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Martin Bell hosts private talk for blind veterans

Martin Bell giving his talk to blind veterans from the North-East MARTIN Bell OBE hosted a private talk for a group of 20 blind veterans with an interest in military history, providing some much-needed entertainment as this period of self-isolation continues. Streamed on Microsoft Teams, the blind veterans from the North-East with an average age of 83 were able to join the call via telephone. Mr Bell vividly described his time in National Service before moving onto his war reporting days in Vietnam, Bosnia and various other conflicts, ending with his memories as a Member of Parliament. He said: “Having reported extensively from the front line, I’ve seen first-hand the sacrifices that members of our armed forces make to keep us all safe.

Never waste a good crisis

Every politician now knows the famous advice of then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel: “Never allow a good crisis go to waste. It’s an opportunity to do the things you once thought were impossible.” It may be a sad commentary on the state of modern politics, but tactically shrewd. In fact, it works for both sides, whether the “crisis” is real, perceived, or created out of whole cloth. Given any “urgent” problem, leaders will agree to policies they once opposed. During his first week, President Biden endorsed the latest environmental fad, a goal to conserve 30 percent of the land in the U.S. by 2030, known as “30-by-30.” It responds to a created crisis, because far more than 30 percent of America is already open space, open lands, and unoccupied territory. In the West, most of the land is permanently “protected” by federal ownership (nearly 40 percent of Colorado), so the evils of development will never be visited upon millions of acres

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Opinion: Enfeebled opposition is bad for democracy

On the surface, these are the best of days for Democrat moderates in elected office and the worst of days for their Republican counterparts. Democrats John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet are cheerfully influential in D.C., while defeated Republicans Scott Tipton and Corey Gardner sit gloomily on the sidelines. Joe Biden passes consequential legislation without GOP support, while the Man from Mar-a-Lago calls on his followers to get rid of GOP moderates.  National politics have often been complex and unpredictable — just ask Hillary Clinton. I have no idea what’s going to happen in 2024, so let’s move on and focus on the Colorado Republican Party. Personally, I’m pretty much OK with moderate Dems in charge, but an enfeebled opposition is bad for the state and bad for democracy.

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