Viewpoint: Four Letter Words Poured Out at Graduation

I get a little jaded about people sometimes. Do you? Traffic jams, rude customer service people, dog owners who think I want their dog to sniff me, and people who have forgotten the values America and Christianity once had.That doesn’t sound all that jaded, does it? I’m kidding.

Viewpoint: Loud Booms Unexplained

My telephone rang on Friday morning and the caller was a loyal reader and Colorado City resident who has steered us in the right direction of several stories over the years. He shared that a series of large booms had occurred. Loud enough that the entire community had probably heard it.

Viewpoint: The Times May be a-Changing

I don’t want this to be a political Viewpoint. Seems like all I’ve been doing lately is writing political editorials. I can’t even think of a title that won’t be interpreted as political.

Viewpoint: My Cousin Says I Should Run for Governor

After my comparison last week of the most liberal and the most expensive states to live in, and the fact that the two lists are almost identical, my cousin from Tennessee emailed me and indicated that he liked the commonsense way my argument was laid out.

Viewpoint: Our Children are at Stake

I had to wait for a while before I wrote this. After I completed the feature on House Bill 25-1312, I had to walk away. I was too angry.The things I would have said about the four sponsors of the bill would have been cruel and maybe incendiary. At least three of them are women.

Viewpoint: Wolves Beware

My wife bought tickets for myself and son Keegan to join her at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center east of Divide. We paid for a two-hour moonlight tour that was to begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m.Canada has the largest estimated wolf population in the world with 50,000 wolves.

Viewpoint: They’re After your Guns - Again

I received news of this bill Monday afternoon. I didn’t get a chance to dig into it until after 8:00 p.m. on Monday night. I say that simply because, generally, I am opposed to bills that are aimed at limiting the second amendment.

Viewpoint: Polis is Wearing a Mask Again

This Time to Rob YouThe timeline for Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ goal to a 100 percent renewable electric grid has been moved from 2050 to 2040. That would take the state’s $40 billion budget and increase it by over $31 billion per year for the next 10 years.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the EditorViewpoint on Digging Your Own Grave The former owners of the ranch I own in Salida are buried next to each other there. I fenced the monuments and marked the location on a subdivision plat when I developed the land.