A virtual meeting between Colorado GOP leaders and their La Plata County colleagues became contentious last week as party officials debated the next steps in a proposed legal battle with a Durango school district.
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What the Death of the Department of Education Would Mean for Colorado Kids
Republican presidents as far back as Ronald Reagan have been threatening to shutter the Department of Education (DOE). Lamar Alexander (under former President George W. Bush) took up the chant, as did Betsy DeVos during the first Trump administration and several prominent Colorado Republicans. But in the midst of the current onslaught from Washington, D.C., it looks like it may be more than a threat this time.
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‘State of Education’ Forum Discusses Problems with Public Education
Colorado Board of Education Commissioner Steve Durham, Academy School District 20 Board member Aaron Salt, and Colorado Springs School District 11 Board member Lauren Nelson spoke at Engage the Rockies’ “State of Education” event at Library 21c in Colorado Springs this week.
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DAVIS: A Conversation with Katherine Stewart about Her New Book, and the Movement to Destroy Democracy
Every now and then, I read a book which hits me with such a profound impact that, like Paul on the road to Damascus, I find my life divided into before and after, incapable of recovering from the revelation. More than a decade ago, legendary investigative journalist Katherine Stewart’s first book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children, hit me with just such a haymaker. The Good News Club was not only revelatory, it was inspiring: ten years after I read it, the book was constantly on my mind as I investigated the happenings in the Woodland Park school district two years ago.
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For the Record: DEA Leader Says U.S. Military Could Fight Cartels in Mexico
"So if we can ... really go hard, not just on the cartel members in the U.S. but in Mexico, whether that's DEA action or military action or the Mexican government action, whatever that looks like, that's the only way to really stop this threat.”
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Gabe Evans, Who Represents Colorado’s Most Competitive Congressional District, Has Yet To Criticize Trump
Despite winning one of the closest U.S. House races in the country, Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans isn’t leveling even the most gentle criticism at President Donald Trump — or disagreeing with the president at all.
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Shen Yun Promotes Dance Performances in Colorado After Being Sued for Child Labor Violations
Shen Yun Performing Arts, the traveling dance troupe behind elaborate performances that show “China before Communism,” has been sued by a former dancer and is also being investigated over its allegedly abusive child labor practices, which were reported by The New York Times in August. This week, it was reported to be under federal investigation for visa fraud.
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Colorado Times Recorder Launches ‘Fever Swamp Review’ Podcast
Colorado’s — and the country’s — expanding fever swamp of misinformation, bigotry, hatred, greed, corruption, and racism will be exposed, scrutinized, and — to the extent possible — explained during every-other-week episodes of the Colorado Times Recorder’s new podcast, the Fever Swamp Review.
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Hundreds March in Colorado Springs for ‘Protect Trans Siblings’ Rally
This weekend approximately two hundred people gathered at Acacia Park in Colorado Springs for the “Protect Trans Siblings” rally and march. The event coincided with marches across the country in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender people’s access to health care and ability to serve in the military.
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DAVIS: The American Autocoup
I have long been skeptical of the merits of running around screaming that the sky is falling. If the sky were really falling – I assumed – everyone would notice and behave accordingly. The last two weeks have challenged that assumption, though. In a situation where the sky really does appear to be falling, millions of people are working desperately to convince themselves otherwise. Even now, when reading the daily headlines makes anyone sound like a conspiracy nut, many are beset by the impulse to believe that what we are seeing cannot possibly be as bad as it appears to be.