John Colson
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Colson: Lauren Boebert, a visitor from planet ARM
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who supposedly lives in the Silt area of Western Garfield County and represents the 3rd Congressional District, actually is from another planet entirely, as far as I can tell. → Read More
John Colson: A lost opportunity we may soon regret
The 2020 election certainly gave us a lot to think about, the least of which is in contemplation of those races where the winners made it to office by → Read More
John Colson: Rudy Giuliani does his DJT clone act
It dropped into my inbox like a hot, steaming pile of — well, you get the picture. Or maybe you don’t, so let me explain. The podcast link, in an email from an outraged friend, was an example of something called “Rudy’s Common Sense,” a podcast featuring the thought processes (if you can call them… → Read More
John Colson: As local fires subside, our politics ignite
At long last, it appears the fires that have been explosively plaguing our state for weeks are abating, or at least coming under a greater semblance of control by → Read More
John Colson: Trump triples-down on coronavirus fantasies
A month ago, as the U.S. passed 3 million cases on July 8, it became crystal clear that not only had our president had failed us on two different occasions already — as he tried to shout down the novel coronavirus pandemic and then hoped it would magically disappear — but that he was on… → Read More
John Colson: My Corona — an occasional diary, episode 1
April 5, 2020 — Well, I’ve given in. I’ve started wearing a face mask and plastic gloves when I go out shopping, or strolling, or visiting, and I expect → Read More
John Colson: COVID-19 is here, but don’t panic
The operative thought for the day should be this — do not panic, but pay attention and take care of yourself and your loved ones as a worldwide viral emergency continues to evolve. The fact is, unhappily, that the mounting COVID-19 crisis, which reportedly had infected more than 500 people in 34 states in the… → Read More
John Colson: Game on in America: time to pay attention
And so it begins; yet another battle for the heart and soul, perhaps even the continued existence of our American political experiment.I hope we’re all prepared for a hard → Read More
John Colson: Presidential moment of the month — Sharpiegate
Aw, jeez, it’s even got a name now — “Sharpiegate” — describing that incredible moment when President Donald Trump tried to show he was better at predicting the weather → Read More
John Colson: A look at Mayor Pete Buttegieg’s stomping ground
As I continue my round of visits to family and friends in the Midwest, I find myself in the tiny northern Indiana town of Lakeville, perched on a highway → Read More
John Colson: Seen Grand Canyon, known it, but not like this before
The Grand Canyon, arguably the United States’ most recognizably iconic desert landscape, has loomed large at the edges of my life since I moved to Colorado more than 40 → Read More
John Colson: A word about wealth and the wealthy
The week just past has been something of a melancholy time for yours truly, in part because death and other circumstances awakened in me certain realizations that I have → Read More
John Colson: Will Medicaid expansion defy Trumpian tactics?
There has been considerable debate about the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid, which reportedly has been put in effect in some 30 states since the ACA was enacted → Read More
John Colson: Dunning-Kruger and the need for all to vote
Ever heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect?Neither had I until recently, but it’s being cited as one possible explanation for the ongoing and inexplicable popularity of President Donald Trump, at → Read More
John Colson: ‘Enough is enough!’ must be the new normal
I wore out some shoe leather as part of the March For Our Lives on Saturday in my hometown of Carbondale, one of several held in our valley as → Read More
John Colson: If Trump fires Mueller, will that be the end?
Ever had one of those days when events seem determined to undercut any and all plans you had before the events unfolded?Monday was one of those for me. I → Read More
John Colson: Tax bill a bad deal for now, and the future
Whatever else it is, the tax bill now being batted around the halls of Congress certainly is not a reform bill.And it certainly is not in any way honoring → Read More
John Colson: Comparing notes, Colorado versus Washington
Just in case readers (presumptive of me, I know, to imagine them in the plural) were wondering, I’m returning to these pages after a well-appreciated month off, which I → Read More
John Colson: A call for support of the ‘Medicare For All’ bill
As I finish this column, the Republican Party is poised for the umpteenth time to take a stab at killing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (that’s its → Read More
John Colson: Politics? Pah! Let’s look closer to home
I started out to write today about politics, or health care, or some other damned blight on our global consciousness.But I decided to put all that aside, at least → Read More