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.
Diane Carman
Special to The Colorado Sun
Twitter: @dccarman
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Carman: The illusory promise of rent control is a deal with the devil
Research suggests rent control actually “decreases affordability, fuels gentrification and creates negative spillovers”
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Carman: Canada offers a road map to solving the global — and the local — immigration crisis
Canada sees immigration as part of the solution to labor market shortages and a step toward building a stronger economy
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Carman: On Christmas, let’s look for joy wherever we can find it
From politics to nuclear fusion and public health, there’s a lot for Coloradans to celebrate this holiday season
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Carman: Denver’s next mayor must be committed to solving the homelessness problem
The city’s new mayor will need to find a way to mobilize the community with discipline and compassion, rather than looking away
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Carman: The moral failures of Evans and Byers compel a final reckoning at the highest level
Now that Mount Evans likely will be renamed, it’s time for Colorado to turn toward the next one: Byers Peak
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Carman: Lessons from a lost civilization — share the wealth, save the trees and vote while you still can
Our very civilization depends on our votes. A look to the past shows that’s not just campaign hyperbole.
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Carman: When Republicans talk about crime, the real message of bigotry comes through loud and clear
Woke, a term that for generations was associated with the struggle for civil rights, has been transformed into a profane epithet.
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Carman: We were winning the war on poverty last year. This year, we surrendered our ground.
Colorado voters can have a real impact on child poverty in November by electing candidates who makes kids a priority
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Carman: Cops are slow learners when it comes to lessons of the video age
Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputies are under scrutiny in the death of 22-year-old Christian Glass.