Colorado legislators failed the public by not setting a limit on how much marijuana drivers can have in their systems. A strange coalition of legislators shot down a well-vetted bill that would have set a legal limit on how much marijuana Colorado drivers could have in their systems.
Editorial: Outlawing immorality with outdated decrees A number of Colorado lawmakers — mostly Republican — had trouble the other day distinguishing between behavior they understandably don't like and behavior that should be outlawed.
Guest Commentary: Hope is not an investment strategy The Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado is responsible for 450,000 current and future retirees, so it would be tragic for PERA's investment assets to run out — not just for its members, but also for the Colorado economy.
Colorado Voices: In pursuit of a dream "At every crossroad, follow your dream," Leland Thomas said. "It is courageous to let your heart lead the way." In college, this philosophy signified exactly how I thought I wanted to live my life.
Ruth Marcus: Boehner's unreality The news out of House Speaker John Boehner's speech to the New York Economic Club was his demand for "cuts of trillions, not just billions" before the debt ceiling can be raised. Not just broad deficit-reduction targets, the Ohio Republican insisted, but "actual cuts and program reforms."
Guest Commentary: Peace Corps must protect volunteers To honor its 50th anniversary, the Peace Corps has gathered stories reflecting many facets of volunteer life: stories about beans and rice, lunatic taxi rides, milking cows, surviving malaria, and other strange encounters.
Dana Milbank: The RINO stalkers Poor Paul Ryan and John Boehner. Ryan, chairman of the House budget committee, proposed budget cuts so severe his plan has been described as a suicide note.
Big news, fellow weight-watchers: Our orders at chain restaurants, coffee shops and vending machines will soon come with a side of shock and shame. Get ready for calories to be waved in our over-fed faces at these establishments.
We all know that when Barack Obama moved into the White House, a supple and pragmatic thinker replaced a rigid ideologue. But what if what we all know is wrong?
In 1960, after the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in an electrifying seven-game World Series, the Yankees fired manager Casey Stengel, who had turned 70 in July. The Yankees said he was too old. He said, "I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again."
A good psychologist, scientist or politician attempting to convince you of the importance of their idea will cite statistics. I could share with you the number of teenagers who are trying marijuana, using it on a regular basis, blah, blah, blah.
