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Politically disgusted? Pick up your pencil

Sunday, 7 February 2010 12:33 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, Feb. 7) “Both ends of the political spectrum are disgusting,” said reader Bill Hoppe in an email after my Jan. 24 column on bipartisan irresponsibility. “It becomes increasingly difficult to believe in our legislature ... [More]

Biblical windows on Manhattan Declaration

Sunday, 7 February 2010 11:59 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) The Manhattan Declaration on sanctity of life, dignity of marriage, and religious liberty was faulted by my colleague Kevin Miller at the Vanguard Forum on Feb. 5 for insufficiently addressing such issues as the divorce culture and the i... [More]

'State of Palin' address launches Sarah for 2012

Saturday, 6 February 2010 15:29 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Which big speech best expressed the concerns and hopes of most Americans right now, Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Jan. 26, or Sarah Palin's forceful and confident speech at the Tea Party convention tonight?  I give it... [More]

Time for 'We the Posterity' to do our part

Saturday, 6 February 2010 07:41 by Bill Sterrett
('76 Contributor) A personal viewpoint is hereby submitted by William Dent Sterrett III, this date February 6, 2010. In honor of the Founding Fathers and the United States Constitution, and as a proud member of the Posterity, so eloquently referenced... [More]

Why I'm skipping 'Avatar'

Thursday, 4 February 2010 07:51 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) "Avatar" with its leftist plotline, where capitalism and America are villains, is amusingly debunked by Denver Post columnist Mike Rosen today. Reviews in National Review, Weekly Standard, and Commentary did likewise. I'll be s... [More]

Reserve now for Centennial coming events

Thursday, 4 February 2010 07:39 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) This week Centennial Institute officially begins its second year. We're working to become known in Colorado and nationally as the open forum where current issues are tested against timeless principles.  Our Spring 2010 events calen... [More]

How should an American college teach American history?

Wednesday, 3 February 2010 06:44 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Particularly a college such as CCU, devoted to the same biblical truths and principles as most of our Founders?  Centennial Institute asked for advice on teaching our country's history to college students, from a dozen of the most t... [More]

Whereas, to really stabilize PERA for good...

Thursday, 28 January 2010 13:00 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) I asked former Treasurer Mark Hillman what sort of genuine PERA stabilization bill he would file if the two of us were still state senators, in light of his concern expressed in the previous post that the current bipartisan Senate B... [More]

State pension bailout only postpones the reckoning

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:01 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) Rescuing the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is nothing new for state lawmakers.  Twice in the last decade, legislators have thrown PERA a lifeline, forcing the state, school districts, local governments and fi... [More]
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Right turn could reach campuses, say student panelists

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:10 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Student conservative leaders from three colleges told a Centennial Institute forum last night that they sense growing receptivity among their generation for a right-trending political mood of self-reliance and limited governmen... [More]