardner goes way back to Adams in Twitter greetings

While Coloradans were enjoying parades, rodeos and cookouts in celebration Thursday of Independence Day, elected Republican officials past, present and possibly future turned to Twitter.

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Devotional: A deeper understanding of freedom, and the true essence of independence

As we celebrate another Fourth of July, a day that symbolizes the very essence of freedom and independence, it’s crucial to reflect on the deeper meaning of this cherished value. Some may view “Freedom” as the ability to do whatever we please, but upon closer examination, this perspective is flawed.

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Cooper: The media doesn’t do their job, so you must to get real election answers

Polling shows more than 55% of voters believe the voting system in the United States is problematic: a huge concern for a republic. What is fueling this? Elected officials who openly crush any form of transparency and block investigations, and a news media that does not question or investigate anything related to election claims.  

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