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ROAD WARRIORS! Montezuma County Shuns Federal Rules, Reclaims Public Road
The federal pursuit to push us off public lands, one road at a time, has now reached into Montezuma County. However, officials there have decided to reclaim the road rather than allow the Forest Service to block users and demand commercial and recreation travel fees...
WORTH WATCHING: Who Will Lead State Board of Education?
The Colorado State Board of Education has never been so interesting to watch and we have firebrand Steve Durham, who joined the board this year, to thank. It is refreshing to see anyone shake up the education establishment, and Durham is doing it with particular...
ABOVE THE LAW: Hickenlooper’s Division of Insurance Went Rogue on Obamacare Cancellations
When conservatives complain about government not working for the people, this is what they mean. A new blistering report by Todd Shepherd shows that Governor Hickenlooper's Division of Insurance knew that it was breaking the law and did so anyway when its officials...
NATIONAL TREND: It’s Not Just Colorado That’s Not Ready for Hillary
Last week, Quinnipiac reported that Hillary was underwater in favorability and noted that her "numbers on honesty and trust may border on abysmal". It turns out, it's not just Colorado that's taking issue with Hillary's run for the 2016 Presidential race. A recent...
KILLER POLL: Democrat Support for Bennet and Murderer Holmes Creepy Close
Looks like Quinnipiac polling wasn’t done with Colorado. A survey released this morning shows that voters don’t think U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet should be reelected, want the death penalty for James Holmes, and oppose stricter gun control laws. Only 32 percent of voters...
WildEarth Warpath: In a Psychotic Break with Reality, Enviros Blame …
WildEarth Guardians, the instigators of all things gloomy in northwest Colorado, is throwing itself a pity party because wahhh! People are mad at them! Or as they describe it in a thinly-disguised fundraising letter to supporters, “WildEarth Guardians is under attack...
DRUNK DIALING? Poll Claims that Hunters Want Ditches, Ponds Regulated
We’ve seen some bizarre polls in our day, but this one wins the prize for combining apples and oranges to create ramen-flavored Oreo cookies. The poll was commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation to build support to determine if “hunters and anglers” supported...
REGULATION RESCUE: Tipton Makes Case to Help Community Banks
It's no secret that small community banks have found Dodd-Frank, an overhaul of the banking system, onerous. While a large bank can afford to hire an entire flock of compliance lawyers, small banks cannot. That's where Republican U.S. Rep. Tipton comes in. Tipton...
PEAKNATION RULES: Reader Has Solution to Frivolous WildEarth Guardians’ Lawsuits
Whoever warned writers not to read comments posted to their stories, sadly never experienced some of our brilliant followers. Here’s what Peak reader Steve Moore had to say about our post Wednesday, which exposed the federal government for giving a half-million dollar...
BIGGEST GUN GRAB EVER? ATF, FBI, VA Work to Limit Veterans’ Access to Guns
Colorado is home to more than 424,000 veterans, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. If a team composed of the Bureau of Alcohol and Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the VA had its way, some of those veterans would lose access to firearms....