Colorado's SandBox Commentators

Erick Erickson: "As the GOP head to Florida, the literal poster boy for trial lawyers in Florida is endorsing Obama. It is not a surp...

Kathleen Parker: " Whatever the case, the point has been made, the suggestion placed, the people have been distracted. And so it goes ...

Kevin Hall: "He promised to cut our deficit in half. Instead, President Obama has doubled it. The Congressional Budget Office estimate...

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but in the presence of God no matter what the conflict. ” Johnny Boyd: " Wearing religion on ...

Dorothy Atkins: ".S. Rep. Scott Tipton is waiting to hear constituent feedback on legislation protecting the Thompson Divide before ta...

So good to hear that Source Gas remains remembering that the teeny tiny bit of real information, that was piled into ten million tons of dis...

Newsmax: "Ten employees at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are suing the Obama administration to block a new program to let m...

Congratulations and a big thank you to all agencies who particpated in still yet another record setting drug bust. Denver Post: "Loc...

Charlie Leonard: "An extraordinary “real-time e-book” was published this week. According to the publishers, "Obama's Last S...

John Colson: "GLENWOOD SPRINGS— —This city and the town of Carbondale are acting together but separately to come up with economic deve...

Peter Marcus: "Sponsors of at least five ballot proposals watched their titles expire on Monday, as they were unable to collect the ne...

Dave Danforth: " DA’s Wearhouse, where District Attorneys never wear out. I’m Jack,” the voice answers. “You have a warranty departm...

Drew Munro: " Brett Barkey became the new district attorney for the 14th Judicial District on Monday when Gov. Jon Hickenlooper announ...

Donna Gordon Blankenship: "These aren’t your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Anot...

Jeremy Madden: "With the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in town I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all the dopers peddling through the ci...

All credit: Bob Berwyn

"Save a gas rig.  Vote Sonja Linman (D) for Garfield County Commissioner." The only truly balanced voice running for John Martin...

Congrats to Garfield County Sheriff!  The citizens of GarCo can be proud of being debt free and accomplishing that by now owning the state-o...

"(AP) TIJUANA, Mexico - Four drug smuggling tunnels equipped with lighting and ventilation — including one with a railcar system — have...

See related posts and public comments at the following links: http://sandboxcommentators.blogspot.com/2011/05/sandbox-comments-vail-daily-c...

Excellent column from the 'Usual Suspect' Dave Danforth today.  Even if it is being pulled from the archives of 2002. Dave Danfort...

Michael Galvis: " Editor: The civil discourse committee wants everyone to be good little proles; lemmings that they can control. Sor...

Chad Abraham: "A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the personal safety of an Aspen man expected to serve prison time for allegedly...

Jeremy Madden: "Rat. Pigeon. Weasel. Blabbermouth. Turncoat. Patsy. Snitch. No matter what word you use to describe an informant, no...

James Kellogg: "There are plenty of headwinds right here at home, too. The president castigates congressional Republicans for blocking...

Chad Abraham: "Two men who once faced felony charges in the carbon monoxide deaths of a Denver family outside Aspen are opposing an ef...

Good for Iowa Sec of State Matt Shultz.  Who was exonerated from accusations of state ethics law violations. This was the first case in th...

How does a viral link bait, tied to a newspaper article (or tied to every keyword contained in the bait actually 'work' on the inter...

Hooray!!! Maybe that $20K saved this year will go direct to the local Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and Feed My Sheep! How soon thi...

It's rare anymore that SandBox agrees with Republican commissioner Tom Jankovsky.  His  heavy and ham-handed handling of Garfield County...

Randy Wyrick: " EAGLE COUNTY — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's latest jobless numbers put Eagle County's une...

Darryl Grob will be the best Pitkin County Commissioner we have ever had. Just imagine a world where a PitCo commissioner uses practical, ...

Should Pat Chamber run again for CMC Trustee, just say YES. One has to wonder what defines 'education' in the Trustee's  eyes....

Ah, yes. The spearheads for a few of the same groups that have joined Mary Noone in the push for public tax dollars to purchase private la...

Let's hope the outcome on this one is the same defeat as the Strudley family.   Isn't it about time that Colorado passed the same ty...

Johnny Boyd: "I began writing columns in 1995 after listening to the consternation about the business climate in Snowmass Village, or ...

See related story here:  http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2012/jun/12/plans-casino-near-hayden-airport-move-forward/ Joe Moylan: "...

You've been terrific 'kids' while I have been laid low with my fractured wrist and surgery. Yes, I know I have a mailbox full ...

Salena Zito: " This longtime Democrat left his party after it demanded that he sign a pledge to support only its candidates. Local a...

Larry Kudlow: " Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Wednesday hailed the outcome of the Wisconsin recall election, praising Governor S...

Dave Danforth: "It’s hard enough to ask a jury to serve faithfully under duty to the American system of justice. Why double up by temp...

When a cop the extremely high caliber and respectable standard of Joe Bauer, who  also happens to be a quiet man of few words; not only walk...

Chad Abraham: "In a 4-to-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday said an Aspen police detective did not illegally remain in t...

Chad Abraham : "Nichols also sanctioned Mordkin in August over pretrial evidence, ruling that certain evidence could not be used in an...

Another special thank you goes out to Maurice Emmer of Aspen.   Prior to Emmer writing op-eds and LTE's in local papers, the bullying of...

Tom Ross: " The top two employees in the Road and Bridge Department have left Routt County government just as the busy summer season o...

Kim Fuller: "BEAVER CREEK — It's hard to catch your breath when you're climbing a mountain, jumping into icy water, lugging lo...

John Stroud: " Rose Quinn of Avon was relaxing in the shade at the Fourth Street Plaza enjoying a beer and “reliving her day.” “It w...

Kathryn Turner: " A new network of currency measured in hours, not dollars, has landed in Summit County. The idea behind Mountain Ho...

Jimmy Westlake: " There are few sights in nature more beautiful than the starry summer sky. When the sun goes down and the summer star...

All credit Bob Berwyn (Click title):