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Hillman: This ain’t your father’s Colorado
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Commentary, Mark Hillman

Hillman: This ain’t your father’s Colorado

By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com If you’re 40 or older, today’s Colorado is very different politically than the state where you grew up – assuming you grew up here. Except for Lyndon Johnson’s landslide win over Barry Goldwater in 1964, no Democrat won more than 45% in Colorado between 1952 and 2000. When Bill Clinton won Colorado in 1992 (with 40% in a three-way race), we became a “swing state” in presidential races through 2008.  Three of those elections were decided by less than 5%. Republicans’ most decisive win in that era was George W. Bush by 8.4% in 2000.  Ranked by margin of victory, Colorado was then 19th most-Republican state, darker red than Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida or Iowa. READ THE FULL STORY AT MARKHILLMAN.COM Editor’s n...
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Douglas County School District narrowly approves charter school release amid heated debate
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Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice

Douglas County School District narrowly approves charter school release amid heated debate

By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In a pivotal 4-3 vote on Tuesday night, the Douglas County School District board approved the release of the John Adams Academy charter school to apply for authorization through the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI). This decision, made possible by conservative members of the board, marks a significant milestone for school choice advocates in Douglas County and underscores the importance of empowering parents with diverse educational options. The debate surrounding this decision was passionate and highlighted a fundamental divide: should charter schools be confined to district oversight, or should they have the flexibility to pursue authorization through alternative pathways like CSI? For supporters of school choi...
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York: Now we know how many secret sources the FBI had on Jan. 6, but what did they do?
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Commentary, Washington Examiner

York: Now we know how many secret sources the FBI had on Jan. 6, but what did they do?

By Byron York | Commentary, Washington Examiner It took years, but now we know the number of secret informants the FBI had in Washington during the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. What we don’t know is what they did. In a long-awaited report, Michael Horowitz, the inspector general of the Justice Department, revealed that 26 confidential human sources, or CHSs, “were in Washington, D.C., on January 6 in connection with the events of January 6.” Of that number, 17 went into the Capitol or into the restricted area around the Capitol. Of them, four went inside the Capitol, while 13 were on the restricted grounds. Beyond that number, there were nine CHSs who did not enter the Capitol or the restricted area. We don’t know where they were. READ THE FULL COMME...
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Gaines: Recalling drones of our own in Eastern Colorado and a ‘nothing to see here’ response
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Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice

Gaines: Recalling drones of our own in Eastern Colorado and a ‘nothing to see here’ response

By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Maintaining a healthy skepticism can be a challenge.  So many things these days are there to monetize your attention, and all too often the people generating the eye-catching content on social media (and sometimes in regular media) are none too picky about grabbing you without exaggerating or, sadly, making things up.   If you don't want to be fooled or led around by the nose, you're wise to keep your wits about you.  Watch for wild claims and remember that big claims need big evidence.  Take a second before reacting, open a new browser window, and then search for something you just read.  Go and read the primary source material for things people insist are true. There is a balance here, ...
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Hindawi: If American media will chill, Syria can be made great again
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Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice

Hindawi: If American media will chill, Syria can be made great again

By Salam Hindawi | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Every time I scan American news outlets, especially the right-wing ones featuring the latest news on Syria, I get split between laughing or crying because of their outrageous panic about the future of Syria’s minorities. In the next few paragraphs, I’ll make the case for why Americans need to take a chill pill and calm down regarding the impending political transition in my home country. For the record, I’m no woke lefty with purple hair and pronouns in his bio. Rather, I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum: a staunch believer in free speech, religious freedom, the Second Amendment, the free market, family values and the fact that we have two genders (i.e. no one is born in the ‘wrong body'.) But the amount of doom I’ve s...
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Evans: ‘America must prioritize deporting gangsters, not grandmas’
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Commentary, The Colorado Sun

Evans: ‘America must prioritize deporting gangsters, not grandmas’

By Gabe Evans | Commentary, The Colorado Sun In a recent viral moment, the mayor of Denver, Mike Johnston, threatened to deploy local cops and thousands of Coloradans for a “Tiananmen Square moment” to stop the next administration’s strong immigration policies.  As a Coloradan, former Denver-area cop, grandson of an immigrant family and the next congressman for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, I strongly support a secure border and strong immigration policies, including immediate deportation for criminals or freeloaders.  For those who are contributing to our society, not causing problems, and want to legally join the American dream, I do not support immediate deportation or family separation. As the grandson of an immigrant from Chihuahua, I know that Am...
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Devotional: We are all born to lead, with a servant mindset
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Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice

Devotional: We are all born to lead, with a servant mindset

By Drake Hunter | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Through the years, I’ve attended countless leadership training sessions, courses and workshops. Most start with the same bold statement: “All leaders are born leaders!” While I respect the enthusiasm behind this idea, my first reaction is, “Well, of course! What else would they be?” Every leader was indeed born — but the unspoken truth is that every person born carries the potential to be a leader. The problem is that this potential often needs to be recognized. Why? Because we seldom hear follow-ups like, “All people who are born can become great leaders,” if they are willing to humble themselves and align with the principles of effective leadership. When we hear "leadership," our minds may conjure images of directors, o...
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Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount
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Commentary, gazette.com

Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount

By Candice Stutzriem and Adam Gillard | Commentary, The Gazette We are writing to be 100% transparent with the decisions made by the EPC Canvass Board to remove three votes for Rep. Steph Vigil during the House District 16 election recount. A key point has been left out of media reports; The Canvass Board honored the voter’s intent. Speaking as two of the three members of the EPC Canvass Board, we assure all concerned that the board and the EPC Elections Department were present from the Logic and Accuracy Test all the way through the canvass signing ceremony. We witnessed the recount exceeding 387,000 ballots and inspected more than 3,000 over-votes and under-votes identified for individual adjudication. It required eight days over Thanksgiving weekend, in the counting room, with ...
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Rooke: Caitlin Clark could’ve been a hero, but instead she bent the knee to racist bullies
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Commentary, The Daily Caller

Rooke: Caitlin Clark could’ve been a hero, but instead she bent the knee to racist bullies

By Mary Rooke, Commentary | Daily Caller TIME Magazine nominated WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark as the Athlete of the Year for 2024. And honestly, she deserves it. Clark single-handedly revitalized the WNBA with her competitiveness and athletic ability. She was a class act during the pre-and post-game interviews and drew massive crowds to previously practically empty arenas. She accomplished all of this while being body slammed and thrown around the court like a ragdoll. Race, of course, played a part in this. It was impossible not to notice. The league is predominately made up of black female athletes. While the rest of the freshman class stars, like Angel Reese, were celebrated, Clark was bullied, beaten, and demonized because she was white. When Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wi...
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Burgess: Here’s how Trump Administration can save American education
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Commentary, National

Burgess: Here’s how Trump Administration can save American education

By Matt Burgess | Commentary, Konstantin Kisin President-elect Donald J. Trump has a clear mandate to reform higher education in his second term, for two reasons. First, Vice-President Kamala Harris’ association with unpopular ‘woke’ ideas emanating from higher education was one of the biggest reasons Trump won the election. Some of these ideas merely offended the average American’s moral sensibilities—like the idea that America is fundamentally bad; that people should be judged, admitted to college, and hired on the basis of their race or gender; or that there is moral equivalence between Israel (the Middle East’s only democracy) and Hamas (an openly genocidal terror group that uses its own citizens as human shields). Other ideas—like ‘defund the police’, open bo...
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