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Today's Opinions

  • Column: Immigration, re-formed

    While the feds take their time, immigration “reform” is in full swing in Colorado. Once seen as a forerunner in strict regulation against illegal residency, the state is rapidly becoming a haven of opportunity for those that choose to visit, without paperwork and without permission.

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  • Column: In the wake of Boston, what is wrong with revenge?

    Just about every year on Aug. 6, we can count on liberal Americans to rush to Hiroshima, Japan, to tell everyone there, and throughout the world, how sorry they are that our country nuked that city to bring an end to World War II.

        They love to ignore the fact that our country was attacked Dec. 7, 1941, by the Japanese Empire, who — while cooperating with the German Reich — set out to conquer and enslave the entire planet.

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  • Column: In the wake of Boston, what is wrong with revenge?

    Just about every year on Aug. 6, we can count on liberal Americans to rush to Hiroshima, Japan, to tell everyone there, and throughout the world, how sorry they are that our country nuked that city to bring an end to World War II.

        They love to ignore the fact that our country was attacked Dec. 7, 1941, by the Japanese Empire, who — while cooperating with the German Reich — set out to conquer and enslave the entire planet.

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  • Column: Spring chill has led to stir craziness

    Is it over yet? Following what seems an endless succession of snowstorms, squalls and outright blizzards, the skies have finally cleared.

        Slowly, Mother Nature returns the heavens to the sunny disposition Colorado is famous for. Nice as it sounds, it’s about damn time for some sunshine around here. I actually heard a couple from Seattle reminiscing last week about how nice it’s been lately, the soggy gloom boosting their waterlogged memories.

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  • Column: Spring chill has led to stir craziness

    Is it over yet? Following what seems an endless succession of snowstorms, squalls and outright blizzards, the skies have finally cleared.

        Slowly, Mother Nature returns the heavens to the sunny disposition Colorado is famous for. Nice as it sounds, it’s about damn time for some sunshine around here. I actually heard a couple from Seattle reminiscing last week about how nice it’s been lately, the soggy gloom boosting their waterlogged memories.

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  • Column: The money's always flowing when there's a lawsuit involved

    Oh, happy day, Adams Countians!

        Remember how horrible the Great Recession was? Remember how strained it made county finances, to the point where the Board of County Commissioners rescinded its long-standing agreement with local municipalities to house offenders in return for help in footing the bill for the new jail?

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  • Column: The money's always flowing when there's a lawsuit involved

    Oh, happy day, Adams Countians!

        Remember how horrible the Great Recession was? Remember how strained it made county finances, to the point where the Board of County Commissioners rescinded its long-standing agreement with local municipalities to house offenders in return for help in footing the bill for the new jail?

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  • The 2013 Ford Flex certainly is a critic’s pick, but is it a winner?

     

     

     

    Aaron Cole
    Auto Columnist

    The critic’s pick always gets glossed over as the nerd’s favorite or geek’s dream. Like the Velvet Underground record that gathers dust next to Led Zeppelin “II” or the The Rolling Stones’ “No. 2,” there’s no love for media darlings with unique names.

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