The 2020 wildfires brought America to a once-in-a-generation moment. For years, most Americans have viewed forestry policy as reserved only for rural areas. Now, as the climate crisis worsens with massive infernos destroying our communities and blanketing the West in thick, lethal smoke, it’s no longer just those in the rural West facing the devastation. […]
Rep. Joe Neguse
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Opinion: Prepare to face the economic calamity still ahead of us
“We’re in this together.” A phrase we’ve heard and repeated often since the COVID-19 crisis began. And it is certainly true — we are in this together, and will get through this as a community, state, and country — together. Unfortunately, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not share our view. According to him, that’s […]
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Opinion: The House passed a universal gun background check bill one year ago. The Senate and president must find the courage to act.
In Colorado, we are all too familiar with the tragedy and grief of gun violence. On April 20, 1999, when two shooters open fired at Columbine High School, one of us sat in his freshman class as his high school was put on lockdown just 10 miles away in Highlands Ranch. One of us left […]