Author: Guest Opinion
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GUEST OPINION: Springs can’t afford to fall behind on mental health
Eric Abbott Colorado is no stranger to the weight of the mental health crisis. While our state’s overall youth suicide rate declined in 2024 to its lowest level since 2007, it remains a major public health concern with rates higher than the national average. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide…
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GUEST OPINION: Springs can’t afford to fall behind on mental health
Eric Abbott Colorado is no stranger to the weight of the mental health crisis. While our state’s overall youth suicide rate declined in 2024 to its lowest level since 2007, it remains a major public health concern with rates higher than the national average. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide…
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GUEST OPINION: Community center is a vital neighborhood resource
By Brian Kates Meadows Park Community Center is a home away from home, a “third place” and has been first place in the lives of generations and thousands upon thousands of people since opening its doors in 1982. That this $775k/year facility (0.17% of $438M 2025 General Fund budget) is scheduled for permanent closure on…
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GUEST COLUMN: Colorado’s water history and future
Colorado water is also Colorado history. From the first decreed water right in 1852; to the prior appropriation doctrine in 1876; to the apportionment of the Colorado River in 1922; to drought in 2022, Colorado water has never been more precious nor more important to protect. On June 15, the Commissioner of the Bureau of…
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GUEST COLUMN: Is Polis “outraged,” or is it only doublespeak?
When the monument honoring Colorado Civil War Union soldiers was torn down last week at the state Capitol, Gov. Jared Polis issued the following statement: “I am outraged at the damage to a statue that commemorates the union heroes of the civil war who fought and lost their lives to end slavery. This statue will…