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Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Lauren Boebert embarrasses her Republican supporters, again

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Jan 8, 20234:36 PM MST on Jan 6, 2023

After escaping the 2022 election with the narrowest “win,” Boebert has doubled-down on the drama that endangered her in the first place

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: My New Year’s resolutions for 2023

by Mario Nicolais 3:02 AM MST on Jan 1, 20236:43 PM MST on Dec 30, 2022

There are always a few things each of us can work on to make our life balance a little better

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Holiday traditions are the best gifts

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 25, 20223:43 PM MST on Dec 23, 2022

The holiday memories we create last longer than any other gift we receive on Christmas

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Soccer writer Grant Wahl was the type of journalist — and person — I want to be

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 18, 202212:54 PM MST on Dec 16, 2022

After Wahl died while covering World Cup soccer, an outpouring of tributes highlighted his many wonderful characteristics, none more so than his kindness

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: CU makes a bold pitch to play in Prime Time

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 11, 20228:45 AM MST on Dec 10, 2022

After decades of coaching debacles, CU threw caution to the wind hoping for an immediate change to its football culture

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Boot Barn shout-fest is all that is left of the Colorado GOP

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 4, 202211:03 AM MST on Dec 3, 2022

Conspiracy-fueled, far-right extremists epitomize a party that has cannibalized its own election cycle after election cycle

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: The Club Q monster began life in a volatile family

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Nov 27, 20227:14 AM MST on Nov 28, 2022

While an unstable, troubled family raised a killer, our society cannot escape condemnation for its role in creating one

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: The World Cup arrives in time for Thanksgiving

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Nov 20, 20225:50 PM MST on Nov 18, 2022

For the first time, the World Cup will be held in the winter and provide a perfect opportunity to find a new “family” to celebrate with

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: The Colorado Republican Party is dead

by Mario Nicolais 3:02 AM MST on Nov 13, 202212:51 PM MST on Nov 12, 2022

After losing every statewide race by eight points or more — and losing even more seats in the legislature — it is time to pronounce the Colorado GOP officially deceased

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Tiffany Square Apartments fire brought back memories of the Lakewood complex

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Nov 6, 20226:59 AM MST on Nov 6, 2022

I worked across the street while I was in high school, and the fire brought back fond and awful memories of that area for me

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