Recent Headlines

  U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is still trying to spin his way out of his broken pledge to oppose Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker. PeakNation™ will recall that rather than turning the 32-year representative out to pasture, he actually helped her craft a deal to...

An employee for the Denver City Council got caught renting out his “affordable housing” condo for the bargain basement price of $2,300 a month. It appears he’s been doing so in violation of city rules for years, but he won’t get in trouble for it because he’s promised...

In case you missed it, pop singer and gay rights advocate Cyndi Lauper will be performing at Governor-elect Jared Polis’s inaugural tennis shoe soiree on Jan. 8. “Cyndi Lauper has been a tireless advocate against bullying and for LGBTQ rights, and we’re honored to...

Democrats including U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette are pursuing an unusual path of governing when they take control of the House next month. Our working description is “America be damned, get revenge on political enemies,” a strategy not seen since the Clintons controlled...

A recent post in Colorado Politics suggested that we thank all government workers like we do members of the military. No offense to those who work for the government in non-military roles, but that's absurd on its face. Don't get us wrong, please do thank people who...

The chairman of the newly-formed Rural Affairs Committee in the Colorado State House, Democrat Rep. Dylan Roberts, talks a big game of alleviating stressors for rural Colorado in a new op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Unfortunately, when we look at the...

The oil and gas industry last week agreed to a compromise rule on setbacks, and energy regulators made it official with a vote that new wells must be at least 1,000 feet from any outdoor area used by schools. “Today’s rulemaking is a direct result of good-faith...

We are yet again in a partial government shutdown, which means it’s time for the liberal overlords of the National Park Service to exploit the situation to try and make Republicans look bad. We already know Trump is to blame for the shutdown — the president stepped up...

  U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s Senate floor speech on honoring law enforcement during the holidays: I come to the floor today to honor our men and women in law enforcement. As Members of Congress and their staffs head home this holiday season, we must remember the...

OMG, you guys. Apparently, Colorado has just one bakery. Grandmas everywhere are going to have to shuffle through yellowing recipe cards in the bottom of their kitchen drawers to remember their grandmas recipes for raspberry-filled kolaches for Christmas morning. Or,...