Commentary

Pond: Transparency matters in the Dolores River National Conservation Area controversy

In recent proceedings, Mesa County Commissioner Cody Davis made a bold claim before Colorado’s County Commissioners, asserting that there is unified support for a proposed National Conservation Area (NCA) along the Dolores River.

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Russel: If Republicans can deliver on populist platform, they can expand on majorities

Having won an impressive yet precarious electoral majority in the 2024 election, MAGA Republicans are faced with a conundrum — whether to follow several previous Republican majorities down the path of tired old policies that voters repeatedly reject, or embrace specific issues on which they campaigned to deliver what the voters asked. 

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Devotional: If you want to live in amity, navigate your emotions with love

The word “amity” might sound like something out of an old-fashioned novel or the name of a charming little town, but it’s far more than that — it’s a transformative treasure we’ve lost in the shuffle of our fast-paced, fragmented lives.

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Rahn: The value of AP African-American studies is in the truth, not CRT

What is education for? Education is about searching for the truth, analyzing and differentiating good ideas from bad. Imagine a classroom where students are inspired to be creative, independent, taught self-determination and invested in the power of capitalism. 

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Mamet: Decline and fall of America? Not yet. Trump may have averted a destructive revolution

For the past four years Israel has been the leader of the free world. The Jewish state has been the West’s sole protection against Islamist terror, fighting while reviled by the people and countries it was protecting. Its position was similar to that of Donald Trump — demonized, persecuted, targeted for violence.

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