Boulder is generally spectacular, but Sept. 8, 2006, was particularly magnificent where Broadway meets Baseline. CU Law School’s new Wolf Building was dedicated. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a gun control supporter, was a special guest. States and cities had long regulated and forbidden firearms for public safety reasons. America’s high court never interfered. Cities […]
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Littwin: We know the mass shooting ritual too well — shock, heartbreak, anger and then depression as nothing is done
We are sadly practiced at this. We know by heart all the rituals of mass killings. The vigils. The makeshift monuments. The tears. So many tears. We in the media learned as far back as Columbine to tell the stories of the victims’ lives, to put names to the numbers, faces to the names, so […]
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Nicolais: Mask wearing is an act of love. So are peaceful protests, and doing your job.
The only real tradition I have established in six years as a columnist is an annual piece that coincides with Holy Week. Last year I wrote about the impact the novel coronavirus had on me and my life in the faith. Two years ago, I urged readers to take faith in in the ashes left […]
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Federal agents arrest armed Colorado man after alleged remark about Boulder shooting
By Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa gun store refused to sell a semi-automatic rifle to a heavily armed and agitated Colorado man who said he was surprised his friends didn’t suspect he was the Boulder mass shooter, according to federal court documents released Friday. The Nebraska State Patrol […]
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Boulder shooting suspect used assault weapon he legally purchased from Arvada gun store
The gunman who killed 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers this week used an assault weapon he legally purchased at an Arvada gun store, but investigators still don’t know his motive, police said Friday. “We, too, want to know why,” Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said, speaking from the steps of Boulder police headquarters, […]
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Arvada gun shop says it sold firearm to suspect in Boulder King Soopers shooting after background check
An Arvada gun shop says it sold the suspect in the Boulder King Sooper’s shooting a gun and that he passed a state-mandated background check. “We are absolutely shocked by what happened and our hearts are broken for the victims and families that are left behind,” John Mark Eagleton, owners of Eagles Nest Armory, said […]
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What’d I Miss?: A sad sacrifice for Colorado’s frontline workers
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next > More cartoons from The Colorado Sun
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Drew Litton: How many more, Colorado?
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
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Opinion: After the horror in Boulder, how long until Never Again means Never Again?
Nineteen months ago, shortly before starting my freshman year at CU Boulder, I sat in front of my computer at home in Colorado and penned an opinion piece for The Colorado Sun born out of frustration at the lack of advancement with gun control in the United States. Twenty-three people had just been killed at […]
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PHOTOS: Vigil for Boulder shooting victims brings community together in crisis
With candles, songs and flowers, hundreds of mourners gathered to remember the victims who died in the King Soopers shooting this week. Wednesday night’s vigil was not the first remembrance for the deceased. Houses of worship had held virtual services since the shooting and people gathered Monday night in a park near the grocery store. […]