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The O. Zone: Please consider supporting more local news, signing up for alerts
The two questions I get the most from Real Vail readers are can you please cover a particular local issue, and is there a way for me to know when…
The O. Zone: Paddleboarding past oil trains like whistling past graveyards
A pair of paddleboarders navigate the Upper Colorado River between Roundup River Ranch and Dotsero over Labor Day weekend with a Burlington Northern Santa Fe oil train in the background…
The O. Zone: Silencing discussion of political violence is not how we end it
The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. So you don’t think Donald Trump’s well documented and closely studied War on the Press is a big deal? In fact, you…
The O. Zone: Why we need more on Israel, SCOTUS reform from Harris at DNC
Nearly eight years ago on this site, I asked young voters to “think about [Donald] Trump picking the next Supreme Court justice, who will likely be the deciding factor in whether [President…
The O. Zone: Biden bridged gap but it’s time for Harris to take on ‘America’s Hitler’
Joe must go. I’ve fully evolved since the June 27 Debate Debacle from thinking President Joe Biden should stay in the race at this late date, given the passage of…
The O. Zone: Picking primary candidates in an information vacuum, ad squabble
Colorado Newsline photo So Tuesday, June 25, is Election Day for party primary voters, and not a whole helluva a lot of you seem to give a rat’s ass –…
The O. Zone: O, for f__k’s sake, way past time to try to reclaim my good name
Sometime back in 2015, Ernest Luning, my former colleague at the Colorado Independent and Colorado Statesman, forwarded me a press release from Dave Williams, a young conservative in Colorado Springs…
The O. Zone: There is hope this D-Day as Colorado voters voice support for democracy
A U.S. Army helmet atop a captured German machine gun, marking the location at Pointe du Hoc of fallen comrades on June 6, 1944 (courtesy of the National World War…
The O. Zone: Please help shape Colorado election coverage with Voter Voices survey
For nearly two years now I’ve worked with the Colorado Newsline, an award-winning, non-profit news and opinion website based on Colorado’s Front Range that allows full reposting of its excellent articles on…
The O. Zone: Noem on the range cruelty doesn’t fly here in Colorado
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot a dog similar to this wire haired pointer (AKC photo). Clearly, cruelty is part of Donald Trump’s political appeal. From his attacks on women to his overt…