Opinion

In the Vail Daily, Tim Lewis uses the annual vehicle registration postcard as a metaphor for Colorado's stagnant public sector, arguing that government services lag behind the private sector despite rising fees and taxes.

Former Navy Secretary John Phelan tells an Aspen audience he was ousted for moving too fast and breaking the glass, not for incompetence, arguing the military establishment is too risk-averse.

Rep Lauren Boebert introduced Amendment 110 to slash $287.8 million from the Fulbright Program, threatening funding for Colorado students like a Centennial woman who taught in Mongolia after losing her home to fire.

Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death and Mitch McConnell’s health revelations spark a Western Slope debate on transparency regarding aging political leaders.

Peter Westcott calls for Carbondale commissioners to prohibit M-44 cyanide bombs on public lands, citing cruel, indiscriminate deaths for pets and wildlife amid thin federal oversight.

State Senator Meghan Lukens argues Colorado’s structural election reforms, including anti-discrimination and immigration laws, insulate the state from federal instability while strengthening local governance.

Local resident Geoff Smith argues Vail Associates should sell, citing how quarterly earnings pressure degrades the on-snow experience through cost-cutting measures like reduced grooming and staggered terrain openings.

The Colorado Water Trust leases and releases existing water to maintain Yampa River flows during drought, leveraging seniority and cooperation rather than creating new supplies.

Craig pastor Len Browning argues that celebrating national independence requires a spiritual reordering of self, urging believers to let the Cross fly higher than the Flag in their pursuit of true freedom.

Vail columnist Nancy Norton argues that local anxiety stems from perspective, not weather or economy, urging residents to choose optimism over negativity in her latest Vail Daily piece.

Colorado Sun writer Mike Littwin argues that Melat Kiros’s upset victory over Diana DeGette reflects a generational and ideological civil war within the party, not a radical leftist takeover of the establishment.

Aspen residents face rising costs and health risks as persistent summer wildfire smoke becomes the new normal, affecting insurance premiums and outdoor living since 2020.