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Recent Posts:

  • AI-Enhanced Cyberbullying: The Dark Side of Teen Innovation
  • My Baker’s Dozen of Top 2023 Reads
  • Common Learning Disabilities in Children
  • Tips to Teach Kids to Set and Achieve Goals
  • The Christmas Music Countdown You’ve Been Looking For: 2022 Edition
  • Sleep Deprivation and Parental Controls: How to Ensure Your Kids are Safe from Media Exposure
  • 8 Original Ways To Leverage Influencer Marketing
  • Why Every Single Business Needs A YouTube Channel
  • Top Books I Read in 2020
  • The All-New Christmas Music Countdown: Bigger, Better and Brighter Than Ever
  • Does the USA Face Future Divorce?
  • Resources for Veterans and their Families Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak
  • How To Keep Your Children Engaged While Learning from Home
  • Decluttering Summer and Getting Ready for Fall
  • The Dangers Of Enabling Your Children
  • How To Organize and Freshen Up Your Home
  • The Dangers of Surveillance in the Name of Safety
  • Boost Your Teen’s Self-Esteem: Encourage When It’s Needed Most
  • How to Ensure the Elderly Are Taken Care of During Social Isolation
  • How to Make the Most of Spring Break Staycation With Your Family
  • How to Help a Friend in Need
  • The Data of Online Safety for Children
  • How Concerned Should Parents Be About The Concussion Crisis in Sports?
  • Before and After: Dealing With the Aftermath of an Accident
  • The Pros and Cons of Working in the Gig Economy
  • Helping Children Cope with Divorce
  • Sports Participation in Rural America is Declining: Here’s Why
  • Why Marijuana Is a Danger to Drivers and Those on the Road
  • Has The #MeToo Movement Helped Prevent Sexual Assaults on College Campuses?
  • Lifestyle Changes That Will Keep Your Family Healthy in 2020
  • Steps to Take if Your Child is Being Bullied
  • Strategies for Aspiring Entrepreneurs in 2020
  • Why Multigenerational Living is on the Rise
  • Tips for Safe and Successful Holiday Travel
  • Holiday Driving With Family: Opportunities for Bonding and Learning
  • How to Live With an Aging Veteran During the Holidays
  • How To Cope When Your Child Is Diagnosed With a Chronic Illness
  • How to Prepare Your Home for the Holiday Season
  • How to Stay Fit While Traveling
  • Career Building to Achieve Life Goals
  • Ways to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health Simultaneously
  • How Cybersecurity Affects International Business
  • The Importance of Traveling and the Effect It Can Have on Your Health
  • Five Tips to Make Your Family Safer
  • Why Downsizing Your Home is a Financially Smart Decision
  • Tips for Teaching Teenagers How to Drive
  • A Practical Guide to Preparing for a New Baby
  • Tips for Doing Your Own Home and Vehicle Maintenance
  • How to Make School Zones Safer for Kids
  • Concise Advice for Would-Be Teachers
  • Our Kids Are Spending Too Much Time on Their Phones: What to Do About It
  • The Dangers of Self-Driving Cars and Their Threat to Safety
  • 6 Ways to Be a Healthier, Happier Parent
  • The Importance of Teaching Your Son to Play Football
  • Winter Travel & Home Improvement Tips for the Whole Family
  • Tips for Seasonal Travel with Kids/Family
  • How to Make Yourself More Appealing to Prospective Employers
  • 7 Ways To Parent A Child With ADHD
  • How to Increase the Value of Your Home Before You Sell
  • 3 Things You Should Consider when Living Off the Grid in Colorado
  • Is It a Good Time to Buy a Home?
  • Helping Older Family Members With End-of-Life Issues
  • 4 Work from Home Jobs You Can Do While Studying
  • Simple Ways to Improve Your Fitness in College
  • An Ever-Shifting Arena: Why Recent Court Ruling Will Restructure the Gig Economy in California
  • Poem: The Cold War’s Last Children
  • Do Nonprofits Really Help Developing Countries?
  • Examining California’s Drug Problem
  • Going to School with a Full-Time Job or Career
  • Las Vegas Schools in the Grips of a Drug Crisis
  • How Tech Jobs Are Driving U.S. Career & Economic Trends
  • Philadelphia Debates Safe Injection Sites Amidst Opiate Epidemic
  • Six Ways To Be More Mindful In All Areas Of Life
  • Why the Skills Gap is a Knowledge Gap
  • Net Neutrality: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • How to Stand Out in Job Hunting
  • The Latest Educational Approaches to Autism
  • Powerful Ways To Handle Difficult Situations
  • My 50 Favorite Christmas Songs: 2017 Edition
  • Tax Reform and You: What Will 2018 Bring?
  • Building Self Esteem at Any Age
  • How to Realistically Find an Optimal Work-Life Balance
  • Balancing Personality and Professionalism in Your Personal Brand
  • 5 Tips for Planning a Successful Road Trip
  • How the EB5 Visa has Encouraged Investment in the U.S.
  • 5 Tips for Creating an Optimal Retail Space
  • How Your Desk Job Is Harming Your Health
  • The Role of Big Data in Public Policy
  • How To Throw A Business Networking Event Worth Talking About
  • At the Intersection of Faith and Education
  • Understanding Flash Storage and Your Data Recovery Options
  • Musical Meditations for the Holy Season: Sixteen Crucifixion Songs
  • The Best Healthcare Jobs Ranked
  • 4 Habits to Make You a Safer Driver
  • Why More Students Are Taking Online Courses
  • My 50 Favorite Christmas Songs: 2016 Edition
  • Jeffco, Arvada Conservatives: Prepare to Vote
  • Social Media Buzz Cannot Be Safely Disregarded
  • Homeowner, Insulate Thyself
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  • Colorado Ballot Reviews
    • Colorado Ballot 2008
    • Colorado Ballot 2010
    • Colorado Ballot 2012
    • Colorado Ballot 2014
  • Mary and Jacob: From the Forgotten Dust
  • Mount Virtus?
  • Passion and Purpose:
    The Rise & Fall of Al Gansee
  • The Westfield Gardener
  • What I’m Thankful For
  • Writer / Editor For Hire

