http://rockymountainnews.com/news/opinion/editorials/?partner=RSSRocky Mountain News Stories: Editorialsen-usopinion/editorialshttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/27/our-storied-adventure/?partner=RSSWe've been publishing our opinions - speaking now for a long line of Rocky editors and writers - for nearly 150 years. You didn't really think we were going to turn down the volume on our final day, did you? Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168609-733465opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COOur storied adventure Rocky Mountain Newsour-storied-adventureurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168609-733465Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/27/after-the-fall/?partner=RSSGot any good Scotch? Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168529-733465opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COAfter the fall Rocky Mountain Newsafter-the-fallurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168529-733465Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/kangaroo-commission/?partner=RSSWhat is a man's reputation worth to the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission? Precisely 31/2 hours and not a minute more. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168209-733464opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COKangaroo commission? Rocky Mountain Newskangaroo-commissionurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168209-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/25/obamas-big-ideas/?partner=RSSPresident Barack Obama seemed to have two main purposes Tuesday night in his address to Congress: reassure Americans rattled by an ever-worsening recession and announce to the nation that he intends to plunge ahead with a bold, ambitious agenda during his first year in office, recession or no recession. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167896-733463opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COObama's big ideas Rocky Mountain Newsobamas-big-ideasurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167896-733463Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/25/putins-predictably-thin-skinned-reaction/?partner=RSSRussia and especially the Kremlin have always been curiously thin-skinned and even insecure. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167897-733463opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COPutin's predictably thin-skinned reactionRocky Mountain Newsputins-predictably-thin-skinned-reactionurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167897-733463Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/24/tackling-the-deficit---someday/?partner=RSSJust how worrisome our national debt has become was readily evident when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly thanked the Chinese for buying so much of it. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167588-733462opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COTackling the deficit - somedayRocky Mountain Newstackling-the-deficit---somedayurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167588-733462Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/24/the-rtd-contract/?partner=RSSSlumping sales tax revenues - down 9.7 percent in 2008 compared with 2007 - have already forced cuts in bus and light-rail service from the Regional Transportation District. And with RTD's contract with its union due to expire Saturday, some concessions on both sides probably need to be made. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167587-733462opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COThe RTD contract Rocky Mountain Newsthe-rtd-contracturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167587-733462Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/23/birds-feather/?partner=RSSPerfect. One historical fiction writer and fantasist, Bill Ayers, is coming to the defense of another, Ward Churchill. See it in person on the University of Colorado campus at 7 p.m. on March 5. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167451-733461opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COBirds of a featherRocky Mountain Newsbirds-featherurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167451-733461Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/22/crime-fighting-tool-must-go-on-hold/?partner=RSSThe state's troubling fiscal environment will prevent several worthwhile initiatives from taking flight. One of them is a proposal requiring Colorado prosecutors to collect DNA from more criminal suspects. In normal times we'd support it, but not this year. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167168-733460opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COCrime-fighting tool must go on holdRocky Mountain Newscrime-fighting-tool-must-go-on-holdurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-167168-733460Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/21/making-sense-on-charters/?partner=RSSSome educators are downright hostile to meaningful school reforms, and they suffered a well-deserved setback this week when the Colorado Court of Appeals struck down an attempt to gut the state's charter school efforts. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166922-733459opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COMaking sense on charters Rocky Mountain Newsmaking-sense-on-chartersurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166922-733459Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/21/burris-options-dwindling/?partner=RSSRoland Burris, the Illinois Democrat appointed to fill the remaining two years of Barack Obama's Senate seat, has asked critics to stop "a rush to judgment." Fair enough. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166923-733459opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COBurris' options dwindlingRocky Mountain Newsburris-options-dwindlingurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166923-733459Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/cut-rate-options/?partner=RSSSweeping changes in health-care delivery by the federal government would not be cheap, so they have apparently been shelved for now, due to the recession. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166650-733458opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COCut-rate options Rocky Mountain Newscut-rate-optionsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166650-733458Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/chasing-phantoms-in-hoovers-fbi/?partner=RSSIt seems almost quaint now. In 1964, the FBI mounted a substantial investigation to determine whether a top aide to President Lyndon Johnson, Jack Valenti, was gay. The investigation never proved that he was, but documents recently obtained by The Washington Post show how much bureau Director J. Edgar Hoover's interest in the sex lives of others consumed FBI time and manpower. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166651-733458opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COChasing phantoms in Hoover's FBIRocky Mountain Newschasing-phantoms-in-hoovers-fbiurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166651-733458Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/on-libby-cheney-failed-to-get-his-way/?partner=RSSContrary to myth, former President George W. Bush knew how to say no to his powerful vice president, Dick Cheney. And the president did it most recently on a cause dear to the vice president's heart - a full pardon for his former top aide, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166270-733457opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COOn Libby, Cheney failed to get his wayRocky Mountain Newson-libby-cheney-failed-to-get-his-wayurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166270-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/stemming-foreclosures/?partner=RSSAccording to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, we should know very soon whether President Barack Obama's $75 million plan to save millions of homes from foreclosure is working - not long, in fact, after the rules for mortgage relief are published March 4. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166269-733457opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COStemming foreclosures Rocky Mountain Newsstemming-foreclosuresurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166269-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/an-end-run-around-the-state-constitution/?partner=RSSColorado's horse track owners were struggling before the recession took hold. But rather than ask voters to expand their operations, as the state constitution requires, they want the legislature to improve their odds of survival. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165928-733456opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COAn end run around the state constitution Rocky Mountain Newsan-end-run-around-the-state-constitutionurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165928-733456Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/return-to-denver/?partner=RSSSay this for President Barack Obama: He's willing to tout even the most controversial aspects of the $787 billion stimulus package he signed in Denver Tuesday. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165927-733456opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COReturn to Denver Rocky Mountain Newsreturn-to-denverurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165927-733456Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/17/the-talibans-foothold-in-pakistan/?partner=RSSThe Taliban have found a safe place to set up shop, courtesy of the government of Pakistan and its president, Asif Ali Zardari. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165628-733455opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COThe Taliban's foothold in PakistanRocky Mountain Newsthe-talibans-foothold-in-pakistanurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165628-733455Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/17/legislation-would-override-local-governments/?partner=RSSWe weren't aware of it, but relations between local law enforcement and firefighters and their employers are so strained that "various forms of strife and unrest" have resulted, "which obstructs public safety." Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165627-733455opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COLegislation would override local governments' bargaining rulesRocky Mountain Newslegislation-would-override-local-governmentsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165627-733455Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/16/state-election-panel-should-repudiate-move-to/?partner=RSSMore than a decade into the 21st century, Coloradans may be forced to vote with 19th century technology, if advocates for paper ballots have their way. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165370-733454opinion/editorialsRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COState election panel should repudiate move to all-paper ballotsRocky Mountain Newsstate-election-panel-should-repudiate-move-tourn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-165370-733454Change0Usable