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Today's Opinions

  • Snake oil salesman

    Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg’s House Bill 1356 blazed across the legislative sky last week, a shooting star destined to vaporize on reentry. It did, but not before the fragments landed on Sonnenberg’s head.
        As proposed, the bill would have withheld mining and energy-related severance tax revenues for local governments that “in any way restricted or delayed the ability of an oil and gas producer to exercise its rights to extract oil and gas.”

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  • Talk to your kids — the time is now

    As the father of two teenage boys I remember just how fine the line was between being reasonable in my mind and being reasonable in my sons’ eyes. As a parent who cherished his children, there were times when I could not be their best friend. I needed to be their parent. It was a difficult life lesson for the three of us to learn.

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  • A new face, a new place — but an old mission

     

    Chris Harrop

    The more things change, the more they stay the same.
    For every cliché like that, there’s 20 pounds of truth behind it if you look hard enough. That’s why those ideas have staying power and hold such cherished places in our collective memory.

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  • Take a hike!

    Summer came early this year, and from the looks of it, everyone is taking as much pleasure from the seasonal change as I am. Parks are full, boats are out, wildlife is abundant, and the Miller Moths are flapping about, indoors and out, over a month early.

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  • Medicine, smiles can go a long way

    Carlos Flores, 18, the Fort Lupton resident and former Frederick High School football player, will soon in Craig Hospital for the next few months.
        He’s paralyzed after a car crash last week near Johnstown.

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  • Eight ways to fight hunger

    Kathy Underhill
    Special to Metrowest

    Twenty-five percent of all Colorado working families don’t earn enough to provide for their family’s basic needs. And yet, many people in Colorado still think hunger affects only the poorest people, like those in third world countries. That’s not the case. In 2010, 900,000 Coloradoans were impacted by hunger, and the greatest percentage of people who are hungry in our state are children under the age of five.

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  • In celebration of 420

    As a pastor, sometimes you have to dispel some myths.  As I write this, I am bombarded by the television and the radio announcing that today is the day where everyone grabs a bowl of marijuana and lights it up.  And, as usual, there are a number of myths that also surround the significance of doing this absurd practice on April 20th every year.

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  • Not enough thank yous

    Editor;
        On April 24th, I had an emergency at my home that was unexpected. In response to that call, the Fort Lupton Fire Dept, the police and the Weld County ambulance arrived to handle a situation my husband and I could not do on our own. There are not enough thank yous to express our gratitude for the caring, kindness and gentleness these professional folks took to secure my safety and well-being. We are so blessed in this community to live among such  competent, and caring professionals.
    Diann LeVere
    Fort Lupton
     

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