Passions, prejudices and opinions: Colliding views led to “revolution” in The Denver Post’s editorial page
Seventy-two years ago, Palmer Hoyt forever changed the way The Denver Post reported its news and expressed its opinions.
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Limerick: Rex Tillerson, I have a modest proposal for you
I want Rex Tillerson to flatter President Trump by urging him to accept the role of a mature and responsible adult, designing his actions with forethought and avoiding inflammatory remarks...
Limerick: No matter how ugly our heritage, pursue an honest assessment of it
No human being arrives on the planet without a dreadful ancestor or two. Our only obligation therefore is to pursue an honest assessment of the past.
Limerick: Blessed are the mess makers (for they provide an analogy)
As my mother said, if you make a mess, clean it up. And as you bring order to chaos, come up with a plan that will slow down the pace...
Limerick: Reconciling class differences in divided nation
Yes, we are living in a divided nation. But take heart: providence keeps offering opportunities to rethink these divisions.
Limerick: It’s time to give this overused word a break
The word 鈥渋nappropriate鈥� is perishing from fatigue. Let抖阴ap launch into one vast adventure in releasing the word from its impossible burdens and letting it go off for a rest.
Limerick: Four interlocking facts about what happened in 1972
With this column, I have created a historical 鈥淟ego鈥� set, placing before us four facts about the year 1972 that we are now going to treat as pieces of a...
Limerick: How to lose elections and influence people
I have lost many elections. This has positioned me to discover a spirit-lifting pattern: when you lose a vote, you should prepare yourself to notice and embrace the positive outcomes...
Limerick: The time I dueled with Louis L’Amour (and made peace with him)
During a 1980 radio show, Louis L'Amour and I converged in celebrating the compatibility between disagreement and a good time.
Limerick: Hear ye! I henceforth issue these two executive orders
Time鈥檚 a-wasting!聽 Just as February winds down, I am at long last issuing my first two executive orders. Issued on Feb. 19, 2017, these orders rest on the authority vested...