Editor’s note: This passage from “Something Like Treason” tells the true story of a U.S. Army company, based in the Colorado mountains, designed as a landing spot for misfits, including men who were alienated, brilliant, suspected of harboring anti-American sentiment — or gay. Led by the only American soldier convicted of treason in the U.S. […]
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Opinion: Son of a 10th Mountain Division ski trooper on why the CORE Act matters
Tuesday brought an important moment for public lands protection in Colorado with the announcement of the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, and it is time for Congress finally passes this important piece of legislation. The CORE Act was reintroduced by Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse and was co-sponsored […]
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Opinion: This Colorado vet is counting on Hickenlooper to defend Colorado’s outdoor treasures
Like many Americans my age, I spent a lot of my youth outdoors. Growing up in the wide-open spaces of Texas, I learned basic nature skills as a Boy Scout, and spent many nights outside catching fireflies with my siblings. Still, I’d argue that my outdoor life really began when I fell in love with […]
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Jared Polis touts military projects as he tries to lure national museum and Space Command to Colorado
The military is the third largest economic driver in Colorado, and Gov. Jared Polis wants to make it even more prominent. The Democrat is trumpeting an effort to lure the National Medal of Honor Museum to Denver, offering state land near the Capitol as a location, and working with Colorado’s congressional delegation to land the […]