http://rockymountainnews.com/news/opinion/columns-blogs/?partner=RSSRocky Mountain News Stories: Opinion Columns & Blogsen-usopinion/columns-blogshttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/07/carroll-why-be-frugal/?partner=RSSIf you're like me, you're getting a little tired of hearing about the silver lining in the recession - how it's going to teach us the value of thrift and how "you can't spend what you don't earn," as Alan Murray of The Wall Street Journal put it the other day. carrollv@rockymountainnews.com (Vincent Carroll)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154817-733414opinion/columns-blogsVincent CarrollLocalCARROLL: Why be frugal?Rocky Mountain Newscarroll-why-be-frugalurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154817-733414Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/07/campos-defining-terrorism/?partner=RSSRocky Mountain News editorial pages editor and columnist Vincent Carroll has taken exception to my observation last week that - especially in the context of contemporary Middle East politics - the word "terrorism" is gradually being drained of meaning. paul.campos@colorado.edu (Paul Campos)Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154831-733414opinion/columns-blogsPaul CamposLocalCAMPOS: Defining 'terrorism'Rocky Mountain Newscampos-defining-terrorismurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154831-733414Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/06/carroll-bennets-dilemma/?partner=RSSMichael Bennet, Colorado's soon-to-be U.S. senator, has experienced first hand how unions tend to suffocate innovation and change. Which is what makes his likely vote this year on Democratic legislation to abolish the secret ballot in union-organizing elections so interesting. carrollv@rockymountainnews.com (Vincent Carroll)Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154555-733413opinion/columns-blogsVincent CarrollLocalCARROLL: Bennet's dilemmaRocky Mountain Newscarroll-bennets-dilemmaurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-154555-733413Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/05/samuelson-stimulus-stopgap/?partner=RSSWe should resist the temptation to see the forthcoming “economic stimulus” package as a panacea. It won’t be. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153889-733412opinion/columns-blogsBy Robert J. Samuelson, The Washington PostLocalSAMUELSON: Stimulus = stopgapRocky Mountain Newssamuelson-stimulus-stopgapurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153889-733412Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/04/krauthammer-excruciating-moral-clarity/?partner=RSSSome geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153890-733411opinion/columns-blogsBy Charles Krauthammer, The Washington PostLocalKRAUTHAMMER: Excruciating moral clarityRocky Mountain Newskrauthammer-excruciating-moral-clarityurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153890-733411Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/04/will-trying-help-ruling-hurts/?partner=RSSLike pebbles tossed into ponds, important Supreme Court rulings radiate ripples of consequences. Consider a 1971 Supreme Court decision that supposedly applied but actually altered the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153472-733411opinion/columns-blogsBy George F. Will, The Washington PostLocalWILL: In trying to help, ruling hurtsRocky Mountain Newswill-trying-help-ruling-hurtsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153472-733411Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/02/rosen-where-all-the-money-went/?partner=RSSThe recent meltdowns of financial markets have afflicted, either directly or indirectly, just about everyone in the world economy (with the exception of some individual short-sellers). mikerosen@850koa.com (Mike Rosen)Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153764-733409opinion/columns-blogsMike RosenLocalROSEN: Where all the money wentRocky Mountain Newsrosen-where-all-the-money-wenturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153764-733409Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/02/thomasson-will-obama-euphoria-last/?partner=RSSMore than 70 percent of Americans seem to revere Barack Obama as they pin their hopes for a rejuvenated economy on his promise of change. But how long will this euphoria last? Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153471-733409opinion/columns-blogsBy Dan K. Thomasson, Scripps Howard News ServiceLocalTHOMASSON: Will Obama euphoria last?Rocky Mountain Newsthomasson-will-obama-euphoria-lasturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153471-733409Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/01/will-entitlement-crisis-closing/?partner=RSSHealth care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America’s economy, can be “a nation-ruining issue.” Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153191-733408opinion/columns-blogsBy George F. Will, The Washington PostLocalWILL: Entitlement crisis closing inRocky Mountain Newswill-entitlement-crisis-closingurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153191-733408Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/31/campos-the-dynamic-in-israel-gaza/?partner=RSSOver the last decade I've written more than 500 opinion articles, but, to the best of my recollection, I've never written a column on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. paul.campos@colorado.edu (Paul Campos)Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153397-733407opinion/columns-blogsPaul CamposLocalCAMPOS: The dynamic in Israel-GazaRocky Mountain Newscampos-the-dynamic-in-israel-gazaurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153397-733407Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/30/carroll-kick-the-kicking-habit/?partner=RSSCounseling! Did the man actually say that Barack Obama should consider counseling? carrollv@rockymountainnews.com (Vincent Carroll)Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153117-733406opinion/columns-blogsVincent CarrollLocalCARROLL: Kick the kicking habitRocky Mountain Newscarroll-kick-the-kicking-habiturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-153117-733406Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/28/boychuk-and-mathis-ranking-george-bush/?partner=RSSIs George W. Bush the worst president in American history? Or will history be kinder as the partisan heat of the past eight years cools down and memories fade? Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152737-733404opinion/columns-blogsBy Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis, RedBlue AmericaLocalBOYCHUK and MATHIS: Ranking George BushRocky Mountain Newsboychuk-and-mathis-ranking-george-bushurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152737-733404Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/27/kopel-opinion-pays-its-own-way/?partner=RSSDo you like reading Op-Eds? You may be reading more of them in the news sections of the papers, thanks to the changing economics of journalism. kopeld@RockyMountainNews.com (Dave Kopel)Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152397-733403opinion/columns-blogsDave KopelLocalKOPEL: Opinion pays its own wayRocky Mountain Newskopel-opinion-pays-its-own-wayurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152397-733403Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/26/rosen-2008-liberal-media-awards/?partner=RSSIt's time for the 21st annual Media Research Center's awards for the most biased, manipulative or downright goofy quotes from liberals in the "mainstream" media. I'm honored to serve, once again, on MRC's distinguished panel of conservatively-biased judges. Here are some of the lowlights from among the winners and runners- up of Best Notable Quotables of 2008: mikerosen@850koa.com (Mike Rosen)Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152179-733402opinion/columns-blogsMike RosenLocalROSEN: 2008 liberal media awardsRocky Mountain Newsrosen-2008-liberal-media-awardsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-152179-733402Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/24/campos-the-atheists-dilemma/?partner=RSSBarack Obama got himself into hot water recently with various liberal groups by inviting evangelical preacher Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at Obama's inauguration. Warren's views on gay marriage, abortion, creationism and stem-cell research have led some progressive political types to label him, with some accuracy, as a kinder, gentler version of such figures of liberal demonology as James Dobson, head of the Colorado-Springs-based Focus on the Family. paul.campos@colorado.edu (Paul Campos)Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-151807-733400opinion/columns-blogsPaul CamposLocalCAMPOS: The atheist's dilemmaRocky Mountain Newscampos-the-atheists-dilemmaurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-151807-733400Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/21/krauthammer-caroline-kennedys-sense-entitlement/?partner=RSSThe problem with Caroline Kennedy’s presumption to Hillary Clinton’s soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat is not lack of qualification or experience. ... The problem is Kennedy’s sense of entitlement. Given her rather modest achievements, she is trading entirely on pedigree. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150596-733397opinion/columns-blogsBy Charles Krauthammer, The Washington PostLocalKRAUTHAMMER: Caroline Kennedy's sense of entitlementRocky Mountain Newskrauthammer-caroline-kennedys-sense-entitlementurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150596-733397Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/21/will-congress-becoming-merely-afterthought/?partner=RSSA new Capitol Visitor Center recently opened, just in time for the transformation of the Capitol building into a tomb for the antiquated idea that the legislative branch matters. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150593-733397opinion/columns-blogsBy George F. Will, The Washington PostLocalWILL: Is Congress becoming merely an afterthought?Rocky Mountain Newswill-congress-becoming-merely-afterthoughturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150593-733397Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/20/salzman-can-you-blame-scripps-yes/?partner=RSSCan we blame E.W. Scripps, which is reportedly losing more than $1 million per month on the Rocky Mountain News, for putting the newspaper up for sale, a move that will likely lead to the Rocky's closure? Especially since Scripps apparently sees little chance the Rocky will be making money any time soon? salzmanj@RockyMountainNews.com (Jason Salzman)Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150749-733396opinion/columns-blogsJason SalzmanLocalSALZMAN: Can you blame Scripps? YesRocky Mountain Newssalzman-can-you-blame-scripps-yesurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150749-733396Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/20/dale-mcfeatters-new-skill-journalists/?partner=RSSThe modern journalist needs all sorts of skills — blogging, twittering, videographing, as well as being a Van Cliburn on the laptop — to which we might soon add the neglected art of shoe throwing. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150590-733396opinion/columns-blogsBy Dale McFeatters, Scripps Howard News ServiceLocalDale McFEATTERS: A new skill for journalistsRocky Mountain Newsdale-mcfeatters-new-skill-journalistsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150590-733396Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/19/rosen-congressional-motors/?partner=RSSIt may take a while to get there. But after two or three extensions and expansions of future loans to the Big Three automakers, Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration will be so financially and politically invested in Detroit's survival that they'll be addicted to throwing (the taxpayers') good money after bad. mikerosen@850koa.com (Mike Rosen)Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150450-733395opinion/columns-blogsMike RosenLocalROSEN: Congressional MotorsRocky Mountain Newsrosen-congressional-motorsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-150450-733395Change0Usable