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Calvin, 500 this month, foresaw dangers of power

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 11:26 by Bill Armstrong
John Calvin, one of the giants of Christian history, was born 500 years ago this month: July 10, 1509, to be exact.  To mark the half-millennium of his enduring influence, Pastor Don Sweeting of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church -- and a trustee ... [More]
Categories:   Church | Citizenship | Faith | History | Politics
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Intervention may prolong the slump, history suggests

Friday, 10 July 2009 10:26 by Greg Schaller
Just last week, Vice President Biden informed us that the Obama administration had underestimated the severity of our country’s economic situation.  On Monday, Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D) informed us that another stimulus b... [More]
Categories:   Democrats | Economics | History | Liberals
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Govt. auto policy meets Alice in Wonderland

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 14:40 by Chuck King
This is truly unbelievable.  House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and 14 fellow Democrats have introduced the Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009.  Now we not only have the government  competing (through Chrysle... [More]
Categories:   Congress | Economics | Markets | Bailouts
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Sense of place, sense of history enliven Independence Day

Sunday, 5 July 2009 09:10 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, July 5) In lieu of fireworks, a cannon boomed at sunrise and sunset over Lewis and Clark’s campsite on a Missouri River tributary in present-day Kansas on July 4, 1804.  They drank a toast and named the place Independence Cre... [More]
Categories:   America | Colorado | History
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Unbeliever in the White House

Friday, 3 July 2009 15:21 by John Andrews
July 4, 2009, finds me filled with positive patriotism as always, but with a shadow of concern.  Our country has had the occasional president who did not believe in the truths of the Declaration or the restraints of the Constitution.  But ... [More]
Categories:   America | Obama
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More government won't fix health care

Friday, 3 July 2009 14:58 by Jimmy Sengenberger
The  country is now immersed in a deep debate. President Barack Obama is advocating sweeping “reforms” to the American health care system that will inevitably lead down the dark path to socialized medicine.  But it's not more go... [More]
Categories:   Health care | Markets
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Liberty is the answer, year-round

Friday, 3 July 2009 13:57 by Eric Weissmann
 It’s not hard to love Independence Day.  There are fireworks, picnics, baseball games, and a long weekend.  What’s more, the air is filled with patriotism.  On the Fourth, it seems everyone is thankful for freedom and... [More]
Categories:   America | Liberty
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Into a twisted future with 'Kicker' and Wolf

Thursday, 2 July 2009 16:10 by David Huntwork
Imagine a world in the near future where the Left has saddled pro sports with quadriplegic refs, transgendered concessionaires and stuttering sportscasters. Now the festering forces of radical feminism have decided to launch a direct assault upon the... [More]
Categories:   Books | Leftism
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Deficit Deja Vu: Ritter learning too slowly on budget

Thursday, 2 July 2009 16:01 by Mark Hillman
Grappling with declining state revenues makes for some very unpleasant budget choices, as Gov. Bill Ritter and the Democrat majorities in the state legislature learned over the past 12 months. It's fair to criticize those choices, including the... [More]
Categories:   Colorado | Legislature | Ritter | Budget
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