Columnists
Winning Words
Why do we struggle with achieving success when there really is no secret to success? Is it because we have overcomplicated the thought or definition of success? Or is it because we really just …
Quiet Desperation
Play ball. The 2019 Major League Baseball season is about to get underway. Did I just hear yawns? Attendance was down at 17 MLB stadiums last year from the year before. There are a number of theories …
Winning Words
Do you ever feel like it’s all been said already? I mean how many times can we really talk about hope and encouragement, a positive attitude, kindness, charity, goodness, love, forgiveness, …
Quiet Desperation
I’ll take Door Number 2. We’re all vulnerable to the choices we make. The college we go to, the city we move to, the job we take, the man or woman we date or marry, and whether to have children …
Financial Strategies
A black swan is something rare and unusual. In economic terms, it is defined as an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences. Investors spend a lot of time and worry …
Quiet Desperation
Maybe the time of the year, and a series of snows, contributed to the haiku contest’s success. Winter, someone said, “forms our character and brings out our best.” I hoped for a dozen entries. …
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Letters to the Editor
opinion
How are you doing today? I am writing to you as part of a class project for the novel “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.”
My classmates and I are contacting newspapers across the country in a …
Rethink current pay system For several years, the minimum wage has increased, with the goal of $12 per hour. In relation to the increased costs – food and housing, specifically – have increased, …
Say no to 74 Amendment 74 is one of those proposals that sounds like a good idea but would have horrible consequences. If someone wants to open a pot shop in your neighborhood and the town passes a …
Support setbacks for oil, gas drilling Why support 112? It puts our families’ and kids’ health first, ahead of industry lies. Per independent university research, toxic risks from fracking …
Say no to 112 I’ve worked in the oil and natural gas industry for five years, and before that, I knew nothing about oil and gas. If Proposition 112 was on the ballot back then, I probably would …
Vote for Weiser Colorado’s attorney general acts as the lawyer for all of us. The AG leads the office that enforces the laws protecting consumers and our land, water and natural resources. In …
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