Tag: columnists
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COLUMN: Grass fires impacting Colorado’s Western Slope
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the plains, grass fires rip across miles of pastures, fueled by wind and drought, two things that carouse around together like two drunks with a pocketful of whisky money. Fires move fast and burn hot, fought by small volunteer crews, farmers pulling discs to…
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GUEST OPINION: Colorado’s health care system is at a crossroads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We are fortunate to have some of the best health care in the nation right here in Colorado. Our health care system is incredibly interlinked, with close collaboration between rural and urban facilities to care…
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Perspective: Higher-ed disconnect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is facing real economic issues growing from its housing affordability problems, aftershocks in public safety perception, slowing jobs growth and declining taxable retail sales. The plan to address these issues would be incomplete without…
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GUEST OPINION: RTD must nail down cost of northwest route
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I am writing regarding the July 21, 2025, Denver Gazette editorial, “Front Range rail is a fake shiny fantasy.” As a newly elected RTD Board Member, I am acutely focused on the financial viability of…
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Liberia — land of freed Americans | Pius Kamau
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Thank you. And such good English,” the White man said to the Black man. “Such beautiful. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where were you educated? Where?” the incredulous American President continued, smiling,…
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First safe and clean, then a new stadium | CALDARA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Really? We’re talking about a new Denver Broncos stadium already? Well, before saying yes, let’s make it contingent on fixing the city first. Voters approved the current Broncos stadium in 1998. The structure was ugly to begin with and built to be scraped to the…
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No place for political violence — left or right | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The sun was shining, and the band was tight. I was on harmonica, jamming “Folsom Prison Blues” at Denver’s Civic Center Park — a tradition I’ve taken up at the annual Pro-Police Rally Colorado, sitting…
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Smart policing restores safety, trust to Aurora | Michael A. Hancock
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This transformation is not accidental, nor is it the product of feel-good rhetoric or empty symbolism. It is the result of unapologetic leadership — a vision that refuses to confuse public sentiment with public safety…
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GUEST OPINION: The growing demand for more power
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just over six months since President Donald Trump took office for a second time, the American economy is roaring back to life. This means a surge in energy demand after years of stagnation or mild…
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GUEST OPINION: Why I voted in favor of the One Big, Beautiful Bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans and President Donald Trump delivered for the American people. The One Big, Beautiful Bill, some of the most conservative legislation worked on in Congress, delivers the largest tax cuts in American history, ensures…