Wayne Laugesen is Editorial Page Editor at the Colorado Springs Gazette. He wrote a truly damning piece about the downward trajectory of Colorado in recent years and how we're seeming more and more like California. (Which isn't surprising given how many Californians have moved here.)
I hope you can read one of these without needing a subscription...
PERSPECTIVE: Dream of Californication | Editorials | denvergazette.com
PERSPECTIVE: Dream of Californication | Opinion | gazette.com