Opinion

Leadership is not about titles, status, or standing at a podium. It begins when an ordinary person sees a problem and chooses not to look away.

Before anyone ever files a petition or runs for office, the most effective leaders begin as advocates, neighbors who learn to turn concern into collective action. Local democracy works best when ordinary citizens speak up, organize, and hold government accountable together.

When citizens ask questions, government accountability begins. The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) gives every resident the right to access most records held by state and local government.

This second installment of our five-week A Citizen’s Guide to Making a Difference series focuses on the next step in civic involvement: showing up, participating, and speaking at local public meetings. Understanding how meetings work, knowing your rights, and learning how to engage effectively ensures your voice is heard and officially recorded—laying the groundwork for real community impact.

Have you ever wondered who decides when a county road gets graded, why your water bill went up, or how a new business got approved? The truth is that those decisions aren’t made in Washington or even Denver. They’re decided here at home, in county commissioner chambers, town board meetings, and school board discussions.

It was a short time after the shooting at a Catholic Church/School in which two students were killed and 17 wounded; that the Dems were touting more gun control (but not giving any plan on what to do, and they have been doing this since the 1990s). They should be more concerned about lip control.

This is not how I wanted to begin a new journal, Volume 45. Volume 44 captured October 21, 2024 to September 9, 2025.

As Chair of the Routt County Republicans I felt an obligation to respond to Rep. Meghan Lukens and Sen.

By any measure, rural eastern Colorado punches above its weight. We raise kids who work hard, we rally when neighbors fall on hard times, and we stretch dollars like taffy.

^’Tis the season when Colorado highways are teeming with summer travelers, all confronted with the inescapable reality that the state government has absolutely failed in its responsibility to maintain our highways.

Imagine walking into a restaurant, and before you even look at the menu, someone else orders for the whole table. They choose the most expensive items, add dessert, and go for top-shelf drinks—and when the check comes, they quietly slide it over to you.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword. It’s becoming an integral part of modern life, with the potential to reshape everything from healthcare to education.

Colorado farmers and ranchers are resilient. We never see a “normal” year.

Ah, Colorado. Land of cattle ranches, cornfields, hard-working hands, and—lately—a flood of progressive policies washing over the Capitol faster than spring runoff on the South Platte.

In small towns across Colorado—this corner of the state included—Friday night lights are more than just a game. They’re a ritual.

Colorado’s ruling progressive Democrats believe in equality under the law only in the sense, as in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, that some of us are “more equal than others.” Nothing illustrates this better than their current contortions related to gun policy and crime.