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COLORADO’S CHANGING CONGRESSIONAL POWER After watching Colorado politics for more than six decades, I thought I had seen just about everything. This year’s congressional races have me reconsidering that conclusion. Three races, in particular, tell three very different stories about Colorado politics: Denver’s loss of longtime Congresswoman Diana DeGette; Lauren Boebert’s challenge from retired Navy

by State Representative Meg Froelich This year’s 2026 Ballot is the longest in Colorado history. Our all-mail balloting system allows for us to sit with our ballots, research them thoroughly and then vote from the comfort of our homes. The 2026 Ballot will be a test of voters’ savvy as they navigate conflicting messages, a

Recently, my husband and I finished binge-watching The Crown on Netflix. It was well done and outlined the inner workings of the British Monarchy, including the historic engagement and wedding of Charles and Diana. A reporter asked the newly engaged couple, “Are you in love?” Diana replied immediately, “Yes, of course, we are.” Prince Charles

From a China plate to the Great Wall Sometimes the world has a funny way of bringing back our childhood memories. When I was growing up on the ranch, one of the things I heard at the dinner table was, “Clean up your plate. Children in China are starving.” Those words stuck with me. As

I babysat for my three-year-old grandson last week. I was trying to put him down for a nap. Although he was exhausted after a full morning of preschool, he insisted on seeing his mom. I reassured him that she would be home when he woke up from his nap. He kept saying he needed to

WALKING DOWN THE TRAIL: REMEMBERING JIM NUSSBAUM Sometimes when you walk down the trail of life, you meet people who leave a lasting impression. Over the years, I have been fortunate to meet many interesting and remarkable people. Some have been politicians, some business leaders, some veterans, some community leaders and some just good people

“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses

I worry we are going to lose our freedom to the drumbeat of collectivism. As much as I care about my neighbor, I do not want to be forced to give them something I worked hard for; I want to give from the abundance of my heart.  America was founded on the principle of freedom:

When the community writes a story back My daughter Susan, co-publisher, recently asked me to write another column about walking down memory lane for 67 years. Last week, I did that, looking back at my years in Craig, Colorado, and the long journey that eventually brought Gerri and I to The Villager and 45 years