Opinion
- It’s time to replace the school board
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I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Peccolo's letter regarding public education and the not-so-hidden agenda of the current Douglas County school board. I would only add this.
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- Properties protected by land conservancy
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When I moved to Douglas County in the 1980s, an appealing aspect was the amount of beautiful, untouched land — mesas, valleys, evergreens, rocky outcroppings and more. In my eyes, it’s part of what living in Colorado is about. I’m glad t...
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- The economics of the school district's vouchers
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The Douglas County School Board is trying to divert the educational dollars of every traditional and charter school student, teacher and citizen in the district with their insistence on a voucher program for an initial 500 Students, to a...
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- Wearing your character on your sleeve
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You know what we say when we see someone who is overly emotional or very transparent with their feelings: We say they are wearing their heart on their sleeve.
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- We must work together to save public schools
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I’m writing in response to a News Press story about the “medicine show” that passed through Castle Rock two weeks ago.
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- A bond with the community is crucial for newspapers
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Today begins a new era for my family and the communities our newspapers and websites serve.
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- God has a bigger plan
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Colorado wouldn’t have ski towns, if it didn’t have ghost towns.
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- Game changers can be found close to home
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It seems like every few years, we have the benefit of watching those exceptional professional athletes that change the game for all future competitors in that sport. I think of athletes like Shaun White, Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Mi...
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- Time to reform Congress
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Approval ratings for members of Congress are at an all-time low. Only 11 percent of the American public approves of how Congress conducts itself, according to a Gallup poll last month. That is the lowest rating Gallup has ever recorded i...
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- Vouchers compromise Republicans’ platform
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Republican ideology is conflicted over vouchers.
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- Owning our positive attitude
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Our positive attitude begins and ends with us. We have to own the fact that we are in control of our emotions and our attitudes, not anyone else and certainly not any circumstance.
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- The power of prayer
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Tim Tebow did it. Maybe we should too.
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- Coffman off base on pipeline’s benefits
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I’m writing in response to Rep. Coffman’s recent column published in the News Press. He presented an unlikely list of benefits and outcomes related to TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project.
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- Federal job statistics are misleading
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I believe that the U.S. unemployment rate as reported by the Department of Labor is a lot of hooey.
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- 2011 review; 2012 outlook
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Most analysts and investors agree that 2011 was not a stellar year for the economy or the stock market. The number of times the word recession was bantered about in the last 12 months certainly took its toll on waning consumer confidence...
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Douglas County ranks sixth on wealth list
With a median household income nearly double the national average, Douglas County made it to No. 6 on a list of the nation’s wealthiest counties, published by MSN Money.
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Young cellist stars with Arapahoe Philharmonic
Arapahoe Philharmonic will perform music from Germany and Austria at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Mission Hills Church, 620 Southpark Drive, Littleton.
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