Valdamar Archuleta

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.

Archuleta: The ways in which a 30-day Pride month is counterproductive

A month-long celebration of Pride is counterproductive. I say this as a gay man who, at one time, was very active in the gay rights movement and organizing Pride Festivals. Over the past several years, I have rapidly been drawn to this conclusion. After 30 days of rainbows, the world is not a better place for the LGBT community, nor are we more unified with society. Likely, it is the opposite.