Editor’s Note: This op-ed was submitted by Paul Dragu, Communications Director for the John Birch Society (JBS), in response to a Colorado Times Recorder article published on May 27, 2021 titled “John Birch Society Speaker Defends Chilean Dictator Pinochet to Colorado Conservatives.”
Opinions
Joe Biden’s Unconscionable Military Buget
The Biden administration recently released its final budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022.
Revenge of the Frosty Man
Ralph Walsh, the Colorado Times Recorder's resident poet, on a lost year, lost years, life spans, housekeeping and nude beaches.
“I Can’t Really Speak to Them,” Says Coffman, Admitting He Didn’t Stay at Aurora Homeless Encampments
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says you should believe him when it comes to homelessness because he spent a week on the streets last year, as seen in a local TV story.
The Shomer: Take That Badge Off, Now.
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Treating Workers Like They’re Disposable Is Bad Business
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The Tax Fairness for Coloradans Package Is the Right Move at the Right Time
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