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The cattle industry needs facts, not tweets | Rachel Gabel

Updated 2 months ago

Journalists, love them or hate them, are bound by the responsibility of reporting the news from the outside. They are tasked with asking questions, even...

LETTERS: 911’s impact; e-bike issues on the roads

Updated 2 months ago

A far-reaching impact Gazette writer O’Dell Isaac’s personal story was so powerful and moving. It just brings home the far-reaching impact of the 9/11 attacks....

EDITORIAL: Colorado wolves reap what activists have sown

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced this week that it had killed three yearling wolves in three separate counties. Two were killed in Pitkin and Rio...

Jim Crow once had a presence in Colorado | Bob Loevy

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Was there ever a Colorado city that required racial segregation by law? The answer is “Yes.” The Black Racial Equity Study Commission, led by Colorado Senate...

The Denver Broncos are on the ballot this fall | Jon Caldara

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GUEST OPINION: Data center poses few environmental issues

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GUEST OPINION: Voter readiness checklist for the November election

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Denver Broncos are on the ballot in November | Jon Caldara

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Perspective: No more blank checks

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EDITORIAL: No to ‘CoCo’ — the white elephant on rails

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A new way of ranching supports both livestock and wildlife | Vince Bzdek

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EDITORIAL: Rising overdoses cry out for a crackdown

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GUEST OPINION: Administration grows — but student achievement doesn’t

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LETTERS: 9/11 Anniversary; awareness about puppy mills

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LETTERS: Hunting opposition; holding officials accountable

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Hunting opposition Anyone who thinks the Jared Polis/Marion Reis-appointed CPW commission is not using subterfuge and deception to eliminate all forms of meat consumption, especially...

The dissonance of an American Jew thinking about Israel | Eric Sondermann

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The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head...

GUEST OPINION: Curbing fentanyl overdoses starts with reducing addiction

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The fight against fentanyl overdose in Colorado is failing. After years of declining rates, Common Sense Institute reports Colorado’s overdoses are increasing while the national...

EDITORIAL: Colorado labor law left counties in a straitjacket

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Ruling Democrats at the state Capitol in Denver have been bending over backward for organized labor for years, most notably when Gov. Jared Polis signed...

Lori Gimelshteyn on 3 ballot measures to ‘let kids be kids’ | The OpEdge Podcast

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EDITORIAL: A real civics lesson for kids? Write Congress

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Struggling with a time of loss and change | Paul Batura

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GUEST COLUMN: Turning awareness into action on suicide prevention

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LETTERS: Expired license plates; using taxpayer funds

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Teaching youth about both sides of U.S. Immigration | Rachel Stovall

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EDITORIAL: A breath of fresh air on energy policy

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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s Medicaid monster devours the budget

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Even Dem court couldn’t abide theft of GOP seats | Dick Wadhams

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Chaotic meeting began with attempt to squelch public comment | Rachel Gabel

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Perspective: Fighting back at fentanyl

Updated 2 months ago

For years, Colorado has tried to find the humane center of its response to addiction. It is a tricky balance to keep people alive, expand...

Graduated income tax proposal is a flat tax in disguise | Jon Caldara

Updated 2 months ago

“Youth is wasted on all the wrong people.” That’s one of my favorite lines from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The older I get, the less...

GUEST OPINION: Federal tax credit unlocks funding for Colorado students

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Colorado is poised to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new resources for K-12 education. Much of that investment will be driven not by...

EDITORIAL: Michael Allen for Colorado attorney general — more than ever

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When The Gazette editorial board endorsed 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen for Colorado attorney general in the June 30 Republican primary, it did so...