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Opinion: Importing medicines from Canada is no guarantee of lower drug prices

by Danielle Bargo 1:30 AM MST on Feb 3, 20238:58 AM MST on Feb 3, 2023

A lot of things have to go right — but probably won’t — for Coloradans to achieve even modest savings.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Disordered eating is a public-health problem that requires a government response

by Aimee Resnick 1:30 AM MST on Feb 2, 202310:57 AM MST on Feb 2, 2023

Colorado has an opportunity to respond to the needs of youth by passing a bill to create the Office of Disordered Eating Prevention

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Santos lies about why he left committees; Ken Buck tells truth about why he won’t kick off Omar

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Feb 1, 20231:26 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

Do you wonder how Lauren Boebert feels about Buck, a fellow Coloradan, coming to the aid of her elevator-story nemesis?

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Outlaw the slaughter of horses for human food

by Siri Lindley 1:30 AM MST on Feb 1, 20235:45 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

The horsemeat industry is inhumane to horses, and potentially dangerous for people.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Zornio: Let Colorado’s local residents decide if rent control is right for them

by Trish Zornio 3:05 AM MST on Jan 30, 20235:41 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Repealing a statewide ban on rent control makes sense given local policy factors into success as much as state policy

Posted inOpinion Columns

Silverman: Nature photographer John Fielder is a Colorado treasure

by Craig Silverman 3:00 AM MST on Jan 30, 20232:53 PM MST on Jan 29, 2023

Fielder worries that climate change threatens the landscapes and vistas he has documented over several decades

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Littwin: Racism fueled the death of Tyre Nichols — a Black motorist beaten by Black cops

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 29, 202312:00 PM MST on Jan 28, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ death is the ultimate example of the systemic racism that has, in the form of CRT, become the latest culture-war battleground. 

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Nicolais: Mikaela Shiffrin breaks records — and barriers for women in sport

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Jan 29, 202312:58 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of history highlights the growing importance of women’s sport. It’s a trend that is long overdue.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: The other pandemic: alcohol addiction

by Shannon Van Deman 1:30 AM MST on Jan 27, 20237:03 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

It is a clinically diagnosable mental health condition, and we must remove its stigma if we expect people to rethink their relationship with booze.

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Opinion: Denver voters can choose leaders that will make the city more affordable and livable

by Gosia Kung 1:30 AM MST on Jan 26, 20234:21 PM MST on Jan 25, 2023

Imagine a city with wider housing options, more density, streamlined zoning, more transit service, and fewer cars

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