About Me

Ben DeGrow
Grateful and growing Christian, devoted husband and father of 3, public policy analyst, returned to Michigan by way of Colorado, conservative writer, lifelong learner, Detroit Tigers fan.

Recent Posts

  • AI-Enhanced Cyberbullying: The Dark Side of Teen Innovation
  • My Baker’s Dozen of Top 2023 Reads
  • Common Learning Disabilities in Children
  • Tips to Teach Kids to Set and Achieve Goals
  • The Christmas Music Countdown You’ve Been Looking For: 2022 Edition

Colorado News

  • Colorado Senate News
  • Complete Colorado
  • Independence Institute
  • Loveland Politics
  • The Colorado Observer

National News and Politics

  • Drudge Report
  • Hot Air
  • National Review
  • Politico
  • Real Clear Politics
  • Reason
  • The Washington Times
  • TownHall
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Weekly Standard
  • World Magazine

Blogs Extraordinaire

  • American Thinker
  • David Harsanyi’s Blog
  • E!! The True Conservative Story
  • EIA Intercepts
  • Evangelical Outpost
  • Hugh Hewitt
  • Instapundit
  • LaShawn Barber
  • Lileks
  • Little Green Footballs
  • Michelle Malkin
  • NRO's The Corner
  • Power Line
  • Red State

Completing the Blogroll

  • Alarming News
  • Black Five
  • Blogs of War
  • Eduwonk
  • Flypaper
  • Fraters Libertas
  • Historical Conversations
  • IMAO
  • Jay P. Greene
  • Mike Anderson
  • Mullings
  • Professor Bainbridge
  • Right Thinking
  • Right Wing News
  • Right Wing Nuthouse
  • Shot in the Dark
  • Talking Points Memo
  • Virginia Postrel
  • Volokh Conspiracy

Christian Commentary et al.

  • Kevin Pierpont
  • Sharper Iron

Conservative and GOP Sites

  • Backbone America
  • Cal Thomas
  • Colorado Republican Party
  • Colorado Republican Study Committee
  • Dennis Prager
  • Denver Metro Young Republicans
  • Free Republic
  • Heritage Foundation
  • Jefferson County Republican Party
  • Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  • Mark Steyn
  • Michael Medved
  • Rush Limbaugh

Colorado Blogs

  • American Kestrel
  • Bob Agard
  • Colorado Charter Schools
  • Colorado Peak Politics
  • Colorado Pols
  • Colorado Right
  • Conservative Libertarian Outpost
  • Coyote Gulch
  • Ed Is Watching
  • Free Colorado
  • Jeff Crank Show
  • Mark Hillman
  • Patient Power
  • PirateBallerina
  • Protein Wisdom
  • Reagan Girl
  • Rocky Mountain Alliance 1.0 (Archive)
  • Rocky Mountain Alliance 2.0 (Archive)
  • Rossputin
  • Stop the ACLU Blog
  • The Spot (Denver Post)
  • We Stand Firm

Other Sites

  • Technorati
  • Word Press

Rocky Mountain Alliance 2.0

  • Reclaim the Blue
  • The Business Word
  • The Daily Blogster
  • View from a Height

To Contact Me:
bendegrow-at-gmail.com

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