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Williams: Turning Point USA’s awakening of conservatism’s lion
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Williams: Turning Point USA’s awakening of conservatism’s lion

By LACI WILLIAMS | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I worked for Turning Point USA for nearly five-and-a-half years. This year, I made my return at their annual conference, Americafest, in Phoenix, Ariz. It was a triumphant homecoming, as the energy in the room reflected the incredible momentum Turning Point has built. Their hard work has awakened a quiet lion within the conservative movement, a machine that is proving to be unstoppable. Despite being outspent this election cycle, Republicans were not outworked, thanks in large part to Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk and his team of tireless culture warriors. As Kirk himself put it, “The good guys win if we push hard enough.” Sitting in the press pool at Americafest, I couldn’t help but notice the stark contrast in perspectives. O...
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Devotional: Reprogram your thinking to transform your life
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Devotional: Reprogram your thinking to transform your life

By Drake Hunter | Contributing Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Most Christians are familiar with the Great Commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). We often talk about the heart — linking it to trusting God’s love — and the soul, which relates to our physical energy and strength. But what about the mind? This oft overlooked part of our being or personhood is powerful and essential to living a life of purpose and impact. Everything begins with the mind — our thoughts shape how we feel, live and respond to the world. For Christians, mindset is about prioritizing the mind over the physical. Picture it this way: The brain is the hardware, a physical tool for processing information; The mind is the software,...
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Brauchler: Residents of the new 23rd District choose law and order
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Brauchler: Residents of the new 23rd District choose law and order

By George Brauchler | Commentary, Denver Gazette On Jan. 14, every district attorney in Colorado will take the oath of office and begin a four-year term of seeking justice and public safety consistent with the values of their individual jurisdiction and within the limitations of Colorado’s ever-weakening laws. For the first time in more than 60 years in Colorado, a new judicial district will come into existence, and with it, a brand new district attorney’s office. I am honored to have the opportunity and obligation to be the first DA to lead the new 23rd Judicial District. This jurisdiction — comprising Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties — begins at a unique time and place in Colorado’s history. Colorado is far from a “top 10 safest state,” as pledged by Gov. Jared Polis in 2022...
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Joondeph: Trump is flushing the expert class down the toilet
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Joondeph: Trump is flushing the expert class down the toilet

By Dr. Brian C. Joondeph | Commentary, American Thinker President-elect Donald Trump is taking a media break from being called a fascist or Nazi to the latest criticism of filling his cabinet positions with those not deemed to be “experts” by the self-proclaimed “expert class” of government. Who defines “expert”? Simple: those deemed experts by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, or administrative class embeds. In other words, it is a circle-jerk of self-professed experts insisting they are the only true experts. Confirmation bias anyone? Reuters bemoans Trump’s approach of going outside the “expert class”, who have gotten so much wrong over the years, instead favoring those with practical experience. “U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little e...
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Gaines: Educate yourself, Logan County, a Metro District may be coming
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Gaines: Educate yourself, Logan County, a Metro District may be coming

By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project Sage Pointe, a neighborhood just outside of Sterling, Colo., in Logan County, might have a Metro District coming. Since such things might be new to a lot of people out here; I thought it worth taking a minute to hit the high notes on Metro Districts. Before anything else, let me take a second to say that nothing of what I write below should be taken as an accusation against anyone in Sage Pointe, nor as any sort of alarm call. Metro Districts have been and can be problematic, but they don't have to be as long as you're informed. The Journal-Advocate article linked here details a recent decision by Logan County Commissioners that allows Sage Pointe residents to circulate petitions in their neighborhood, and, if s...
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Garbo: The people’s will to stand tall against crime manifested in JD23
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Garbo: The people’s will to stand tall against crime manifested in JD23

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In an era when too many jurisdictions have abandoned the very principles that uphold civilized society, the 23rd Judicial District (JD23) emerges as a bastion of bold, unified leadership. Under the steady hand of District Attorney George Brauchler and the resolute support of Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln County officials, this district has sent a clear and unwavering message: criminals will find no haven here. The launch of JD23 represents more than just a reorganization of judicial boundaries; it is the realization of a community’s demand for governance rooted in justice, accountability and respect for its citizens. These counties have made it clear that apathy toward criminal behavior and anti-law enforcement rhetoric have no...
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Sloan: CEO killing is case study in Left’s anarchical view of law
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Sloan: CEO killing is case study in Left’s anarchical view of law

By Kelly Sloan | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice The political diagnosticians poking around at the remains of the last election, on behalf of the Democratic Party, are compiling a gestating list of items seeking to explain why what happened on Nov. 7. The lists get pretty long, but close to the top of nearly all of them is the general sense that the streets are manifestly less safe than were even four years ago; that the decay in respect for law and order has made our erstwhile civil society far less civil and far more dangerous.  This sort of post-mortem is a normal and healthy exercise in democratic hygiene, undertaken by both parties periodically, the point of which is to identify what motivates the voters and to adjust approaches to self-government accordingly. One would...
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Walcher: Federal agencies should look in the mirror
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Walcher: Federal agencies should look in the mirror

By Greg Walcher | Guest Commentary, GregWalcher.com In the 1950 movie version of Grimm’s Fairy Tale, the cruel stepmother scolds Cinderella, “You clumsy little fool – clean that up!” But, of course, it was the stepmother, not Cinderella, who made the mess. Sometimes it seems like the world is full of people who expect others to clean up their messes. It is a recurring theme among critics of federal agencies, which often regulate and even fine others for environmental damage, but rarely admit the role they themselves played in creating the problem. A lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), filed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), has again focused attention on an agency blaming everyone but itself. Th...
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Garbo: The alarming normalization of murder in Brian Thompson’s death
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Garbo: The alarming normalization of murder in Brian Thompson’s death

By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice A recent poll revealing that 41% of young voters find the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable is deeply troubling. This statistic underscores a dangerous shift in societal values, one that signals a disregard for the sanctity of life and a fundamental misunderstanding of justice. Such attitudes are symptomatic of a society in moral decay, where divisive rhetoric and a growing disillusionment with institutions have fostered a warped perception of right and wrong. Political polarization and incendiary rhetoric have created an environment where individuals increasingly see themselves as arbiters of justice. When leaders frame opposition as not just wrong but inherently evil, it legitimizes extreme ...
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Schumann: Socialist seeds in conservative soil? The new battle for Western Colorado’s identity
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Schumann: Socialist seeds in conservative soil? The new battle for Western Colorado’s identity

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Beneath the wide-open skies of Western Colorado, a clash of ideologies is quietly unfolding that could shake the foundations of its conservative stronghold.  In towns like Grand Junction and Fruita, socialist ideology is finding fertile ground in the form of The Revolutionist, a grassroots publication distributed across 20 locations — from coffee shops to counseling offices and specialty smoking accessory stores.  This shift raises questions about whether the region’s core principles of free-market capitalism, individual liberty and the rule of law will remain intact, or if they’ll erode under the growing influence of socialist activism. The revival of The Revolutionist draws a direct line to the early 20...
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