Tag: columnists
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COLUMN: Celebrate Dr. King’s birthday on his birthday
We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the commemoration of the birth of the famed civil rights leader, who died tragically in April 1968. But for those of us who prefer celebrating birthdays on a person’s actual birthday, you might want to take note that King was born Jan. 15, back…
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GUEST COLUMN: Easy release in a broken system led to tragedy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This past weekend, terror broke out in downtown Denver as Elijah Caudill carried out a brutal stabbing spree along the 16th Street Mall, killing two strangers and injuring two others. Caudill, a man with a…
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PERSPECTIVE: Will Colorado get it right on AI?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the new year unfolds, political attention will be focused on Washington, D.C. Just as important, if not more so, are the many eyes turning to Colorado as a leader in the innovation and governance…
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GUEST OPINION: Reflecting on a career of service and impact
It has been an amazing privilege representing the good people of Colorado’s 5th Congressional District in Washington for 18 years. Helping guide the best and the most powerful nation on the face of the earth is an overwhelming honor. As I reflect on these years, a number of strong impressions come crowding upon me. First,…
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Aurora’s mayor pushes back at publicity stunt | Jimmy Sengenberger
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is among the most even-keeled people I’ve known since I first met him when I was 16. So, when Coffman reached his limit during Monday’s tense City Council meeting, you knew something was up. After ex-Denver school board member Auon’tai Anderson and other far-left activists vitriolically lambasted the council — particularly…
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Aurora’s mayor pushes back at publicity stunt | Jimmy Sengenberger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is among the most even-keeled people I’ve known since I first met him when I was 16. So, when Coffman reached his limit during Monday’s tense City Council meeting, you knew…
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COLUMN: Coach Mac’s lasting legacy was off the field
Bill McCartney, better known as “Coach Mac,” who died Friday at the age of 84, is being remembered for leading his Colorado Buffaloes to their only national championship in 1990. In reality, his lasting legacy was off the field. Some people struggle for years trying to find their purpose, wrestling to distinguish their calling from…
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Youngquist flap underscores DPS board’s foibles | Jimmy Sengenberger
As expected, drama returned to the Denver school board meeting last Thursday — and it landed with the usual thud. Board members chastised at-large member John Youngquist for calling out a closed-door executive session on Dec. 12, which Youngquist had alleged was not properly noticed. The meeting, which concerned his request for additional compensation, saw…
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COLUMN: Looking for the son (or daughter) of Prop. 131
Kent Thiry, meet Douglas Bruce. The two would seem to have little in common. Thiry is as conspicuously cheery as Bruce is dour. Thiry is a social animal while Bruce is something of the oddball loner. Thiry has friends galore in high places while Bruce could have Thanksgiving dinner in a phone booth. Thiry mastered…
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Dave Williams tells state’s elected Republicans to get lost | Dick Wadhams
Despite leaving nothing but political wreckage after two disastrous years as Colorado Republican state chairman, Dave Williams is finding new ways to destroy a once great party. His Soviet-style attempt in 2023 to steal votes from members of the Colorado Republican State Central Committee (CRC) and forcibly cast those votes without the members’ consent now…