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Twitter: @dccarman

Posted inColoradans

Carman: Family’s quest to help undocumented Coloradans began long ago, when Mexico saved 6 Jewish refugees

by Diane Carman 4:14 AM MST on Jan 25, 20234:48 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

Left Behind Workers Fund, co-created by Mark Newhouse, helped distribute $38 million to people who could not legally collect government aid after the pandemic left them jobless.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: The illusory promise of rent control is a deal with the devil

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Jan 15, 20236:34 AM MST on Jan 12, 2023

Research suggests rent control actually “decreases affordability, fuels gentrification and creates negative spillovers”

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: Canada offers a road map to solving the global — and the local — immigration crisis

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Jan 8, 20238:15 AM MST on Jan 6, 2023

Canada sees immigration as part of the solution to labor market shortages and a step toward building a stronger economy

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: On Christmas, let’s look for joy wherever we can find it

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Dec 25, 20228:51 AM MST on Dec 22, 2022

From politics to nuclear fusion and public health, there’s a lot for Coloradans to celebrate this holiday season

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: Denver’s next mayor must be committed to solving the homelessness problem

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Dec 4, 202211:26 AM MST on Dec 3, 2022

The city’s new mayor will need to find a way to mobilize the community with discipline and compassion, rather than looking away

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: The moral failures of Evans and Byers compel a final reckoning at the highest level

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Nov 27, 20227:14 AM MST on Nov 28, 2022

Now that Mount Evans likely will be renamed, it’s time for Colorado to turn toward the next one: Byers Peak

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: Lessons from a lost civilization — share the wealth, save the trees and vote while you still can

by Diane Carman 6:51 AM MST on Nov 6, 20226:51 AM MST on Nov 6, 2022

Our very civilization depends on our votes. A look to the past shows that’s not just campaign hyperbole.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: When Republicans talk about crime, the real message of bigotry comes through loud and clear

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MDT on Oct 16, 20222:22 PM MDT on Oct 14, 2022

Woke, a term that for generations was associated with the struggle for civil rights, has been transformed into a profane epithet.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: We were winning the war on poverty last year. This year, we surrendered our ground.

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MDT on Oct 2, 202212:03 PM MDT on Oct 1, 2022

Colorado voters can have a real impact on child poverty in November by electing candidates who makes kids a priority

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: Cops are slow learners when it comes to lessons of the video age

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MDT on Sep 18, 20223:59 PM MDT on Sep 16, 2022

Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputies are under scrutiny in the death of 22-year-old Christian Glass.

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