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
Mario Nicolais
Special to The Colorado Sun
Twitter: @MarioNicolaiEsq
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Nicolais: John Fetterman’s aphasia was all too familiar to me
Watching the U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania struggle reminded me of a time when it was difficult for me to find the right words
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Nicolais: Ballot box watching events are unnecessary, anti-democratic and dangerous
Whipped into action by the violent rhetoric of Joe Oltmann, conspiracy theorists have begun staking out drop boxes in Colorado
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Nicolais: Can Adam Frisch beat Lauren Boebert?
Days before mail ballots drop in Colorado, polls show Adam Frisch pulling closer to Lauren Boebert than I thought possible
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Nicolais: Is Michael Bennet vs. Joe O’Dea the “best” race in Colorado?
While the horse race doesn’t look particularly close, the two policy-oriented candidates present the kind of choice we should hope for in Colorado
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Nicolais: Colorado suspect left to be hit by train underscores police indifference to people in custody
Video of a police vehicle with a handcuffed suspect inside getting hit by a train highlights on ongoing problem for law enforcement
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Nicolais: Yes, Dennis Prager, school children do make the world better
In just a few days guest teaching, I saw what the conservative radio host seems to have missed in his decades alive
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Nicolais: Respect for Marriage Act earns Colorado support
Ten Coloradans — including U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea — joined me to urge the U.S. Senate to pass marriage equality protections
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Nicolais: As testing scores tumble, our commitment to Colorado teachers must redouble
Recent studies show that the COVID pandemic led to big drops in testing scores. We must provide more resources to educators
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Nicolais: Colorado should follow Alaska’s electoral lead
By coupling nonpartisan, open primaries with ranked-choice voting, Alaska has both undercut ugly partisan polarization and offered voters greater choice