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Opinion Columns

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Opinion: A failure to enforce

by Luke Niforatos 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 21, 20235:14 PM MDT on Sep 20, 2023

An audit of the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division discovers significant lapses of oversight.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: The shameful rise in child poverty is  obscene. It would be worse to ignore it. 

by Mike Littwin 3:03 AM MDT on Sep 20, 20235:40 PM MDT on Sep 19, 2023

Sen. Michael Bennet says we’ve turned our backs on our kids. He’s pushing to bring back the enhanced child tax credit he championed. 

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: School safety is a shared responsibility

by Michael Carter 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 20, 20237:40 PM MDT on Sep 19, 2023

The causes of violence arise from a complex web of community issues that inevitably affect our schools.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Zornio: Colorado’s outdoors is becoming a haven for the rich, but it doesn’t have to be

by Trish Zornio 3:03 AM MDT on Sep 18, 20237:15 PM MDT on Sep 15, 2023

Inflated parking, campground, trail and activity fees are making outdoor recreation more difficult for the average family

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Do we know who Lauren Boebert is? Do you really have to ask?

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MDT on Sep 17, 20233:36 PM MDT on Sep 16, 2023

Columnist Mike Littwin observes that getting kicked out of a Denver theater for bad behavior amounts to just another day in the life of Lauren Boebert, Colorado’s gun-totin’ congresswoman.

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Nicolais: Lauren Boebert’s treatment of ordinary Coloradans is no laughing matter

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Sep 17, 202311:45 AM MDT on Sep 15, 2023

Video of the congresswoman’s actions at a Denver show demonstrate how little she thinks of anyone else

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Carman: Lauren Boebert gives a middle finger salute to her constituents

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MDT on Sep 17, 202311:50 AM MDT on Sep 18, 2023

It’s not a great look to behave like an entitled princess when claiming to represent regular folks in Colorado

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Opinion: Who wrote “We the People,” and who are “We” anyway?

by Tom Cosgrove 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 17, 20237:50 PM MDT on Sep 15, 2023

Too many political leaders and some of our fellow Coloradans oppose teaching our children the true history of our country, about how we began, how far we have come, and how far we still have to go. Happy to raise the U.S. Constitution as a shield, they claim to understand what our “founding fathers” originally […]

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Opinion: Phase out gas-powered lawn equipment in favor of electric

by Kirsten Schatz and Kelly Giard 1:30 AM MDT on Sep 15, 202312:50 PM MDT on Sep 14, 2023

Replacing high-polluting 2-stroke engines is an obvious early win in the Metro Area’s battle against high-ozone days.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Zornio: Lauren Boebert is a train wreck, but the sexism against her has got to stop

by Trish Zornio 3:03 AM MDT on Sep 14, 20239:54 PM MDT on Sep 13, 2023

There are a million and one reasons why Boebert isn’t fit to be a congresswoman. Her gender isn’t one of them.

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