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As a conservative columnist, the quote that most resonates with me is by William F. Buckley. Seventy years ago he said the purpose of his then-newly launched weekly National Review was to stand “athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so.” Much of the time it’s how I feel about this column. Every now and again, however, I get to yell “Go!” As I write, the Colorado General Assembly is close to sending House Bill 1017 to Governor Jared Polis for a signature. The bill enjoys bipartisan backing and is widely supported by…

While some of Colorado’s biggest craft brewers have been making moves lately, a few of the state’s smallest beer makers are also growing and changing in order to compete. The two latest, Cellar West Artisan Ales and MainStage, are both in Boulder County. Lafayette’s Cellar West, fresh off its latest medal at the World Beer Cup, plans to open a second taproom and cafe in August in a converted 100-year-old home in downtown Erie. “It’s a super cool space, not huge but lots of character. … It has a back patio, really great shaded beer garden, as well as a…

The Trump administration is barring Harvard University from acquiring new federal grants while the university continues to refuse to comply with the administration’s demands for change on its campus, officials announced Monday. The latest develop in the feud between Harvard and the Trump administration was shared in a scathing public letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to the university’s president — Alan Garber. The letter lays out a list of ways the Trump administration believes Harvard has run afoul of federal law. It also states that, in response to the university’s continued rejection of the administration’s calls for Harvard to…

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump’s latest push for new tariffs could put America’s most valuable exporters in the crosshairs of a trade war after he suggested movies filmed abroad could soon be hit with levies to bring production back to the United States.Prior to this weekend, his aggressive tariff policy and trade wars had focused on goods like cars, computers, food and clothes that only account for less than a quarter of the economy. But now, a new and larger sector of the American economy could get targeted in retaliatory trade wars with Trump’s push to institute an import…

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump’s latest push for new tariffs could put America’s most valuable exporters in the crosshairs of a trade war after he suggested movies filmed abroad could soon be hit with levies to bring production back to the United States.Prior to this weekend, his aggressive tariff policy and trade wars had focused on goods like cars, computers, food and clothes that only account for less than a quarter of the economy. But now, a new and larger sector of the American economy could get targeted in retaliatory trade wars with Trump’s push to institute an import…

One of the most accomplished female athletes in Colorado history is buying into the state’s National Women’s Soccer League future. Denver NWSL announced Tuesday morning that Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier of all time, joined the club’s ownership group led by its governor, Rob Cohen. Shiffrin, who has won two golds and a silver at the Olympic Winter Games on top of 15 medals at the World Championships, holds the record for World Cup wins with 101. She’s also claimed five overall World Cup titles over 15 seasons on the circuit and has been named Colorado Sportswoman of…

MIAMI — NASCAR’s championship weekend will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway next year, marking the first time since 2019 that the title-winners will be crowned at the South Florida track.NASCAR made the announcement Tuesday. Its three series — the truck series, the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series — will see their seasons come to a close at Homestead from Nov. 6-8, 2026.It isn’t a permanent return, though: NASCAR said that championship weekends are going to be on a rotation “to ensure that the season’s exciting conclusion is shared amongst NASCAR’s marquee venues and key markets.”“As we move forward, the rotating…

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast. The company’s press release claimed the pups to be “the world’s first de-extinct animals … brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA.” Experts in paleogenetics pointed out that only 14 genes, with 20 differences between living gray wolves and extinct dire wolves, were involved in the “edits.” Pontus Skoglund, head of the Ancient Genomics Laboratory at Britain’s Francis Crick…

Cupertino has had six city managers in less than a decade, and officials just placed its top executive on leave. The Cupertino City Council voted 3-2 in closed session to put City Manager Pamela Wu on paid leave Friday so it can conduct a “fair internal review process to move forward in a constructive and focused manner,” according to a news release. Councilmembers J.R. Fruen and Sheila Mohan voted no. The city did not give a reason for the decision sending waves through the politically divided community. The council appointed former Deputy City Manager Tina Kapoor to acting city manager…

Ips beetles in North Carolina are damaging pine trees, with infestations often fatal within weeks. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A bug in North Carolina is causing some havoc to pine trees. Many people are wondering if there is an uptick in the Ips bug and what it can do to your trees. Three different species of pine engraver beetles are in the Ips family. They can do serious damage to trees. OUR SOURCES: WHAT WE FOUND: North Carolina arborists are warning of an increase in pine engraver beetles that can kill trees within weeks, posing a growing threat to…